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<p>PITTSTON TWP. &#8212; Proximity, proximity, proximity.</p><p>That&#8217;s what executives at Border Concepts Inc. said was the main reason they decided to open a new distribution center at 319-329 Enterprise Way in CenterPoint Commerce &amp; Trade Park West, Pittston Township.</p><p>BCI, a top supplier of lawn and garden products throughout the United States, is leasing 38,563 square feet in a multi-tenant flex building developed and owned by Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services. The firm expects to create eight new jobs.</p><p>&#8220;We are excited to expand the Border Concepts Operations Network to Northeast Pennsylvania,&#8221; said CEO Neil Miller. &#8220;The region is attractive due to its proximity to a large number of our customers. Combining the proximity of our customers and targets with a strong labor pool and competitive inbound and outbound freight lanes, it was clear that Northeast Pennsylvania was the ideal market for expansion.&#8221;</p><p>The company, founded in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1990 by Miller and Tony Ferguson as a steel landscape edging systems manufacturer, has expanded its product lines to meet the needs of garden centers, growers, contractors, landscape supply yards, and other independent retailers.</p><p>BCI operates a manufacturing plant in Lexington, North Carolina, and distribution centers in Lexington and Kent, Washington.</p><p>Mericle Vice President Bill Jones helped coordinate the lease transaction.</p><p>&#8220;We congratulate BCI on its decision to move to Northeastern Pennsylvania and look forward to partnering with the company as it continues to grow in our area,&#8221; Jones said.</p><p>In 1995, BCI launched its first decorative steel and wrought iron products, including hanging baskets, window baskets, hook, trellises, arbors, and plant stands.</p><p>Some 10 years later, it introduced a line of quality pottery, which led to the company&#8217;s acquisition of the International Pottery Alliance. Soon thereafter, BCI began importing pottery worldwide from manufacturers in Germany, Italy, Malaysia, China, Thailand, and Vietnam.</p><p>CenterPoint Commerce &amp; Trade Park is home to 37 buildings totaling 9.9 million square feet. More than 50 companies are located in the park and together they employ more than 5,500. </p><p>For more: borderconcepts.com and mericle.com</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Border Concepts will occupy space in this building in CenterPoint Commerce &amp; Trade Park West, Pittston Township. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/web1_Border-Concepts.jpg</photo0><caption0>Border Concepts will occupy space in this building in CenterPoint Commerce &amp; Trade Park West, Pittston Township. </caption0><photoCredit0></photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>By Bill O&#8217;Boyle</p><p>boboyle@www.timesleader.com</p></bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta><p>Reach Bill O&#8217;Boyle at 570-991-6118 or on Twitter @TLBillOBoyle.</p></shirttailMeta></div>

Border Concepts plans distribution center in CenterPoint West in Pittston Twp.