Bilco Expands to Serve Residential Market

The Bilco Co., manufacturer of specialty access products for the residential and commercial building markets, will build a blowmolding facility in Zanesville, OH. The company expects construction of the new 75,000-square-foot facility to be complete early next year.

The plant will produce the company’s line of polyethylene products—the Ultra Series basement door and the ScapeWel window well, designed for the residential market. These products are currently manufactured under an outsourcing agreement with a blowmolder in Buffalo, NY.

“This new operation will provide us the opportunity to grow our business and serve our customers in the region more cost effectively and efficiently,” said Robert Lyons Jr., president, in a company press release.

Bilco celebrates its 80th year in business this year as a provider of basement doors, window sells, sidewalk doors, roof hatches and automatic fire vents. Its headquarters is in West Haven, CT, and it has a manufacturing facility in Trumann, AK.