Roofing supplier occupies vacant industrial space in Wallingford

WALLINGFORD A South Windsor roofing supplier has moved its operation into the former home of Kamco Supply Corp. at 780 N. Colony Road.

Allied Building Products Corp. recently leased 86,036 square feet from Slomkowski Family Realty LLC.

Allied, a roofing and sheet metal fabrication business founded in Jersey City, N.J., in 1950, moved into the former Kamco space last week.

Kamco merged its warehouse and milling operation out of Wallingford into its East Hartford and Orange plants when the residential and commercial building industry tanked in 2009. It kept about 10,000 square feet of office and administrative space on Route 5.

But the vacant, 125,000-square-foot industrial building served as a bleak reminder of the flailing construction industry until Allied moved in about a week ago.

Thats a substantial amount of square footage, said Doreen DeSarro, business recruiter for the town of Wallingford. Were glad theyre here.

Kamco moved its executive offices in January into a new corporate headquarters at 2 Barnes Industrial Road South in January.

Im pleased they are keeping their corporate offices here, DeSarro said.

Jay Sheehy, president of Kamco and Slomkowskis partner, said Kamco wanted to stay in town and Allied was relocating its South Windsor operation.

Wallingford is a wonderful place to do business, Sheehy said.

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Roofing supplier occupies vacant industrial space in Wallingford