The Macomb Group announced Dec. 6 that the wholesale PVF distributor has expanded in North Carolina with a new 57,000-square-foot building in the Raleigh suburb of Garner.

The Sterling Heights, Michigan-based company said that this latest addition in Macomb’s growing footprint across the U.S. Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast will serve the Raleigh-Durham area and surrounding markets. Located at 4501 Waterfield Drive in Garner, the facility is in a new industrial business park that is still under construction and is expected to open in late spring 2024. It supplements’ Macomb’s established Charlotte and Greensboro locations in North Carolina and its South Carolina branch in Richburg.

“We’ve been serving the Raleigh-Durham markets for years. The new branch will reinforce our presence in the region, grow our relationships with customers and expand our company’s reach to new customers,” said Scott Henegar, Macob’s Chief Operating Officer.

As construction is being finalized, The Macomb Group already has a team in place working from their Charlotte and Greensboro branches, which is sourcing new customers for the Raleigh operations. Additional support staff will be added later this spring. 

Macomb’s Carolinas locations are headed by Regional Manager David Sommardahl, who has 30 years of wholesale distribution experience. 

“Having worked in the Carolinas for over 10 years, it’s exciting to be adding our newest branch to the market to better serve our existing and new customers. We’ve got a great team and look forward to growing the business,” Sommardahl said.

The branch will include offices, a will-call customer sales counter, and an expansive warehouse that will stock pipe, valves and fittings.

Founded in 1977, Macomb now has 23 service branches and over 600 employees in eight states including Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Tennessee. The company serves a diverse mix of end markets, including automotive, food and beverage, pharmaceutical, general manufacturing, semiconductor manufacturing, hospitals, schools, power plants and general industry.

This past April, Macomb announced a merger with Harleysville, Pennsylvania-based PVF distributor Deacon Industrial Supply. A month later, Macomb announced the addition of a 132,000-square-foot warehouse branch in Columbus, Ohio.