NORTH JACKSON, Ohio - Shapes Unlimited has completed their move to the North Jackson Commerce Park. The manufacturer used to be located in two buildings on Western Reserve Road but consolidated for more space and some upgrades.

“You'll see robotic equipment, you'll see some autonomous other machinery that creates some greater efficiency,” Doug Rende, the CEO & President of Shapes Unlimited. 

The company will be able to produce two and a half times more products than before and is bringing on more employees. 

The aluminum fencing maker has been in the valley for 30 years. Rende told 21 News last year they were losing millions when tariffs were put onto aluminum, the main material that they use. He now says the move will help them balance those losses. 

“If we can do more we have more revenue topline and can shoulder some of the burden in terms of additional cost associated with that and then incrementally continue to manage cost and price to our customers,” Rende said. 

Shapes Unlimited is the first one to fill a spot in the commerce park that's been three years in the making. The park has space for four more buildings. The property developer is hoping to get one built every year.

“Our target is really distribution, light manufacturing,” Greg Toporcer, Property Developer for Top Property Holding said. “We want to be able to create jobs in the area with these buildings and hopefully bring in companies from outside the Mahoning Valley.”

As the rest of the park takes shape Rende said they're considering a further expansion, first to the 20,000 square feet behind their building, then possibly into the new buildings themselves or getting their suppliers closer for a dedicated manufacturing campus.

“That brings economies in terms of transportation, equipment and a whole host of other things that everybody can reap the benefits of some economies of scale,” Rende said.