Done Deals: Central Florida Builder Supplier Blackton Celebrates Grand Opening of New 17,000 Square Foot Facility for Leesburg, FL Expansion

Monday, December 4, 2023

Central Florida Builder Supplier Blackton Celebrates Grand Opening of New 17,000 Square Foot Facility for Leesburg, FL Expansion

Michael (Micky) Blackton

LEESBURG, FL and ORLANDO, FL – Blackton, Inc., a family-owned homebuilding materials supplier recently celebrated the grand opening of a new 17,000 square foot building in the industrial park at the Corner of CR 468 and Main Street in Leesburg.

Clay Weaver

The Orlando-based supplier first opened operations in Leesburg in 2020 with a 15,000 square foot building in the heart of the city on Park Center Street. Less than a year later they needed more room to serve their customers and expanded by another 10,000 square feet.

“By the end of 2021 we realized our business would soon outgrow that location and business would continue to increase along with our existing and new builder clients throughout Alachua, Lake, Marion and Sumter counties,” said Michael (Micky) Blackton, chairman and CEO of the Orlando-based firm.

By early this year Blackton had purchased seven acres in the industrial park and construction got underway immediately on their new building that was designed and situated for customers to benefit from drive-thru access.

Company Leadership Photo from left: Micky Blackton, CEO; Sean Monett, President; Michael Walmer, Customer Relations Manager; Erica Costa, Vice President and Clay Weaver, Leesburg Branch Manager.

The new location also includes an acre of paved, secured storage.

Blackton currently employs a staff of 20 in Leesburg, led by Leesburg Branch Manager Clay Weaver, (far right in photo) who has been with the firm for more than 20 years.

Future plans include as many as four or five more buildings, as the company has already purchased several more parcels in the industrial park.

Headquartered just north of downtown Orlando with additional locations in southwest Orlando and Holly Hill in east Volusia County, Blackton Inc. is one of Florida’s largest and most active suppliers of roofing and flooring to homebuilders.