A company

founded and based in Fayette County a decade ago is

expected to find itself in new digs in Peachtree City by

the end of the year.

Ground was

broken last week on a new manufacturing and fabrication

facility for Tek Rail, a Fayetteville firm that is the

"largest manufacturer of quality vinyl railing in

the United States," according to Group VI

Corporation, which is constructing the new facility.

Tek Rail

uses PVC pipe to make patio and porch railings for

multi-family housing, serving large companies such as

Post Properties. About 1.2 million feet of railings have

been made so far, Tek Rail president-CEO Steve Foster

said. He and his wife are co-owners of Tek Rail.

The company

began as Fencescaping of Georgia, making PVC fencing in

an 800-sq. ft. space near the Courthouse Square in

Fayetteville. During the past six years in Lee Center,

the facility has grown from 3,200 to 40,000 square feet.

The new

location in Peachtree City will bump that total up to

60,000 square feet, and Foster says he needs every inch

of it. "We're just out of room," he said.

"We desperately need that space."

He bases

the space crunch on projections that last year's $8.6

million in total revenue could triple in the next 12

months.

While Tek

Rail has offices in Dallas and Charlotte, all of the

company's products are constructed here. About 80 people

are employed by the company.

The new

plant will be on Dividend Drive, across from the second

entrance to Falcon Field, Foster said, adding that he

likes working with Group VI and being able to stay in

Fayette County while meeting his company's growing needs.