All Season Fencing proud to be member of Quinte West community

The owners of All Season Fencing know they made the right choice in moving to Quinte West.

All Season produces vinyl fencing, decking, railing and pergolas made up of 80% recycled material. Their PVC products are resistant to discolouration, heat and cold.

Owners Moshe Yitzhak and Nunzio Augello opened in the Toronto area about 20 years ago but have outgrown their North York space. It was announced last year they had purchased the former Sonoco paper plant by the Trent River in Glen Miller.

All Season Fencing has been producing its vinyl products at the former Sonoco Paper Mill in Quinte West since March 2023. (Photo: Alana Cameron/Quinte News)

Moshe Yitzhak says work to convert the former paper mill began last September and production began in March.

A lot of work in a short amount of time was required to make the facility into what they needed but Yitzhak says it was important they begin production this year.

A “before” image of All Season Fencing before it began converting the former Sonoco Paper Mill. (Photo: All Season Fencing)

All Season Fencing warehouse following extensive renovations, July 19, 2023. (Photo: Alana Cameron/Quinte News)

There are several reasons they chose Quinte West.

The Sonoco building and property were the right size and, though it required an extensive renovation, it was not a new build. Still, there is room for expansion. Being right by Highway 401 is also a bonus as they ship out their product, delivering to most of Ontario themselves and using a third party for centres outside the province.

Perhaps most importantly, the community has been very inviting.

“We found a very warm welcoming from the city, from the economy development in the area. Everybody being amazingly helping and open mind and really helped us a lot to bring the company here.”

He also commended Mayor Jim Harrison who he says was especially helpful.

An employee works the production line at All Season Fencing in Quinte West, July 19, 2023. (Photo: Alana Cameron/Quinte News)

About 60 people are currently working at the facility on two shifts but that number will increase.

“We’re gonna build another extension to the building. We’re gonna almost double the facility and production. So by ’26 we’re looking at probably between 120 to 150.”

Yitzhak says they are also working on office space at the plant and will move their head office from North York to Quinte West once that is complete. North York will remain a distribution centre.

He says they have moved to the area and more than 20 employees from North York joined them.

All Season also has distribution centres or dealers in several other provinces, including Quebec and Alberta, Florida and the Middle East. Yitzhak expects to expand to North Carolina and California over the next few years.

Production line at All Season Fencing in Quinte West, July 19, 2023. (Photo: Alana Cameron/Quinte News)

Yitzhak says their product line also continues to grow and they are working on a new kind of outdoor wall covering similar to siding that will go into production this fall.

But he says their plans go far beyond just being a factory.

Though he couldn’t elaborate just yet he says All Season will be a part of the Quinte West community that’s welcomed them, and even envisions creating something similar to the chocolate factory in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

“They put together the system. It was a factory and then they created actually a community. They build a facility for the people to own and we do believe that that’s how it’s supposed to be. That’s much more than just being a factory. It’s a community, it’s people, it’s a whole big family.”

He says All Season Fencing will continue to evolve and be a leading innovator in vinyl products and that Quinte West will help them continue to grow the vision they’ve always had.