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ZM Sheet Metal aims to expand regional footprint
Josh Janney //March 6, 2025//
Becknell Industrial has broken ground on a new 160,000-square-foot industrial development in Frederick County. Photo Courtesy Colliers
Becknell Industrial has broken ground on a new 160,000-square-foot industrial development in Frederick County. Photo Courtesy Colliers
ZM Sheet Metal aims to expand regional footprint
Josh Janney //March 6, 2025//
Chantilly-based sheet metal products manufacturer ZM Sheet Metal plans to relocate its Frederick County operations next year into a new 160,000-square-foot industrial building in Stonewall Industrial Park.
ZM Sheet Metal, which specializes in services for HVAC manufacturers and ductwork, currently operates a 100,000-square-foot manufacturing plant at 260 Lenoir Drive in Frederick. The company primarily works with galvanized steel, black iron, stainless steel and aluminum.
ZM’s new plant in Stonewall Industrial Park will be located at 554 McGhee Road and has the capacity for the 100-person company to accommodate 300 workers on-site. According to a news release from real estate services firm Colliers, the new production facility will be ZM Sheet Metal’s main manufacturing facility, distributing to nine states. The Stonewall Industrial Park location is expected to offer access to Interstate 81 and major shipping and logistics routes.
ZM Sheet Metal comptroller Sandra Iames said once construction is complete, the company is expected to relocate its current Lenoir Drive operations to the new McGhee Road location. She noted the new facility has a much larger capacity than the current Lenoir Drive location.
Indiana-based developer Becknell Industrial, which is doing the construction work, announced on Feb. 25 that it broke ground on the new facility. The construction arrangement between Becknell and ZM Sheet Metal was facilitated by Colliers.
“The expansion of ZM Sheet Metal in the Shenandoah Valley speaks to the growing demand for industrial space in the region,” Colliers Vice Chair John Lesinski said in a statement.
Michael Faccibene, a Goldin Solutions media strategist speaking on behalf of Colliers said the project is expected to be completed by February of 2026.
All ZM Sheet Metal’s work is performed at its Chantilly and Frederick locations, for distribution to Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, New Hampshire and Washington, D.C.
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