Our History
In 1997 Geoff and his father George Kress started a family-owned fastener company. Soon after, Geoffrey Gardner Kress and his brother Bruce Watson Nichols started Gardner-Watson Decking Inc. in 2005 as a full-service decking installation company based out of Oldsmar, FL.
What began as a one crew operation in Florida with one truck and one initial client emerged as a growing 150 plus employee operation. Gardner-Watson Decking now encompasses 19 to 23 crews installing deck in 42 states so far with approximately 75,000,000 sq. ft. installed annually. Over 180 erectors, fabricators, and GC’s have contracted G-W deck to deck distribution warehouses, data centers, hospitals, retail, schools, arenas, automotive plants, cold-storage facilities, and stadiums.
We take tremendous pride in striving to be the safest decking installation company in the nation. Our team members, including Estimators, Logistic Managers, Field Safety Reps and Project Managers know that we can do your projects SAFE, PRECISE and ON TIME.
Our Team

Geoff Kress
President

Jason Kulvinskas
Vice President

Duke Perry
Vice President/Stud Operations

Tammy Dean
CFO

Nicole Burton
Staff Accountant

Carla Williams
Sr. Director of Compliance

Patrick Forrest
Estimator

Katie Logue
Director of Accounts Payable

Dan Haney
Director of HR/Payroll

Blanca Chacon
Recruiter

Ally Murray
Logistics Manager & Marketing Manager

Andrew Boothe
Director of Safety & Field Operations

Arland Nisly
Sr. Project Manager/Decking

Aly Hardy
Project Manager/Decking

Marc Cox
Sr. Project Manager/Decking

Josh Powell
Project Manager/Studs

Jody Henson
Safety Director

John Ferree
Site Safety Rep

Greg Walker
Site Safety Rep

Artemio Diaz
Site Safety Rep
Safety Rep

Abner Garcia
Warehouse Manager

Nahun Garcia
Warehouse Rep

Gaudy Escobar
Receptionist