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
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Geoff Kress
President
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Jason Kulvinskas
Vice President
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Duke Perry
Vice President/Stud Operations
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Tammy Dean
CFO
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Carla Williams
Sr. Director of Compliance
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Patrick Forrest
Estimator
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Katie Logue
Director of Accounts Payable
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Dan Haney
Director of HR/Payroll
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Blanca Chacon
Recruiter
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Ally Murray
Logistics Manager/Marketing Manager
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Andrew Boothe
Director of Field Operations
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Arland Nisly
Sr. Project Manager/Decking
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Aly Hardy
Project Manager/Decking
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Marc Cox
Sr. Project Manager/Decking
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Josh Powell
Project Manager/Studs
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Jeremy McAllister
Director of Safety Operations
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John
Site Safety Rep
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Greg
Site Safety Rep
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Abner Jr.
Warehouse Manager
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Nahun
Warehouse Rep