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HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | DECEMBER 11, 2023 17 six new marketing and e-commerce employees to expand sales and launched a new website last year. Dziob and Blazek said they plan to move office and warehouse functions into the Diana Court building by the end of this year. Manufacturing will transfer entirely to the new site by May. New building, greater growth potential The new headquarters leaves New Designz with room to grow. It will also allow the owners to bring more production in-house. Dziob and Blazek plan to use about 500 square feet to open a small retail shop offering laser-en- graving for knives, keychains and bourbon glasses, along with custom accessories for automobiles and firearms. There's also an option to expand the building in the future, if they need the space. "This is just to get our feet wet and see where it goes," Blazek said. "It's going to allow our company to have a face in the community." Blazek and Dziob plan to expand the network of dealers they supply in the coming two years. At present, about 90% of sales are online, through the company website and digital retail platforms like eBay. A dealer network will give their products greater exposure in brick-and-mortar stores, the owners said. "At the end of it all, you are expanding your product line throughout the United States for people who haven't found you yet on the internet," Dziob said. "This just opens the door for someone to walk into that mom-and-pop shop and say: 'Wow, these are really nice products.'" New Designz co-owners David F. Dziob (left) and Antonin Blazek outside their newly purchased headquarters in Cheshire. The 12,118-square-foot light industrial building at 30 Diana Court will give the company, which makes craft aluminum parts for various industries, room to grow. HBJ PHOTOS | STEVE LASCHEVER Here's A Glimpse of Our Bank Portfolio... Building banks is a specialty of ours. Over the years, PDS has had the great privilege of working closely and often with some of the area's most respected banks, including TD Bank and Webster Bank. These projects have ranged from new construction to general renovation, including several new free standing buildings, one of which incorporated the latest TD Bank design with LEED Platinum credentials. In addition, we have completed fast track interior fi t-outs with all new fi nishes specifi c to our client's design needs. With in-house disciplines of engineering from civil to mechanical, PDS can design the right building to fi t your budget and timeline. SPOTLIGHT ON: COMMERICAL 107 Old Windsor Road, Bloomfi eld, CT 06002 | 860.242.8586 | pdsec.com THINK • PLAN • BUILD 4,000 SF | Wallingford, CT 4,000 SF | Norwalk, CT Various Interior Renovations CONSTRUCTING EXCELLENCE