Weaving a new, bigger location

As Seen in Long Island Business News May 19, 2006 by DAWN WOTAPKA HARDESTY

A company that helps fill Island lawns with seasonal wares such as scarecrows has more than doubled its space.

Andrea Baskets, an importer of wicker baskets and seasonal products, relocated from two buildings totaling about 25,000 square feet in the Hauppauge Industrial Park to 57,590 square feet at 1401 Lakeland Ave. in Bohemia.

The new digs, which the company is buying, give the growing firm access to a trio of main Island arteries and Long Island MacArthur Airport.

The company, which has more than 40 employees, also has enough space to include a 7,000-square-foot showroom, where customers can shop by the season.

Thanks to diverse clients, sales at the two-decade old company are growing about 20 percent each year.

“We’re hitting every venue between the chain stores, the mom and pops, the garden centers,” said Jerrah Lieberman, a vice president at Andrea Baskets.

Marie Zere, president of Zere Real Estate Services Inc., worked for the property while Richie Cohen of Ashlind Properties represented Andrea Baskets.

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