McConkey, a manufacturer and distributor of horticultural goods based in Sumner, Washington, has shut down operations and closed, according to Eric Wyland at McConkey. No additional details were provided by the company. According to its LinkedIn profile, the company employed between 50-200 workers.
The company was established in 1964 by Jack McConkey and at one time had a distribution center in Wilsonville, Oregon. The company was a third-generation, family-owned company.
The company is known for its wide selection of containers, including nursery cans, square and round plastic containers, peat pots, coir pots, hanging baskets, azalea pots, color bowls, flats, and trays. The company also offered nursery supplies and equipment such as polyfilm, polycarbonate, greenhouse structures, ground cover, soil, fertilizer, plug trays, dripper systems, irrigation booms, and automation equipment, according to its website.