When you order privacy fence slats or factory-inserted fencing from PrivacyLink, most of those products leave a facility in Smithfield, Utah. Not a warehouse that receives overseas containers and ships them out. A manufacturing operation that has been designing and fabricating fencing products in Cache Valley since 1995. That distinction matters more than it might seem on the surface, and it matters in ways that affect your jobs directly.
The PrivacyLink Manufacturing Story
PrivacyLink has been building its product line from the ground up in northern Utah for three decades. The facility at 130 West 700 South in Smithfield is where our slat systems are fabricated, where factory-insertion happens, and where the quality that goes into every roll of Noodle Link, IndustrialLink, and the full Slat product line is controlled from start to finish.
That kind of domestic manufacturing is not the default in the fencing industry. A significant portion of the chain link fence products and accessories available in the US market today are imported, which creates a supply chain that involves overseas production schedules, port delays, quality variability, and lead times that can stretch unpredictably depending on shipping conditions and international demand. PrivacyLink’s domestic manufacturing operation is specifically structured to avoid all of that.
What Domestic Manufacturing Means for Your Lead Times
This is the most immediate and practical benefit for contractors and distributors. When you need product for a job that is scheduled to start next week, the conversation with an overseas supplier is a different one than the conversation with a manufacturer operating out of Utah.
PrivacyLink maintains inventory and ships within 24 hours on most standard products. That kind of responsiveness is only possible because the products are being made here and the supply chain does not run through international shipping lanes. For contractors managing tight project timelines, subcontractors waiting on material, and clients expecting jobs to start when they were promised, that turnaround matters in a very tangible way.
It also means that when you call with a question about a specific product, the person on the other end of the line is in Smithfield, Utah, not navigating a support queue routed through multiple time zones.
Quality Control That Stays in One Place
Domestic manufacturing gives PrivacyLink direct control over every stage of production. There are no third-party overseas factories to audit, no quality inspections happening across an ocean, and no guesswork about whether the batch that just arrived matches the specification of the one you ordered six months ago.
The Noodle Link factory-insertion process, the consistency of slat tension and spacing across a roll, the UV stabilization built into the slat materials, and the color matching across color options are all controlled at the source. That consistency is what makes it possible for a contractor to bid a job using PrivacyLink product specs with confidence that what shows up on the truck matches what was quoted.
For architects and specifiers writing product specifications that require consistent quality standards across multiple project phases, domestic manufacturing provides the verification trail that imported products often cannot.
Buy American Requirements on Public Projects
This is where domestic manufacturing stops being a preference and starts being a requirement. A meaningful number of federally funded public projects, including schools, parks, government facilities, and infrastructure work administered through federal grants, include Buy American provisions that restrict the use of foreign-manufactured materials.
The specifics of these requirements vary by program and funding source, but the general principle is consistent: products used on federally assisted projects need to meet domestic content standards. PrivacyLink products, fabricated in Smithfield, Utah, satisfy those requirements in a way that imported alternatives may not.
For contractors who work in the public sector or who bid on projects that may involve federal funding, having a supplier whose products qualify under Buy American provisions removes a compliance variable that can otherwise complicate a bid or create problems at the contract compliance stage. For specifiers writing project documents that include domestic content requirements, being able to specify PrivacyLink by name with confidence that the products will meet the standard is a significant practical advantage.
The IndustrialLink product line in particular is frequently specified for institutional and government perimeter fencing applications where Buy American compliance is part of the project requirements. Having that conversation with a domestic manufacturer is straightforward in a way that having it with an overseas supplier is not.
Supporting American Manufacturing Matters to Your Customers Too
Beyond the practical supply chain and compliance benefits, Made in USA carries real weight with end customers in ways that are worth knowing about. Homeowners, property managers, and facility operators who are making purchasing decisions often ask where products come from. The ability to tell a customer that the fencing on their property was manufactured in Utah by an American company that has been in the industry since 1995 is a selling point that adds to the overall value proposition of the job.
In competitive bids where pricing is close, that kind of differentiation can tip the decision. And in direct sales situations where the contractor has a relationship with the customer, the Made in USA angle reinforces the quality narrative that most contractors are already using to justify the choice of a premium product over a cheaper alternative.
The Full Product Line, Made in the USA
The domestic manufacturing advantage extends across the full PrivacyLink product lineup. Whether you are ordering EZ Slats for a residential privacy upgrade, Ultimate Slats for a near-complete privacy application, PrivacyMaster factory-inserted fencing for a commercial project, or fence fittings and hardware to complete an installation, you are ordering from the same Smithfield, Utah facility with the same lead times and the same quality control behind every order.
That consistency across the product line is part of what makes PrivacyLink a straightforward supplier relationship for contractors and distributors who value knowing exactly what they are going to get every time they place an order.
To explore the full product lineup, request a free catalog or get a free quote for your next project. Our team is available Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM MST at (800) 574-1076.
