With summer nights spent out in the backyard about to begin, many will be looking to put in features made with concrete.

For those who don't like the weight of heavy concrete pieces, A Leamington, Ont. company has turned to science to make concrete lighter.

Concrete is a mix of cement, sand and water, which is heavy, but Dekko Concrete Decor worked with a company in the United States to remove some of the water to the mixture and add lightweight additives.

"I'm taking a lot of weight out of the concrete," said Scott Springer, Dekko's president.

The company makes wall features, fire features and concrete architecture that's been bought from places as far away as Australia.

Springer says his special mix makes it cheaper to ship, easy to install and can be easily moved around.

A large fire bowl may weighs around 250 kilograms with regular concrete but his only weighs about 40 kilograms.

His products are so popular that his phone won't stop ringing with orders.

"The phone calls are flooding in and you don't want to say no to anybody, so it's a whole process," Springer said.

Everything is made at his shop and showroom in Leamington, with all the workers trained on using the special formula.

"We don't manufacture anywhere but here," Springer said, "So that's trying to keep a handle on it. We're growing so fast right now. I could hire more but it's based on the facility we have, so as we're expanding we would hire more."