Salt Lake City: Livability in the 21st Century

Two critical personnel additions to the LCG team were
made early on to help manage the intense growth: the Dabbs
hired Ted Derby and Kris Standiford. Utilizing his forty-plus
year glazing industry career, Derby quickly proved to be
an invaluable asset in terms of business development and,
according to Dabb, was critical in how LCG weathered
the 2008 economic downturn. “Projects were pulled from
bidding every day and subcontractors were fighting for
position in the market. Derby was critical in assisting LCG
Facades stay competitive,” Dabb says. Standiford filled the
role of CFO and Human Resources Director. With an MBA in
accounting, Standiford has kept LCG solvent and up to speed
in the accounting world by establishing and maintaining
critical relationships with banking and bonding companies.
Other personnel changes came in early 2010 when, as
planned from the start, the Dabbs bought out Linford’s
interest in LCG Facades, thereby becoming the company’s
sole owners and operators.
Dabb feels strongly that rather than eroding his business,
economic trials have made it stronger. “A sign of a good
company is one that comes out of a recession better than they
went in,” Dabb says. In the last several years LCG Facades had
made significant investments in software
and machine system technology and heavy
equipment thereby improving overall
company efficiency and customer service.
“We can service the community faster, with
greater accuracy, and most of all adding
value,” Dabb says.
Today, LCG Facades growth patterns have
remained a consistent twenty-five percent
per year. The company’s work and products
are part of some of Utah’s most prominent structures
including Ogden’s Ensign Plaza, O. C. Tanner’s flagship store
in downtown Salt Lake City, the Digital Learning Center
at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah Valley Regional
Medical Center in Provo, the Park City Medical Center, the
University of Utah’s Museum of Natural History, the
Huntsman Cancer Institute, and the Salt Lake City Public
Safety Building to name a few.
Dabb’s future plans for LCG Facades include creating
Architectural Facades Inc. (AFI) a wholesale facade supplier
for the western U.S. and maintaining his company’s leadership
position within the Intermountain West’s commercial
building community and continuing to explore
methods for energy efficiency and design. “Utah is
on the forefront of green building and design and
we feel very fortunate to be a part helping Utah’s
architectural community create buildings that are
both beautiful and environmentally friendly,” Dabb
says. “And, of course, if it were not for my generous
wife Ronda, I could not have done what it has
taken to turn this company around and provide
employment for all the people who make LCG
Facades possible.” For more information about
LCG Facades, please visit www.lcgfacades.com and
www.architecturalfacadesinc.com.
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Above: LCG Facades products are featured on some of Utah’s most prominent
buildings including the Utah Museum of Natural History located on the
campus of the University of Utah.
Left: LCG Facade’s 40,000 square foot Salt Lake City production facility
features CNC automated machines.
Below: The University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Center.
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