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E.B.BERGER,INC. 218 West 12650 South Draper, UT 84020 (801) 553-0993 Fax (801) 553-0998
At E.B. Berger, Quality is Written in Stone
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hen your work is as high-profile as our work is, it has to be done right. "Some of the jobs we're especially proud of are the Cathedral of the Madeleine, the Governor's Mansion restoration and the City and County Building," says David Berger, president and CEO of E.B. Berger, Inc. And that's only a few of a long list. Since 1947, when Dave's father, Elmer, became a partner in his father's lath and plaster business, E.B. Berger, Inc. has been provideing commercial, institutional, industrial and residential construction services to the Wasatch Front. In addition to lath and plaster work E.B. Berger, Inc. offers exterior insulation finish systems; stucco; sprayed on fireproofing; structural and light-gauge
is restoration. "We enjoy restoration more; it's a little out of the ordinary," he says. "Every project presents different challenges." Many of the company's restoration projects entail working with marble and granite floors; lath and plaster walls and ceilings. "In a true restoration, you want to duplicate the original materials, wherever possible." Berger says, "Restoration work is preserving a part of history. Most of the new construction doesn't use the same detailing you see in older buildings; it give us an opportunity to see how they built in earlier times." The skilled craftsmen at E.B. Berger, a third-generation company, add their own history to that of the buildings they restore. "Our people really set us apart," Berger says. "Many of our employees have been with the firm for 20-plus years, and are specially skilled in restoration work. In addition, we're well-grounded in the restoration community and have plenty of experts to call on. We have established relationships with craftsmen, contractors, vendors, engineers
involved, identify potential problems and come to the general contractor with solutions rather than questions." Those solutions come from Berger's 250 employees in several divisions, including a residential exterior division and, most recently, Berger Prefabricated Exterior Panels. The new division provides time- and money-saving exteriors in a variety of finishes, including limestone, granite, marble E.I.F.S. and brick from its local 50,000-square-foot manufacturing facility. "Prefabricated panels save tremendous time over conventional, inplace construction," Berger says. "And the quality control we're able to achieve is a major advantage." Utahns can see examples of Berger's work on the new Scot Matheson Courts Com-
and architects. A lot of times we work
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steel framing; drywall and prefabricated exterior panel systems; ceramic tile and stone flooring; and specialty coatings, from chemical resistant floors and resilient play surfaces to exterior deck coatings and concrete protection. Berger estimates that about 15 percent of the work his company does
with the same teams [subcontractors] from job to job." It's a company's quality and reputation that makes for repeat business, a concept that Dave Berger takes very seriously. "Restoration work is a discovery process," he says. "Problems can crop up, and it's important for us to get
plex, which sports a new limestone exterior that was designed to look like a weathered, historical finish. Berger's attention to detail has served the company well, both in new construction and in restoration. "There's a lot more to these jobs than meets the eye," he says. "In order to do it properly, , you have to have experience." U
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