Business View Magazine | February 2021

104 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2021 Efficient. Responsive. Competitive Value. General Contracting | Design - Build Construction Management | Consulting Personalized Service 48 Hour Budget Turnaround BUILDING CLIENT RELATIONSHIPS Jim Colegrove | 702.524.0446 | jim@burkecgi.com panels fix all of that, making it one of the more comfortable vests as well,” Groat explains. “Our first product had the most protection that you could get on the planet. And it was much more comfortable because we did set sizing and we didn’t need to have people come out and fit everybody. We also had the best price – so you got the best price, the best protection, the best comfort, and you got it faster.” Those innovations were quickly rewarded. Demand soared, forcing Safe Life Defense to move from its first warehouse and office space to a larger facility in five months. Six months later, that new facility was too small and the landlord allowed them to knock out a wall and take over the unit next door. Six months after that, Safe Life Defense was knocking out another wall to take over the unit on the other side. Then, six months later, the company was looking for more space again.