Vortex Doors was founded in 1937 in Los Angeles, beginning its journey as LASSCO and specializing in door repairs and installations. It has been on the road to success ever since- Kristin Slyker, CEO, joins Construction Today to tell us more. We start with some company history:“ The business began doing more metalwork during WWII, and the demand for gate and door services quickly became apparent,” she begins. LASSCO built blast doors for bomb shelters and hangar doors for Air Force bases, and then post war it evolved its services further, adding new door options, opening Service Centers and continuing to expand. There were even name changes along the way to becoming the Vortex of today.“ From our humble beginnings in 1937, our philosophy has always been to provide each customer with a superior experience in door, gate, and dock equipment repair,” Kristin emphasizes.“ This was critically important to our founder, Frank E. Everett, and his wife, Betty. Today, our leadership team continues to strive to achieve our company mission to delight our customers through unsurpassed service, superior quality, fast response, and safety excellence.”