Manufacturer Utilizes Cutting Edge Technology and Cutting Edge Financing

Commercial Casework makes cabinets, counters, files, work stations and desks in high quality plastic laminate using state-of-the-art, cutting edge technology. Rapidly outgrowing its 45,000 square foot facility, it recently agreed to purchase and renovate a 122,250 square foot building located on Youngermann Circle in Jacksonville for $5,400,000.

The purchase will be made possible by a state-of-the art, cutting edge financing tool – the SBA 504 Loan Program as offered by Florida First Capital Finance Corporation (FFCFC).

“In today’s fast-paced, high-priced world, quality is something more often talked about than seen,” says Scott T. Gay, President of Commercial Casework. “We felt it shouldn’t be that way, so we founded our company in 1992 in the belief that quality cabinetry can be custom made and sold at a competitive price, and we put technology into the hand of the craftsman to make it happen.”

“Specializing in the educational and medical markets, this manufacturer’s flexibility allows them to meet the specifications for any type of casework,” said Kristen Tackett, Vice President of FFCFC, “What we specialize in is making available the most flexible financing product to small business expansions like Commercial Casework. In their case, we provided the means to finance the purchase and renovation of a large building as well as the professional fees and construction loan costs involved and were able to keep their cash equity injection to just 10% of the total project.”

Gay continued, “After working with Kristen, I feel she is just as professional and capable is her business as we feel our craftsmen are in theirs. She made this financing possible through her perseverance and knowledge. The financing plan she put together was custom made for our company and, without the low 10% cash equity injection and low, fixed rates, we wouldn’t have been able to make this quantum leap in our expansion.”

In continuous operation since 1983, FFCFC is an SBA Certified Development Company (CDC) licensed to offer 504 financing to expanding small businesses and is the 4th largest provider of these loans in the United States. Both Tackett and Gay agree that their commitment is to provide exactly what the customer specifies in terms of quality, cost and schedule and do it is a friendly, but professional, manner.