Family ties
LTI has grown with people fi rmly at the core, as president Barbara Casey Lane tells Amelia Levin
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ounded in 1947, Low Temp Industries, Inc (commonly referred to as LTI) celebrates 75 years in business this year. The company specializes in the manufacture and design of modular and custom serving
counters, fabrication and advanced serving technologies. “The biggest privilege of my life is being able to work here,” says Barbara Casey Lane, president and third- generation owner of the business. “I’ve worked in a lot of other for-profi t and non-profi t jobs but I always longed to come back after I left the fi rst time.” What makes LTI special, says Casey Lane, is its focus on the people and passion. “We’re a family business; my grandfather was a founder and then
my father took it over, followed by my brother and me, and my sister has been involved [in the business] as well,” she says. “We’re passionate about what we do. Being the oldest of the children in my family, and because my parents had me at a young age, I have had the privilege of working with the original team that included my grandparents. “My great aunt was the one who
nurtured my growth. Now, we’re seeking national certifi cation as a woman-owned business.” A graduate of the University of Georgia, Casey Lane spent the early years of her career at LTI from 1980 to 1989 working alongside the fi rst and second-generation owners. In 2013, after spending some years working in product development
and marketing, operational systems and leadership development for other companies, she returned to LTI as chief operating offi cer. This past April, she was promoted to CEO and chairperson. “I got to walk the plant regularly
with my dad before he passed away, and he showed me everything and talked me through challenges – I can’t believe I got to do that for seven years,” Casey Lane says. “I got to witness fi rst-hand the importance of having a passion for quality foodservice and how we’re working to change how food is served.”
Seeing opportunities In the early years, LTI supplied to the military, building foodservice serving solutions for submarines and aircraft carriers, Casey Lane says: “We began to
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