LVI Engineering

About our company

Engineering services since 1970

History

Lay-Vee, Inc (LVI) was a custom kitchen manufacturing company opened in Southern California in the 1970’s by Thomas H. Lavey. Tom was from Topeka, Kansas, a child of the Great Depression and a World World II veteran. When the war was over and he was deciding on what he should do for work, he returned to his childhood passion of collecting metal he found at the train yards (he later worked here in his teen years to help support his widowed mother) and polishing them into something he could sell.

LVI did work around the world and was well-respected over the many years Tom ran his business. It started in the family room with his small children and later moved to a large manufacturing building in the City of Industry. Tom was known for his unrivaled work ethic, attention to detail and pride of workmanship and expected this of his employees too. Growing up poor, having and paying a fair wage was very important to him, and giving back to the community and those less fortunate, was a hallmark of his life.

LVI Engineering opened its doors, carrying forward all the attributes and priorities that Tom Lavey held for LVI. With the pride of his only granddaughter Kate and her husband Joe, the legacy of ambition, hard work and a solid reputation lives on.

Overview

LVI Engineering is a heavy civil engineering, construction and service company. We specialize in various construction activities such as building demolition, excavation, grading, utility installation, decorative and structural concrete, structural shoring and landscaping.

In addition to our traditional role as a General Contractor we also have the experience & capability to lead or support pre-construction activities, design-build, design-build-assist and alternative delivery method projects.

LVI’s Safety Mission

The personal health and safety of each and every employee of LVI Engineering is of primary importance. All of our employees are trained to plan their work in advance to ensure a safe work environment and to establish suitable control measures to minimize risk.

We pride ourselves on our safety and set a goal of a zero incident rate. We have implemented a highly successful Safety Rewards Program which rewards the safe practices of our employees and helps reaffirm our commitment to safe work practices.