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That could explain why he is expandingv services and buying new equipment in the face of a sales declinr of 12 percentin 2008. The future depends on staying competitivee and taking advantaging of the positivews that come with an economic downturn, he said. “We’re gearing up to take so whenthings rebound, we’ll be a strongert company,” he said. D&A Building Services recordex revenueof $16.5 million in 2008 and employer between 750 and 800 people. But it wasn’ft easy. About a year after formint a partnership with Don Woodall to creatwthe company, Woodall died in an on-the-jog accident and it was up to Sarabasaq to move the company forward.
Barely out of Sarabasa wondered whether he couldgo on. “Ity was a young company and aftedrDonnie passed, it all fell on my shoulders,” Sarabasa said. “Io had to take care of the entire plus I had incurreed all the debt ofthe business.” Sarabasa was determined to realize his dream of operating his own business, and moved to expan d the company’s services and attract new What began as a window-cleaning company was transformed into one that also does waterproofing and point-to-point communication installation, commercial janitorialk and window cleaning. The business is owneds Sarabasa andhis wife, Kathy.
About 13 yeares ago, he convinced his wife to leavr her career as a commodities stock brokee and join the company after the birth of thei rfourth child. “The business was growing and he neededr theextra help, Kathy Sarabasa said. “It’as one thing being married and it’s anothet thing working together, but it works in our After 13 years ofworkingt together, the couple agree that the secreyt behind their personal and professional success lies in theifr commitment to each othe r and the company. “The good thing about being marriedr and working together is that you know what kind of day each otherfhas had,” Kathy said.
“We have the same goalzs in life and the same vision for Building relationships is vital to the healtgh ofthe business, they said. “The main focus has been partnering withotherd organizations. That’s been successful for us. We have the relationships, but if you don’tr have the service and qualit y to backit up, it doesn’t mean