Derby Dental Laboratory: Same Size, Better Efficiency

Since 2005, Derby Dental Laboratory, Inc., had been housed in a 20,000-square-foot building in downtown Louisville, KY. While it was a historic, unique space, it was also five stories, with different departments on each level; a dumbwaiter was used to help transport cases up and down.

After nine years, the laboratory had outgrown the facility and had to either make substantial renovations or find a new location. Since it was in a desireable neighborhood, President Reed Nunnally knew it would sell quickly and began the hunt for a new space. 

“We wanted 30,000 to 40,000 square feet but it was surprisingly hard to find that size with enough parking in Louisville. We opted for a building that’s comparable in square footage to our previous one but on one level. It’s centrally located and we have 100 parking spaces. Starting with a blank slate, we’ve been able to create a much more efficient,...