Personal chef

Westlake remodeler

gets high marks

Firetruck dealer wins award

Westside Remodeling, a Conejo Valley design and build shop, received high marks in an in-depth peer group case study performed by Remodeler's Advantage Roundtables Excel Group, a nationwide industry organization that has been helping remodelers improve their businesses since 1982.

Key review areas include showroom appearance, business practices, customer service, ability to meet or exceed production goals and customer satisfaction on a scale of 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent). Westside Remodeling received an overall score of 4.5.

Westside Remodeling at 780 Lakefield Road, Ste. E in Westlake Village specializes in kitchens, bathrooms,

additions, remodels and windows

and door replacement.

Westlake Village-based firetruck dealership SVI Pacific Coast and dealer Rob Wirtz have received the "Top Dealer Partner" award from Spartan Chassis, a subsidiary of Spartan Motors Inc., one of the nation's leading firetruck cab and chassis manufacturers.

"SVI Pacific Coast is a great example of excellence based on their

The Thousand Oaks/Westlake Village Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon cutting for Casual Cuisine, Inc. at 4:30 p.m. on Tues., May 2 at 600 Hampshire Road Suite 200 in Westlake Village.

Casual Cuisine, which is based in Newbury Park, is a personal chef business that services the area from Camarillo to Calabasas.

Denise Macuk, owner and chef, is an Agoura Hills resident who graduated from Westlake Culinary Institute in 2004.

The company offers five different cuisine services: casual/family, gourmet, low-cal, organic and vegetarian. technical expertise and strong relationships with fire departments throughout the region," said Rich Schalter, president of Spartan Chassis.

SVI Pacific Coast was recognized for its industry knowledge and "exceptional leadership" in firetruck sales and service.