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hen Charlotte and Benjamin Lorenzana decided to go into business it wasn ’ t a decision to be taken lightly , he had been working for a few different manufacturers over the 15 years he invested in the industry , all the while honing his skills as a fabricator . Charlotte on the other hand was a practicing nurse , gainfully employed and not really considering a career change , but as fate would have it , all that was all about to change . Having had the desire to start his own manufacturing company , Ben presented his wife with the possibility of starting their own company , which she agreed to , however they quickly realized that if they were going to do it , they would have to go all in and with that , Southern Utility Trailers was born .
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