About Us
The Leading Residential & Commercial Fencing Company in Utah
Since 1948, homeowners, farmers, ranchers, and businesses in Utah have counted on Western Fence Company Utah to provide the best in fencing materials, installations, and repairs. When you work with us, you’ll quickly understand why generations of Utah residents have turned to us throughout the years. As the most preferred fence company in Salt Lake City, UT and the surrounding areas, Western Fence Company Utah provides the most exceptional and affordable fencing services. We’re here to handle all of your fencing-related needs. Come see why generations of Utah residents, farmers, and business owners have relied on us to keep their properties safe and guarded. We’ll provide you with peace of mind that you can’t find anywhere else.
We’re Utah’s oldest fence company, and we’re ready to help you protect your property with high-quality fencing. We back all our work with a one-year warranty, and we’ll try to meet or beat any qualified written estimate. Call Western Fence Company Utah for a free estimate or use our handy online budget estimator. As the fence company Salt Lake City, UT residents rely on most, we’re renowned for our superior quality of work and our commitment to perfection and precision. We’re committed to finding fencing solutions for all of our fellow Utah residents and community members. We’d be honored to make you our next satisfied client.
Our Mission
To be the best fence company in the State of Utah.
We will accomplish this by doing the following:
- We will offer quality products and superior workmanship.
- We will provide customers the best value for their money.
- We will go the extra mile to ensure that our customers have a positive experience in purchasing their fence from us.
- We will reward our employees who demonstrate a genuine desire to be the best at what they do.
- We expect all our employees to be courteous and helpful to our customers and to their fellow workers.
- We will provide a safe working environment for all our employees.
Western Chain Link Fence Company History
In 1921 John (Scotty) McLaughlan, Sr. and John McLaughlan, Jr. moved from Scotland to southern Utah, where Scotty worked at a mine for several years. Scotty suffered a major accident working in the mines and was transported to a hospital in Salt Lake. They said he would never be able to walk again. Much to the doctors surprise he walked out of the hospital weeks later. He was unable to return to work at the mines from the injuries he sustained. Scotty decided to stay in Salt Lake to pursue a business with his son, John Jr. This was late 30s early 40s. Scotty and his son John Jr. started doing residential fence jobs and were buying parts and such from Sears Roebuck Company. One day Sears asked Scotty and John Jr. if they would be interested in doing some farm fence jobs for them (1946). By this time Scotty was getting older and from the injuries couldnt help out much anymore. But John Jr. had two sons of his own Gerald (Jerry) and Robert (Buzz) and was getting to the age where they needed a job. So he agreed to take the fence jobs Sears would give him. After a couple of years of doing fence jobs for neighbors and referrals as well as commercial jobs from Sears they decided to go legit.
WESTERN CHAIN LINK FENCE COMPANY started in 1948 by John McLaughlan and wife Mildred with the help of Scotty and sons Jerry and Buzz. They started on 349 Lucy Avenue in Salt Lake City (John and Mildreds house). They lived next door to Howard and Hilla Bennett. They used part of Howards yard for material storage. This is also how Jerry met his wife Dolores, daughter of Howard and Hilla. They started with a wheelbarrow and a small pickup truck. They didnt have enough work to stay busy in the slower seasons so they all had second jobs in the beginning.
Areas We Serve
Western Fence Co. is a leading residential & commercial fencing company serving the entire Salt Lake City area and other major areas of Utah.
We also proudly serve Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.
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