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Jewett Construction is proud to announce the presentation of the Jewett Construction Safety Excellence Award to Superintendent Wayne Blais.

Jewett Construction is pleased to announce the promotion of Alain LeBlanc to Director of Field Operations.  LeBlanc has over 16 years of experience in the construction industry. In his new role, he will oversee field operations and staff for all projects within the New Hampshire and Maine offices.

Jordan’s Furniture, the premier furniture and mattress retailer in New England with one of the highest-grossing sales per square foot records in the United States, officially opened its first store in Maine on Friday. The store is now the largest furniture store in the state with over 120,000 square feet of showroom displaying furniture and mattresses, along with an extensive outlet center.

Jewett Construction has completed construction of the One Hundred Club in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The 2,800 S.F. renovation and fit-up included extensive interior renovations with luxury in mind. The One Hundred Club is New England’s premier private membership club in the heart of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Pre-engineered Metal Buildings or PEMBs for short are buildings produced from a steel framing structure that is designed and engineered to your project’s exact specifications.

The construction industry is critical in a functioning economy. The growth of the construction industry over the last few years has had a large ripple effect through many other businesses. Construction will always be tied to economic growth, here are two ways construction and infrastructure benefit communities. 

Retail is a fast-paced industry with the potential for rapid growth. A retail store needs to be able to keep up with an increasing number of sales and inventories, often needing more space. Having to develop or expand a retail space needs to be a quick and efficient operation.

Building a new manufacturing plant or expanding the current facility can be an exciting operation, and often frustrating. There are plenty of problems that may occur along the way, so being as prepared as possible is a good idea. It is helpful to have a fairly good understanding of the different steps you need to prepare and handle your construction project.

Design-build is a construction delivery system that gives facility owners a singular representative who oversees the entirety of applied design and construction services. In other words, one entity holds responsibility for all pre-construction, construction, and post-construction contractual agreements. This entity is responsible for managing all aspects of a specific project from managing subcontractors to equipment providers. Design-build projects are becoming the largest favored construction method in America due to the ease and lack of responsibility needed from a project facility owner.