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FEATURED SHOP: PREMIER BUILDERS

On the residential side, projects range “One of our long-term relationships with the negatives, ideas, complaints, and
from ocean-front custom homes to large- a Boston-based company has allowed individual suggestions,” Kumph says.
and small-scale remodeling to custom us to build all of the interior offices, “We asked for honesty and promised
kitchens and baths, and home repairs. boardroom furnishings and millwork at anonymity. No blame.”
Commercial work includes high-end their locations from Boston to Florida for The result of this collaboration is a
custom office construction, medical and the past 18 years,” he adds. framed, five-line document signed
dental offices and unique interior spaces.
PEOPLE POWER by each employee:
Eleven years in, Kumph made another What does Kumph love most about
strategic decision: Adding a cabinetry his work? He doesn’t hesitate with his
shop to the business, spurred in large answer. “The relationships,” he says. THE PBI WAY
part by Premier’s residential work. It “I thrive on them.” (PREMIER BUILDERS INC.)
started with one shop guy in a barn next Kumph enjoys building solid ties with
door to Kumph’s house. Today Premier clients, architects, design firms and – 1 WE RESPECT EVERYONE
Builders’ cabinet shop is housed in a most of all – with his employees. WE WORK WITH.
15,000-square-foot facility across the
street from his main office in “I work hard to keep them together,” he 2 WE ARE UNITED
Georgetown, MA. says. “There are always going to be lots AS A COMPANY.
of personalities and frustrations in a
The custom architectural millwork business, and you have to navigate that.” 3 WE ARE DEDICATED
division fabricates, finishes and installs At one point, the entire team gathered TO OUR CLIENT’S
both residential and commercial cabin- in a conference room for three days to HAPPINESS.
etry, corporate furniture, kitchens, bars, openly discuss the challenges Premier
wine cellars, curved construction and was facing. Some of the issues had 4 WE LEAD BY EXAMPLE.
specialty furniture. been pushed aside or were not being
dealt with. 5 WE SOLVE PROBLEMS
Kumph is gratified that many clients TOGETHER.
have chosen to work with Premier for “We literally had 100 yellow sticky notes
the long haul. plastering the walls with the positives,

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