Website www.woodmeister.com Founded 1980 Type of business S corporation | Revenue 36 million USD (2016) Number of employees 115 (2016) | |
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Industry Residential Construction Key people Founder: Ted Goodnow Founder and (Chief Executive Officer)
Kim Goodnow (President)
Michael Lizotte (Chief Financial Officer,
Kevin Greene Millwork Senior Project Leader,
Paul Guitard, Business Development Officer Services Residential Construction, Construction Management, General Contracting, Remodeling, Renovation, Custom Cabinetry, Architectural Millwork, Cabinet Making, Lifestyle Management Services, Property Management, Home Maintenance, Caretaker Services, Design Support Services Headquarters Holden, Massachusetts, United States Profiles | ||
Woodmeister Master Builders is a residential homebuilder and custom cabinetry company based in Holden, Massachusetts. Founded in 1980 by Theodore B. Goodnow, the company has offices in Boston, MA, New York, NY, Stowe, VT, and Nantucket, MA.
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History
Woodmeister began in 1980 as Goodnow Brothers, specializing in high-end architectural millwork and custom cabinetry. As a teenager, founder Ted Goodnow used his college-education fund to start a woodworking business, with two years of apprenticeship experience in cabinet- and furniture-making. He was joined by his brother, and the two expanded the business with increasingly complex projects, including taking on the role of General contractor.
A few years later, Ted Goodnow bought out his brother’s share and renamed the company Woodmeister Corporation. Over the years, the company added luxury home remodeling and renovation to its capabilities.
In 2006, the firm became Woodmeister Master Builders, reflecting comprehensive construction capabilities and emphasis on quality standards. Also that year, Woodmeister relocated to Holden, Massachusetts, consolidating its central Massachusetts offices and all manufacturing divisions into a 70,000-square-foot facility.
The company has built and renovated homes throughout the northeastern United States; in Florida, Colorado, and California; and in the United Kingdom and the Caribbean.
Operations
Practices
The master-builder method (also known as design-build) is a construction project-delivery style that organizes the collaboration of architects, carpenters, electrical engineers, landscapers, and other construction specialties under one overseeing unit to ensure consistency in product and delivery, as well as to take much of the burden off the property owner.
Green
In keeping with the idea of "Rational Sustainability," the company seeks an Energy Star rating and a National Green Building Standard silver certification for all new construction. In 2010, Woodmeister Master Builders built the first NAHBGreen Gold-certified project in Massachusetts.