2016 Wood Diamond Award
​Premier Builders (Georgetown, MA)

Main Category: Commercial/Institutional
Dollar Amount: Over $50,000
Sub Category: Best Overall

Briefly describe your business and the type of products manufactured.
We are a full service construction company celebrating our 30th year in business. We focus on high end residential and commercial interiors. Our dedicated Architectural Millwork Division is housed in an 8000 square foot shop across the street from our main offices. This Division produces custom millwork and casework for our residential and professional office projects. Work includes custom kitchens, bars, entertainment centers and furniture as well as commercial interiors and furnishings. We provide coordination of all phases of construction.

What materials/species were used in this project/item?
Frameless overlay slab style doors
Alcohol based stains by Woodsong
Clear finishes with Magna Clear by M.L.Campbell

Thousands of board feet of winter cut maple from various local mills
Columbia Forest Products sheet goods
Blum Motion hardware slides and hinges
Soss hinges
Various hardware from Doug Mockett
Curved Glass from Precision Glass Bending

Describe, in detail, the project/item's construction
The designers and owners selected Ahorn Maple with Sycamore effect from Germany, quarter sawn to display fiddleback figuring – “Curly Maple”. Premier Builders worked with a team to secure the logs, ship from Germany, and cull through the numbered flitches. We had the flitches laid up onto fire rated MDF for our straight and curved panels and sequence matched for the project. The hardwood pieces were selected from winter cut maple for whiter color.

Production equipment includes:
Striebig Panel Saw
Hoffman Beaded Face frame System with Morso Notching Machine
SCMI Jointer
Powermatic Planer
SCMI Moulder
SCMI Shaper
Holzher Edgebander for shelves
Kreg Machine

What is the most unusual aspect or outstanding characteristic of this entry?
When one of our commercial clients on the North Shore of Boston expanded offices to Florida in 2007, we were contracted to fabricate, finish and install their Corporate Office furnishings and built-ins. Since that time we have performed comparable work on numerous occasions as this client continues to expand their offices.

Our most recent project was completed in March, 2016 for the new headquarters in Florida for all of the corporate office furnishings and built-ins in the 20,000 square foot space.

Our challenges included procuring the proper materials, templating, fabricating and finishing in our Cabinet Shop near Boston and then carefully packing a 53 foot tractor trailer truck and shipping to Florida. 6 men were sent over a 4 week period of installation to meet our client’s desired occupancy date. Over 45 pieces were completed for this project including conference tables, desks, credenzas, and workstations.

How has being a member of the CMA benefited you and/or your business?
Our team benefits from the up-to-date and useful information obtained through the CMA training sessions, newsletters and by associating with other professional cabinetmakers and their peers. The access to other’s information, points of view and suggestions through forums and classes has been an exceptional resource. The Cabinet Makers Association consistently challenges its members to participate in marketing, education and training. These benefits, plus our previous winning entries in the Wood Diamond Award program provide credibility to our craft in this, our 30th year in business.

List any items that were outsourced.
Eagle Woodworking Drawers
Curved Glass from Precision Glass Bending