PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Construction management company Keiter is expanding to the Berkshires with a new Pittsfield office.

 

"The Berkshires have been a place we admire. It's very rich in culture, creativity, community, and we've been working, you know, over, I would say, maybe eight years on, building some relationships out there with some of the organizations that we mentioned," said Brynn Grant, director of marketing and business development.

 

Keiter is celebrating 17 years of business. It was founded in Florence by owner Scott Keiter in the midst of the economic collapse as Keiter Builders, and over the years saw exponential growth, rebranding a decade later as Keiter Corp. with four divisions -- residential construction, commercial and industrial, site work, and real estate. It moved to a 6,000-square-foot facility in West Springfield last year. 

 

It's done several projects for Amherst College and Smith College, and work as varied as student housing for the Cutchins Programs for Children & Families, law offices, kitchen renovations, laboratories and the Look Park fountain renovation. 

 

Most of its work has been in the Northampton area but it has worked in the Berkshires with building the barn at Mass Audubon's Pleasant Valley Wildlife Sanctuary and Bousquet Sport's 34,000-square-foot-facility, as well as with Premium Waters, Berkshire Medical Center, the town of Lenox, Sts. Patrick and Raphael's Church in Williamstown, and residential clients.

 

Grant said the company sees this expansion into Pittsfield as a way to better serve the growing number of Berkshire customers.

 

"We think that opening a local office, which will kind of allow us to become closer and more present, more responsive again, like the press release was saying, it's just about deepening the roots that we've already started growing, and to also show that we do have a long-term commitment to that region," she said.

 

"We're known for being collaborative. We're very hands on, we're transparent, we're deeply invested in the success of every project. You know, I think I've mentioned it a couple times, but because we're not just builders, we're problem solvers, and we like to work with our partners to bring their visions to life and to help solve their problems."

 

Keiter -- both owner and company -- have been very involved in the Northampton/Springfield community. It made significant donations to the Northampton Chamber of Commerce to boost economic activity and Keiter has served on multiple boards including Smith Vocational and Agricultural High, Florence Bank, Look Memorial Park and the Cutchins Programs for Children and Families. 

 

Keiter, the company, hopes to provide the best for its clients and work with them more than once, said Grant. 

 

"We believe in construction being more about bricks and mortar. We want to be that contractor that's invited back to work with the same clients over and over again. That's kind of how we started," she said. "We're about to 87 percent repeat clients. So that's how we tell we're doing a good job because that's like the highest compliment. And we want to help organizations, help them succeed in management goals in the community, and help everyone grow and thrive."

 

The Pittsfield office is in the Clock Tower Business Center at 75 Church St. For more information, go to Keiter.com or call the office at 413-586-8600.