Tag: NECA
Kingsbury Retires from NECA Boston Chapter
West Newton, MA – The National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) Boston Chapter announced that executive manager Glenn Kingsbury has retired from his current position effective May 31, a position he has held since 1997. He will continue to serve the association as an advisor. Kristen Gowin, the chapter’s current assistant manager, will succeed Kingsbury as […]
Aldon Electric Completes Solar Landfill Project
Ashland, MA – Aldon Electric, Inc., based in Weymouth, has completed electrical construction of the 5.8MW ground-mount solar array project on a 12-acre capped landfill, a Superfund site, located at 50 MBTA Access Road in Ashland. The project team included GC, CS Energy of Edison, N.J.; EE, RLC Engineering of Hallowell, Maine; and owner […]
LAN-TEL Provides Security and IT Systems for Cannabis Facility
Norwood, MA – Security and IT requirements for cannabis cultivation, medical and retail facilities are complex and critically important. Recent projects for Revolutionary Growers and Revolutionary Clinics by LAN-TEL Communications, headquartered in Norwood, are illustrative of the comprehensive planning, design, and installation of low-voltage systems that ensure cannabis facilities meet stringent security and data requirements. […]
NECA Boston Chapter Confirms 2020 Board of Directors
West Newton, MA – The Boston Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) confirmed its 2019 directors and officers at its Annual Chapter Meeting on Jan. 8. Alan Scharfe of John A. Penney Company was elected to serve a two-year term as the chapter president. NECA 2020 Board of Directors Seated (l-r): David Noon, […]
John A. Penney, 1936 – 2019: In Memoriam
Hanover, MA – John A. Penney, founder and chairman of John A. Penney Company, Inc., and a prominent member of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) and the electrical contracting industry in Greater Boston, passed away on Oct. 31. Penney entered the electrical industry in 1955 as an apprentice in the IBEW Local 103 apprenticeship […]
LAN-TEL Underway on Surveillance Project
Lawrence, MA – LAN-TEL Communications, Inc., a NECA Boston contractor headquartered in Norwood, has been awarded and is underway with a video surveillance project in Lawrence. The project entails the installation of surveillance cameras at 35 strategic sites throughout the city. Through the public safety initiative, the city of Lawrence joins a growing list of […]
Aldon Electric Completes Work at Emmanuel College
Weymouth, MA – Aldon Electric, Inc., headquartered in Weymouth, recently completed comprehensive electrical construction of Emmanuel College’s new 19-story residence hall at 300 Brookline Avenue in Boston. The NECA contractor’s project scope included installation of the facility’s primary and emergency power systems, electrical distribution system, fire alarm, interior and exterior lighting, and lighting control system. […]
Gaston Electrical in Progress at Wentworth
Boston – Gaston Electrical Co., Inc., headquartered in Norwood, is in progress with the core-and-shell electrical construction of Wentworth Institute of Technology’s new Engineering, Innovation & Sciences Academic Building. The four-story, 75,000sf building is the first academic building constructed on the Wentworth campus in more than 40 years. The multidisciplinary academic engineering facility is located […]
JMB Completes Electrical Fit-Out of BCG Offices
Teams with Turner Construction, GC Boston – J&M Brown Company, Inc. (JMB), based in Jamaica Plain, recently completed the fast-track electrical fit-out of The Boston Consulting Group’s (BCG) new 184,000sf offices at the new 200 Pier 4 office building in Boston’s Seaport district. The project comprised JMB’s installation of the electrical distribution system, fire alarm system, lighting, […]
NECA Boston Student Chapter Enters Green Energy Challenge
Boston, MA – The NECA Boston/ Wentworth Institute of Techology Student Chapter has submitted its entry into the 2018 Electri-International/NECA Green Energy Challenge. Its proposal is to provide energy-efficiency upgrades to the 112 Southampton Street Shelter in Boston. The project scope detailed in the proposal includes a comprehensive lighting retrofit to LED and daylight sensing control […]
