Seattle-based HVAC contractor expanding to Kennewick

MacDonald-Miller to open its Eastern Washington headquarters in fall after moving Moses Lake office

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Seattle-based mechanical contractor is looking to expand its Tri-City customer

base by opening a shop where customers can fulfill commercial needs for

heating, ventilation and air conditioning as well as other mechanical services.

MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions has plans to open its

primary Eastern Washington headquarters in Kennewick after relocating its small

office from Moses Lake. The company declined to disclose the Kennewick location

until it opens.

MacDonald-Miller

has 10 offices in the Pacific Northwest and has completed a number of

high-profile projects in the Seattle area, including work at Seattle Children’s

Hospital, Boeing’s headquarters and Seattle Aquarium.

“We

basically do anything that’s not a barn,” joked Nicole Martin, the company’s

marketing manager.

The

company has been in business for more than 50 years and tackles commercial

buildings of all types, not just large projects. These could include small

businesses, as well as data centers, health care facilities and factories.

Martin said the company is “ready to put down roots” in

the Tri-Cities and expects to have a team of about seven to 10 employees when

it opens the doors on the new facility by early fall. This includes current

technicians who represent the company in the market and are part of its overall

employee base of 800 staffers, with 1,000 employees expected to be on the job

for MacDonald-Miller this summer.

While the Tri-Cities already has several locally-based commercial HVAC contractors, Martin said the company is excited to expand its reach.

“There’s

always room for more business. We are already there exceeding expectations.

We’re excited to join the community, provide local jobs and make buildings work

better wherever we go,” she said.

MacDonald-Miller’s

focus is on preventative maintenance by using smart technology. Martin said the

company can establish a dashboard within the building’s controls that will

provide data on its systems to allow for real time visibility, providing the

ability to be preventative rather than reactionary. This service can be

provided to any commercial client, not just during new construction.

As a union shop, MacDonald-Miller also recognizes the need for a qualified workforce and offers a pre-apprenticeship program to high school graduates. It has worked with the West Sound STEM Network in the Seattle area to promote science, technology, engineering and math careers and the skilled trades so students know there are opportunities for hands-on paid learning while building their skills.

Martin said the company looks

forward to jumping in with Tri-City area STEM and career-connected learning.