January 2, 2008 – Jamaica Plain, MA – J. & M. Brown Company, Inc. (JMB), of Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, announces it has reached an agreement with Joy Electrical Company, Inc., of Quincy, Massachusetts, whereby J. & M Brown assumed all of the Joy Electrical Company’s operations effective January 2, 2008.  At that time, all current field employees of Joy Electric transferred their employment to J. & M. Brown and all ongoing electrical projects are being continued seamlessly in the new organization.

J. & M. Brown, founded in 1921, is one of New England’s oldest and leading full service electrical construction companies. JMB operates four distinct divisions: Electrical Construction, Fire Alarm, Tel/Data and Security, and Special Projects. The Company employs approximately 180 professionals, including an office staff of 30 and a field crew of approximately 150 electricians and telecommunications technicians. JMB has comprehensive in-house project management, estimating, purchasing, and electrical design services to support its electrical construction, fire alarm and telecom/security divisions. With the acquisition, JMB adds approximately 20 field professionals to its staff and several office personnel, headed by Joy’s co-principal Jerry Joy.

Joy Electrical was founded in 1975 by Company President, Edward W. Joy, who recently announced his retirement.  Joy Electrical has been one of the region’s leading utility, high voltage electrical contractors and also provides electrical construction services for diverse commercial facilities throughout the region. 

J. & M. Brown and Joy Electrical are both members of the Boston Chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) and signatory contractors of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 103.   J. & M. Brown’s President, David W. Noon, a second-generation principal of the Company, currently serves as Treasurer and a Director of the Boston Chapter of NECA.  His father, the late Maurice Noon, was originally employed by J. & M. Brown in 1948 as an estimator, purchaser and engineer.  He purchased the Company in 1979, and served as the company President for 20 years. Maurice Noon also served as an Officer and Director of the Boston Chapter of NECA.

J. & M. Brown has provided electrical construction services for many of Greater Boston’s most prominent facilities, including Blue-Cross/Blue Shield at the Landmark Center, 500 Boylston, One Beacon Street, 60 State Street, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Mass Eye and Ear, the Fleet Center (TD Banknorth Garden), Four Seasons Hotel, and numerous facilities at Harvard University and MIT. 

Among its current projects, the Company has just completed electrical construction of the new Laboratory for Integrated Science and Engineering at Harvard University and the Bio-Medical Imaging Core facility at Brigham & Women’s  Hospital.  JMB is in progress with the new American Wing of the Museum of Fine Arts and the Mallory Building renovation, which will be the Boston Healthcare facility for the Homeless.

Concerning the acquisition, David Noon said, "Joy Electrical has been a provider of high quality electrical services since 1975 and there has always been a great deal in common with the underlying business philosophies and practices of the two companies.  We wish Ed Joy a long, happy and healthy retirement while we welcome Jerry Joy and a terrific group of electricians into JMB.  They unquestionably add new and exciting opportunities for the growth of J. & M. Brown.  The "Joy Electrical team" and the service provided to their clients is being continued seamlessly by the same group of electricians.  We are pleased to be able to provide them the additional support, resources and capabilities of J & M. Brown."

Architect: Einhorn Yaffee Prescott Architecture & Engineering,P.C. (EYP), Boston, MA;

GC: Commodore Builders, Newton, MA; EE: SEi Companies, Boston, MA

June 10, 2007 – Cambridge, MA – J. & M. Brown Co., Inc. (JMB) of Jamaica Plain, MA has recently completed the exterior lighting project at the historic Great Dome, Building 10 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge.

In the fast track $230,000 specialty lighting project, JMB’s Vice President / project manager Joe Trodella and Foreman Paul Arthur supervised a field crew of five electricians from IBEW Local 103.  JMB installed high efficiency LED lighting and flood lighting to illuminate various aspects of the dome. LED lighting illuminates the MIT name, the limestone facade, and the Dome.  Flood lighting installed on the rooftops of adjacent buildings illuminates the upper section of the Dome.  The project was overseen by Janis Burke of MIT’s Department of Facilities. 

JMB designed several conduit routes to ensure that conduits were hidden and do not interfere with the building’s aesthetics. Lighting is controlled by a series of lighting contactors and photoelectric cells, which ensure dusk to dawn illumination.  The efficient new lighting system replaces traditional fixtures and tree-mounted lights. 

An expedited project schedule was necessary in order to meet MIT’s commencement exercises.  J. & M. Brown commenced construction on March 26 and the project was completed on May 5.  The Dome was illuminated by MIT President Susan Hockfield during a special June 9 commencement ceremony at 10:30 p.m.

Jamaica Plain NECA Contractor Teams with Architect and EE: Symmes, Maini & McKee Associates, Cambridge, MA.

GC: John Moriarty and Associates, Winchester, MA: CM: Leggat & McCall Properties, Boston

April 10, 2007 – Cambridge, MA – J. & M. Brown Company, Inc. (JMB) of Jamaica Plain, MA has recently completed the multifaceted $3,000,000 core and shell electrical construction and fire alarm installation project of Draper Laboratory’s newly expanded and redesigned biotech and laboratory facility, One Hampshire at Kendall Square in Cambridge, MA.

The comprehensive electrical project scope at the 10-story building included J. & M. Brown’s installation of the primary power system; integration of the existing emergency power system; installation of exterior and interior lighting systems; and installation of the facility’s state-of-the-art multiplex fire alarm system.   The NECA Boston Chapter member contractor also provided temporary power for all construction trades.

Primary power for the Draper Laboratory facility is provided via a 13,800V utility service. The high voltage service accommodates the mechanical/electrical penthouse for core and shell power as well as the building’s multiple bus duct risers.

JMB’s lighting installatations include architectural highlighting at the corners of the building’s facade and a lighted handrail accent detail in the entrance area. A distinct component of  JMB’s lighting package is the state-of-the-art Lutron dimming system which dramatically lights the facility’s three-story winter garden located in the atrium. 

The fire alarm system installation was a complex multi-phase project.  The analog addressable, high rise, voice-activated system is manufactured by Simplex/Grinnell. Phase one consisted of installing a fire alarm panel with an XA conversion board which allowed interfacing with the facility’s original Autocall fire alarm system. The original fire command center was then removed to allow for the demolition of the existing building lobby. The NECA contractor then installed three additional fire alarm control panels, each providing protection for 3 floors of the new structure. All panels were then interfaced, providing the facility with one complete networked fire alarm system. In addition to the four fire alarm control panels, a separate Fire Command Center was installed and integrated to allow the fire department access and full control of the system.  This aspect of the project was supervised by JMB’s Fire Alarm Division Vice President Tom Rose.

J. & M. Brown’s project manager Victor Gemelli managed the electrical construction and JMB project foreman Darryl Weis supervised a field crew of 12 electricians from IBEW Local 103.  The complex project was completed in February 2007.

In addition to housing various Draper laboratories and scientific facilities, the new One Hampshire at Kendall Square building also has other prominent scientific and biotechnology companies as tenants.  Schlumberger Doll Research Center, the biotechnology company Percivia, and Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and Space Research all will be based at the new facility.