Fraser Project Management assists Christian Book Distributors on 70,000 s/f expansion in Peabody

Andy Fraser, Fraser Project Management

Peabody, MA Since relocating the business from the Hendrickson family home in 1984, Christian Book Distributors (CBD)  has made its home at 140 Summit St. Since 1996, CBD has located operations on its current site, with numerous changes and additions along the way to accommodate continued growth and expansion into new product markets.

In 2015, CBD needed to expand their warehouse and distribution capabilities and engaged Fraser Project Management to oversee their interests, allowing CBD to focus on and conduct their daily business during the construction process.

Working with architect Symmes Maini and McKee Associates, a 70,000 s/f addition was designed to connect to their existing 300,000 s/f headquarters. Dacon Corp. was awarded the project, due to their experienced team, extensive experience in Centennial Park, and their experience with flat concrete slabs and prefabricated wall panels.

140 Summit Street - Peabody, MA

Technical challenges included minimizing disruption during the extensive site work, tie-in to existing facility, super-flat floors, and high bay storage. These challenges were met seamlessly, thanks to the project team’s experience and team spirit.

The project, completed in August, took six months to complete and came in under budget.

“Andy Fraser with FPM was the best decision we made in our building program. With FPM on board the RFP/GC selection process resulted in a clear choice for GC. This choice has led to an extremely smooth construction project and when the few bumps that inevitable did arise, Andy was there to keep the job on schedule and minimize the cost and distraction impact to us as owners. Andy saved us a multiple of his reasonable fee with savings to the overall project. I will definitely use Andy on any future construction projects we undertake,” said Ray Hendrickson, CEO, CBD.

CBD remains a family-owned business since its inception in 1978. Beginning with academic titles for pastors and Bible students, the company became the largest direct-to-consumer Christian catalog business, and moved to its current position of…. “making available a wide assortment of products to a wide variety of customers—to let you choose what is important and useful to you…We desire to serve our customers in the best way possible by making available the resources and products that serve your needs,” said CBD.

CBD is now one of the largest catalog/Internet company serving the Christian marketplace, frequently cited as “the source” for Christian products, including music, eBooks, and other related products. Since 2009, CBD has frequently been cited by The Boston Globe as one of the Top 100 Places to Work.