Driving Innovation through Trust and Collaboration

s an independent hardware consultancy, Campbell-McCabe Worldwide, LLC works with architectural design teams and developers as they undertake complex building projects with a focus on both originality and functionality.

A constantly evolving industry requires having the freedom to problem-solve, try new things, and explore creative solutions to challenges not previously encountered. Each project we take on is one-of-a-kind and demands an outside-the-box approach to integrating access control and security, while complementing the design of a building and providing practical solutions for occupant safety.

At Campbell-McCabe, we are proud that the culture we have built is one that prioritizes flexibility, allowing for the freedom of thought to innovate and serve our clients’ needs. Even before the Covid pandemic, we invested in the infrastructure and technology to allow our team members to work from whatever location worked best for them, on a schedule that promotes a healthy work-life balance.

Prioritizing employee independence has enabled us all to take real ownership of our work, and has created a trust among our team that allows for creativity and collaboration. This, in turn, gives us the ability to provide practical and timely solutions, and a responsiveness that our clients appreciate.

Each one of us is invested fully in the work we do, and as we head into the future, we look forward to continuing to build relationships with our clients, and cultivating an environment of trust and innovation that opens the door ot content with the status quo, BW Kennedy began to build their own firm. They rejected the old models, feeling that a partnership approach with the owner and a transparent process could be a better path to success. This approach broke with many established norms of the industry. construction professionals who can build, manage, and problem solve any issue. The firm continues to employ a robust preconstruction phase during which we work with the client and users to understand the details of the project and plan for any challenges that may occur in construction. When we engage in a final plan and budget, the project has been so thoroughly analyzed that non-owner changes rarely occur.

In 2023, BW Kennedy & Co. is a leading Boston-area builder that puts in place over $150 million in construction volume annually, primarily for life science clients and developers that specialize in this sector. However, when founded 14 years ago in 2009, the company consisted of Brian Kennedy and two employees working on small construction projects for repeat clients.

Partnership and transparency opened up the doors to collaboration and communication between owner, builder and the entire project team. BW Kennedy assembled a highly skilled team and formed strategic alliances with leading mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fire protection companies to provide a designbuild option for project delivery. Our designbuild approach has benefitted clients in terms of saving time and money, allowing for creative solutions to project challenges, and generally, making the construction process much more pleasant for all involved.