MAKING IT IN
COMMERCIAL INTERIORS
An Interview
with
Mark Willms
Mark Willms in his office at Hub Company
Mark Willms owns Hub
Company, a commercial
contracting firm located in
Medford, Massachusetts, and
is a partner in Fellsway
Cabinet, Inc., a cabinet shop
also in Medford. Hub
Company's main business is to
"fit out," or finish,
commercial interiors in both
new and existing buildings.
The company got its start
renovating office spaces, but
the bulk of the company's
projects now is in food service
establishments—university
cafeterias, small restaurants
and fast-food chains.
by Kate O'Brien
NEB: How did you get your start in
commercial?
Willms: Before I started Hub Company,
I worked as a construction supervisor
for a non-union company that did
a lot of tenant renovation for large
corporations like Digital and