We are confident that you will find Patco a trustworthy patcocommercial.com guide on your building project. I have been around the construction trade most of my life, from basic carpentry in high school to being a heavy equipment mechanic in the US Army. I acquired my Degree in Technical Graphic & Design and have worked with construction companies since. I enjoy walking around jobsites and watching all project phases from beginning to completion. When not working, I enjoy motorcycle rides with my wife, spending time with my family & working with my hands in my garage or in the yard.

I used to work as a line cook in my family’s restaurant before coming to PATCO. My family opened up a restaurant and once when they got established, I went back to working for PATCO. I was born in New Hampshire, I have 2 brothers and one sister, but I have lived in Maine pretty much my whole life. In my spare time, I like long-distance running and I recently joined a fighting league – it’s like Mixed Martial Arts, but you wear 15th– century armor.

From the beginning, the Patterson family has focused on doing the right thing and PATCO became known as a Maine general contractor that always puts the customer first. The hard work and commitment to client satisfaction paid off and what started as a four-person company has grown into a team of over thirty construction professionals. We remain a family-owned enterprise, and have prospered under the leadership of Greg and Mark, the second generation of the Patterson family. Greg continues to oversee the commercial construction division, focusing on custom metal buildings through a design-build methodology and self-performed erection. Meanwhile, Mark excels in new home construction, designing and constructing residential homes, whether within company-owned developments or tailored to individual customer lots. A strong foundation is central to PATCO Construction’s story, just as it is at the heart of every project the company builds.

Casco Bay Ice Arena – Falmouth, Maine Designed By Patco Commercial Construction

Now I have the opportunity to be a Project Manager on a job for the Bonny Eagle School. I get to go out to the site, talk to the owner, and build personal relationships with the subcontractors while making sure the project is running smoothly. “When I learned about the work that Elizabeth and her organization does, it was hard not to get passionate about the project, too,” says Jon Bell, Director – Sales and Field Operations at PATCO. It’s important to help others and it makes our employees feel good to be of service.

Community Involvement And Corporate Responsibility

PATCO Construction has thrived since its inception in 1985 and our longevity includes four experience-building decades that few other Southern Maine general contractors can match. It all began when Irving Patterson, a Sanford native, invited his son Mark to come work with him in new home construction. A few years later, son Greg joined as a third partner and helped PATCO expand with a commercial construction company branch of the business specializing in steel and metal building construction. Over the years, the Patterson family all worked together to build the business, with Irving’s wife Lorene, and three other sons helping out when needed. Irving never could have envisioned that his family-run business would become a pillar of the Sanford business community and a leader in Maine and New Hampshire’s construction industry.

Cut to today, when Spurling had an opportunity to expand his business with an addition to the existing metal building that housed his successful gym in Kennebunk, he knew just who to call. It’s not often that a lumber customer becomes the building contractor for the lumber company, but in the case of PATCO construction and Eldredge Lumber, that is exactly what happened. As Dan Remick, General Manager of Eldredge Lumber tells it, PATCO had been long-time customers and as a result, they had already developed a relationship built on trust. “We got to know PATCO as they were customers of ours, on both the residential and commercial sides, and our project is in Sanford, where PATCO is based,” he says. At PATCO, we work as a team through a variety of challenges together, and our success can be measured in the number of repeat customers we service.

Let us help you find a roofing solution that gives you long-term, Maine-winter-proof protection. I’ve got a lot of family from Massachusetts so we were always rooting for the New England teams – the Red Sox, Celtics, the Bruins. I’ve had the opportunity of doing business in every corner of the globe. When I chose PATCO to work on our new building I was astounded by the level of detail, the sheer devotion to doing business the right way.

One example is a recent commercial office complex completed on time and within budget, featuring state-of-the-art facilities and sustainable design elements. Another is a residential renovation that transformed a dated house into a modern, energy-efficient home tailored to the client’s lifestyle. The brewery equipment isn’t the only thing looking shiny and new. The steel structure housing the entire operation, the house that PATCO Commercial built, gleams in the February sunlight. Though understated and industrial in its appearance, PATCO’s expert design team and Steel Crew customized the entire building to fit Fore River’s unique brewery specifications and needs. For Coombs, good business it’s all about relationships and the key to a good relationship is communication.

We’re in a different place every month and I get to be outside working with my hands. You go to other job sites and it’s disorganized and there is debris everywhere. I like working outside in the elements and seeing the wildlife and the birds every day. I’m not really big sports or tv guy – I’d rather do things outside like mushroom foraging and I like to cook as well. I look for mushrooms that can be eaten and I can cook quite a few things.

In the early years of the company, the Patterson family all worked together to build the business, with Irving, Mark, and Greg taking the lead and Irving’s wife Lorene, and three other sons helping out when needed. “When you are in business with your family you make it work,” says Mark. From the family founders to their employees, everyone at PATCO shares the same values and shows the same attention to detail and desire to exceed customer expectations. We walk with you every step of the way through the process of approvals, design and preconstruction. Whether you are undertaking the process to build a new building, renovating an existing, adding an addition, looking for a face-lift, a re-roof or other miscellaneous repairs, our experienced team is here to help.

MSAD #6 was one of the first districts in the state to operate propane-powered buses, which considerably reduce emissions and additionally offer cost savings, and they needed to expand their propane fueling station. PATCO won the bid and got started on the project at the end of last summer. When the new Fore River Brewing opens, it will include dedicated space for a laboratory and  offices, and house equipment to increase brewing capacity by over six times that of their previous location. Our success in completing projects within budget and on time is based upon both our experience and the utilization of the Patco Design-Build Process. Managers of commercial construction companies have had to find skilled workers. However, it is not easy for them to keep their employees happy.

I’ve worked in the commercial construction industry in Southern Maine for over 32 years. Starting as a draftsman, I’ve had the good fortune to work in just about every related discipline from estimator to project manager, supervisor to salesman and administrator. At PATCO, my primary responsibilities are sales and administration but I’m also responsible for seeing that my projects are constructed properly and to my client’s satisfaction. The whole team must be committed to improving the performance of commercial construction companies.

These values drive what we do, how we do it and who we partner with in our business projects. We value the relationships developed with our clients, vendors, employees and sub-contractors. Back in 2015, Doug Spurling’s lease was up at his fitness center and he had to move. With limited commercial real estate options available, he contacted Greg Patterson at PATCO Commercial to explore the idea of buying land and building a new space for Spurling Fitness. Even though Spurling ended up buying a building and not working with PATCO back then, he did not forget the kindness and generosity demonstrated by Greg and PATCO.