Madison Chamber's New Program Provides Opportunities for Local Contractors

The Madison Chamber of Commerce introduces a new program to its organization for local contractors. The new Contractors Forum is a community of professional contractors networking and discussing business and trade knowledge in the industry.

“The Madison Chamber of Commerce has been a great partner for us as we have grown our business. We are confident that this forum will provide even more value through added services uniquely developed and designed for professional contractors in the Madison area.” said John Barba, owner of House Doctors of Morris, 66 Main St.

“The Chamber continues to add programs to its organization and strives to give value to its members.” said Karen Meyer, the chamber’s executive director. “We feel strongly that our contractors have a place to network.”

The Chamber recently added to its website a contractor tab in the directory, giving a place for those to go to find the best local contractors around. The website also offers a place to advertise giving any chamber business valuable exposure.

“With today’s technology it is tough to actually know who’s local. Many businesses just use local addresses to bring them up in local searches, when in fact, they could be located anywhere using subcontractors and or day help. Having our link on the chamber site will give the consumer definite knowledge that they are dealing with a local contractor.” said Kelly Corbett, owner of Corbett Lock.

“The Contractor’s Forum is an ideal way for us to communicate with fellow contractors to share new ideas and possibly assist with information in our trade that could be useful and possibly benefit existing and future clients.” said Corbett.

“We have some of the best local contractors in the area; most have lived in Madison or the surrounding area for their entire lives.” said Meyer. “They have strong reputations, a wealth of experience and provide excellent customer service.”

The Chamber will be presenting a new contractor each month through a news release and photo.

The participants at the September 18 meeting were: John Sanfelice of Fulton Bank, 18 Elmer St.; Kate Salko of Tomkat Fine Woodworking, 973-443-0544; Robbin Salmeri of Cleaners Advantage, 888-471-7676; John Morris, President of the Chamber and owner of Stewart-Morris Awards, Gifts & Flags, 71 Kings Rd.; Kevin McCormack of McCormack Contracting, 39 Main St.; Kevin Lein of Kevin Lein Carpentry, 917-723-4559; Mark Fabyanski of New View Home Exteriors, 201-858-1511; Jim Wright of Pilot Construction, 973-769-5959; Paul Giglio of PipeWorks Services, 973-635-3111; Georgette Limbach of Limbach Landscaping, 973-377-4715; Steven Jensen of Jensen Construction, 973-377-4600; Andrea Walker of Smartly Organized, 917-846-9953 and John Barba of House Doctors of Morris, 66 Main St.

The contractor forum meets on the third Thursday of every month at 7am at the Nautilus Diner, 95 Main St. Our next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 16.

Pictured in the corresponding photo: (clockwise right to left)- John Sanfelice, Fulton Bank; Kate Salko, Tomkat Fine Woodworking; Robbin Salmeri, Cleaners Advantage; John Morris, Stewart-Morris Awards, Gifts & Flags/President of the Chamber; Kevin McCormack, McCormack Contracting; Kevin Lein, Kevin Lein Carpentry; Mark Fabyanski, New View Home Exteriors; Jim Wright, Pilot Construction; Paul Giglio, PipeWorks Services; Georgette Limbach, Limbach Landscaping; Steven Jensen, Jensen Contruction; Andrea Walker, Smartly Organized’ John Barba, House Doctors or Morris.

For more information please contact The Madison Chamber of Commerce by email at info@MadisonNJChamber.org or by phone at 973-377-7830.