About JMS Builders & Developers
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About JMS Builders & Developers
JMS Builders & Developers is a Class A general contractor located in Buchanan, Virginia. The company was founded in 1978 by John Surprenant. JMS Builders & Developers began as a one-man show consisting of John, a truck, a skill saw and a toolbox.
For the first few years, JMS Builders & Developers specialized in remodeling projects and installing commercial cedar roofs. By 1985, JMS Builders & Developers was constructing custom homes in Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia; a beautiful resort area in Southwest Virginia. Gradually the business grew to include both residential construction and commercial construction.
Although JMS Builders & Developers is located in the Roanoke area of Southwest Virginia, we service commercial construction and residential construction customers across the nation. Some of our construction projects have included remodeling and renovating skilled nursing facilities in Texas and Arizona.
In our 38 years of business in building design and construction, JMS Builders & Developers went only three months without work. “People come because they know they will get quality” said Surprenant. Word-of-mouth is the name of the game and people continuously pass on the JMS Builders & Developers name. Also, potential buyers are taken to previous residential construction and commercial construction sites and shown prior work so they can judge for themselves.
JMS Builders & Developers has built all types of buildings from tract homes to resort homes to strip malls to healthcare facilities and plans to continue to diversify and adapt to meet the changing times.
About John Suprenant, CEO - JMS Builders & Developers
John Surprenant founded JMS Builders & Developers in 1978 after leaving home at age 17, moving from Pelham, New Hampshire to Atlanta, GA with nothing but a truck, skill saw and toolbox. For the next four and a half years, John specialized in building additions, remodeling projects and installing commercial cedar roofs.
He then moved to Houston, TX where he built custom homes and tract housing for five years. In 1985, he recognized an opportunity to erect custom homes in a potential resort area in and around Smith Mountain Lake, Virginia and has continued to build and remodel custom homes, commercial buildings and nursing homes in multiple locations since then.
One of John’s major strengths is his unique ability to visualize his projects without a blueprint. He once constructed an 11,400 square foot house without any plans except for the vision in his mind. The second strength of John is his commitment to quality workmanship. With these two assets combined, he is able to create the project in a manner that exceeds customer expectations.
John recognizes word-of-mouth is the best advertisement and does not settle for second-rate handiwork from himself or his employees.
In his free time, John enjoys camping and other outdoor activities with his wife and family. He and Stephanie were married in 1984 and have three children. Their oldest son is in the Army Reserve serving as a combat medic.
John and Stephanie’s daughter is an alumnus of Liberty University, and their youngest son is an alumnus of Radford University.
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