About

Our Story

Company History

MAP General Mechanical Contractors has been successfully executing fabrication and construction services since 1977. What started as a modest mechanical contractor in Midland, Michigan, focusing on specialty services, has grown to a full service heavy industrial fabricator and constructor today.

Over the span of four plus decades, MAP has expanded its team, experience, and capabilities with the goal of building a full-service company offering:

  • General Contracting
  • Mechanical Construction
  • Fabrication at our 50,000 square foot facility
  • Complex Structural Foundations
  • Logistics
  • Project and Construction Management Support

MAP has always been a family-owned business and continues to be today under the ownership of Roger Griffin and Kurt Swenson.  With offices in Sanford, Michigan and Beulah, North Dakota, MAP is well positioned to serve a broad range of industries across the United States.

At MAP, our daily focus is the relentless pursuit of finding the right solutions for our customers and doing the work the right way. The endgame is to understand our customer’s needs and expectations and tailor our offering to best meet those needs. All while providing a safe work environment for our employees and our customers.

2023
2023

2023

MAP added office location in Trinity, Alabama

2021
2021

2021

MAP expanded fabrication facilities to current size, 50,000 sq. Ft.

2020
2020

2020

MAP added Coatings capability, National Industrial Shop Coatings, LLC

2019
2019

2019

MAP added office location in Beulah, North Dakota

2015
2015

2015

MAP added logistics capability, MAP Logistics, LLC

2014
2014

2014

MAP moved to current Sanford, Michigan location

1977
1977

1977

MAP Mechanical Contractors formed by Al Popp and John Maxwell in Midland, Michigan

Our Team

Roger Griffin

Roger Griffin

Executive Vice President and Co-Owner

Read Roger Griffin’s Bio

Kurt Swenson

Kurt Swenson

COO/President and Co-Owner

Read Kurt Swenson’s Bio

Ashley Scholl

Ashley Scholl

Sr. Project Manager

Steve Lund

Steve Lund

Project Director

Steve Schneider

Steve Schneider

Project Manager and Estimator

Jim Cousineau

Jim Cousineau

Safety Director

Eric Engen

Eric Engen

QA/QC Manager

Kim Biffert

Kim Biffert

Scheduler

Kevin Louch

Kevin Louch

Shop Foreman

Sean McMonigal

Sean McMonigal

General Superintendent

Doug Paccione

Doug Paccione

Site Superintendent

John Alexander

John Alexander

Site Superintendent

Brian Papst

Brian Papst

Site Superintendent

Justin Allan

Justin Allan

Site Superintendent

Joe Swenson

Joe Swenson

Field Engineer

John Baldwin

John Baldwin

Field Engineer

George Bartz

George Bartz

Shop Foreman

Craig Gaube

Craig Gaube

VP, Controller

Haley Wilder

Haley Wilder

Project Controls

Kevin Kraft

Kevin Kraft

Estimator

Dean Silbernagel

Dean Silbernagel

Senior Accountant

Todd Peterson

Todd Peterson

Business Dev. Director

Safety

MAP’s commitment to working safely every day allows us the opportunity to work with clients who demand the highest safety standards. Providing a secure workplace is a primary focus because we know productive construction and safety go together.

At MAP, we focus on the basics of working safely with emphasis on personal responsibility and accountability. Each day, pre-job planning, the incorporation of daily stretching, and Task Hazard Assessments (THA’s) to begin and throughout each day promote and reinforce the safest work environment possible. We work with our customers, subcontractors, and other team members to ensure our entire team is aligned towards carrying out safe work.

In addition to developing a safety culture of educated employees, MAP believes that a safe work environment is contingent on a drug free workforce. We accomplish this by conducting pre-employment, random and post-incident testing.

MAP maintains current safety profiles at ISNetworld®, Avetta and the Energy Coalition for Contractor Safety.

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Quality

Quality

At MAP General Mechanical Contractors, industry codes, customer specifications and pride in our workmanship lead us to a quality work product for our customers.

Our work at MAP begins with Quality Assurance and Control planning at bid time to identify and plan for quality requirements and continues through every phase until the project is complete and turned over to the customer.

From our fabrication shop to our work in the field, we are dedicated to delivering quality through all phases of what we produce and the way we do our work.

At the field level, we conduct Inspection Test Plans (ITP’s) and employ 100% qualified personnel for the type of work required for each job. Our Quality Assurance and Control team members hold certifications for:

  • AWS (American Welding Society) Senior Certified Welding Inspector
  • ASNT (American Society of Non-Destructive Testing) NDT Level III RT, PT and UT.

MAP is proudly certified as a full-service code welding contractor. We are ISO 9001 (2015) certified and actively maintain the National Board R stamp, along with the ASME PP and U stamps.

American Welding Society
American Society of Nondestructive Testing
ISO 9001 (2015) Certified
ASME-R
ASME-PP
ASME-U

Roger GriffinRoger Griffin

Executive Vice President and Co-owner

Roger joined MAP in 2014 and assumed 100% ownership of the company in 2015. He brings over 25 years of experience in the industrial construction industry, from earthwork to mechanical structural installations. Prior to MAP, Roger served as Senior Project Manager for Corval Group, a leading Engineer, Procure, Construct (EPC) contractor, and Project Manager for Pioneer Power and Project Manager for Scheck Industries, leaders in industrial and commercial construction.

Kurt SwensonKurt Swenson

COO/President and Co-Owner

Kurt Swenson joined MAP in 2019 as President/ COO and became co-owner in 2020. He brings over 30 years’ experience in Ag, Energy and Fuels with roles in engineering, construction and operations. Prior to joining MAP, Kurt served as COO for Novita Nutrition, a startup specialty feed producer, Executive Vice President of Corval Group, a leading Engineer, Procure, Construct (EPC) contractor, Vice President of Operations for VeraSun Energy and held various positions within Koch Industries.