Wearing Same Shoes as Great-Grandpa
Christopher Manlove of Barrington has taken over the construction company founded by his great-grandfather in 1923.
Few people can say they sit in the same spot their great-grandfather once sat. Christopher Manlove of Barrington can. He is now the president of the company, Swanson Construction, started by his great-grandfather in 1923. “He was a Swedish immigrant,” said Manlove, 42, who is the fourth generation of the Swanson family to run the business based in Attleboro, Mass. Manlove moved to the company on Oct. 1 from Site Specific in Providence, where he served as a senior project manager. He stepped into the president’s post with the retirement of his uncle, Steven Erickson, who spent three decades at the company. Manlove actually worked for Swanson Construction from 2004 to 2007. And his father ran the company when he was growing up. “I kind of …
