Dupre Inc

Dupre has been laying brick in New Bedford since the late 1930s. The company's own site tells it: Joseph E. Dupre, Sr. started the business in 1938 doing mostly residential work, his sons brought in the larger commercial jobs, and in 1999 Joe Jr. handed ownership to his sons Joe III and Peter, who run it as a third-generation family firm. The Better Business Bureau's file lines up with that history — a business start recorded in 1939, incorporation in 1959, 11 employees, and Joseph E Dupre III, Peter Dupre and Rosemary Dupre listed in management. The work spans both scales. On the residential side: custom masonry, repair and restoration, stone walls, patios, driveways, walkways and pool aprons. On the commercial side: concrete sidewalks, handicap ramps, machine foundations, concrete cutting, core drilling and steel fabrication. Its own claimed profile on the Procore Construction Network lists 23 projects since August 2023 with an average size of roughly $1.4 million and five active — an average that reads commercial rather than residential. One thing to settle before hiring them for work on a house: the Massachusetts home improvement contractor registration held by Dupre Inc, number 127627, is expired in the state registry. Registration status matters on residential jobs, so ask about it directly before signing anything. Customer commentary is scarce. The BBB grades the company A+ but publishes no reviews, no star rating and no complaints, and the company is not BBB accredited; Procore publishes no ratings either. The one public voice on file is a June 2026 LinkedIn comment calling Joe a good mason and a generous businessman, which is one person's word rather than a body of experience. For commercial concrete, structural steel and heavier masonry restoration around Bristol County, the depth of the history and the size of the project list are real. For a home patio, walkway or repair, get the registration question answered first, then ask for addresses of recent residential jobs you can go and see.