10 2020 Massachusetts Manufacturing Awards
T
he old CCM factory in Franklin
once manufactured sound-
dampening equipment for
cars, supplying companies like
General Motors. But in 2016 the
company closed the factory due to
financial problems. In April 2020, a
conversation between three friends
led to the factory's second act as
a manufacturing facility for PPE.
They knew that the idled facility's
machines, like die cutters, could be
refashioned to make hospital gowns
by the thousands.
A team of state and local officials,
led by Rep. Jeff Roy and Town
Council Chair Tom Mercer, worked
with the company to get the
infrastructure and permitting in place
to begin production in just six weeks.
Contollo now produces over 60,000
gowns a week and has created 50
new jobs.
Statewide, 862 companies applied
to produce PPE at the start of the
pandemic in Massachusetts. Only
27 were selected from that pool,
including Contollo. The company
was awarded a $1.8 million grant by
the state to help pay for production,
materials, machinery, training, and
quality management.
Contollo is giving back to the
community and has donated
thousands of PPE gowns to several
local fire departments and Milford
Regional Medical Center to aid in
addressing the pandemic.
Contollo Mass
Manufacturing
City/Town: Franklin
Total Employees: 50
Year Company Founded: 2020
Company Website:
contollomassmanufacturing.com
Nominated by:
Representative Jeffrey N. Roy
M A S S A C H U S E T T S
Manufacturing Awards 20 20
Pictured left to right: Mr. Bob
Vozzella, Mr. Peter Berzin and
Representative Jeffrey N. Roy
Contollo, which means bring together, addressed the
need for PPE by re-purposing an old factory in Franklin
and ramped up its operations in just 6 weeks.
