REAL ESTATE & CONSTRUCTION
BOOK OF LISTS 2021 | 57
Largest office furniture dealers in Greater Hartford
(Ranked by number of local employees as of March 2020)
Rank Dealer
Local employees/
Total employees Major brands sold
Local offices/
Total offices
Top local
executive
Year
founded
1
Red Thread
300 East River Drive
East Hartford, CT 06108
860-528-9981; www.red-thread.com
225
465
Steelcase, National, Smith Systems, Global, Coalesse
3
8
Larry Levine
President
1933
2
Suburban
693 High St.
Middletown, CT 06457
860-347-0299; www.suburbanop.com
50
50
All major furniture brands sold
1
1
Jeremy Bourret 1979
3
Transfer Enterprises Inc.
140 Progress Drive
Manchester, CT 06042
860-645-9090; www.tedesk.com
42
44
Remanufactured Haworth, Herman Miller and Steelcase furniture and cubicles.
3
3
Matthew J. Egan
President
1991
4
OFI
28 Garfield St.
Newington, CT 06111
860-666-3357; www.myofi.com
33
35
Herman Miller, National, Kimball Office
1
2
Rick Mills
President
1968
5
John Watts Associates
45 Pratt St.
Hartford, CT 06103
860-528-1110; www.jwatts.com
20
20
Haworth, AIS
1
1
Jeffrey Watts
President
1976
5
Lyco Inc. Office Furniture
540 North Main St.
Manchester, CT 06042
860-646-3575; www.lycoinc.com
20
20
Remanufactured Steelcase, Herman Miller. New HON & budget lines.
1
2
Robert K. Lyon
President
1977
7
Insalco Corp.
7 Capital Drive
Wallingford, CT 06492
203-269-1238; www.insalco.com
12
12
KI, AIS, Global, Trendway, JSI, National, Safco
1
1
Harry Gruss Jr.
Client Development
Manager
1980
8
Value Office Furniture & Equipment
22 Andover Drive
West Hartford, CT 06110
860-570-1390;
www.valueofficefurniture.com
7
7
HON, Steelcase, Lesro, Office Source, Candex, Haworth, Herman Miller, Humanscale
1
1
Gregory Spear
President
1972
9
Corporate Furniture Systems LLC (1)
1391 Blue Hills Ave.
Bloomfield, CT 06002
860-242-2811;
www.corporatefurnituresystems.com
5
5
Remanufactured Steelcase and remanufactured Herman Miller
1
1
Chris Mateya 2002
9
Now Furnishings (1)
41 Glendale Road
South Windsor, CT 06074
860-282-7322;
www.nowfurnishings.com
5
5
BDI, Stressless, Elite Modern
1
1
Anthony Traister 1989
Source: Each dealer via survey.
(1)
Data from 2019.
—Compiled by Timothy Doyle.
LARGEST OFFICE FURNITURE DEALERS IN GREATER HARTFORD
(Ranked by number of local employees as of March, 2020)
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF
BUILDING EXCELLENCE 1971-2021
Specializing in industrial manufacturing and distribution facilities,
pre-engineered buildings, auto dealerships, medical offices, commercial
buildouts, additions and more.
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SITE SELECTION – DESIGN – ENGINEERING – CONSTRUCTION – RENOVATIONS
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413-536-0021 | www.abuilders.com
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