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n e w h a v e n b i z . c o m | B o o k o f L i s t s 2 0 2 1 | n e w h a v e n B I Z 23 2 0 2 1 B o o k o f L i s t s - E C O N O M Y Largest private companies in greater New Haven (Ranked by total employees) Rank Company name Description Top executive Year founded 1 Doctor's Associates Inc. Subway 325 Sub Way Milford, CT 06461 203-877-4281; subway.com Restaurant management, family-owned John Chidsey CEO 1965 2 Bozzuto's Inc. Schoolhouse Road Cheshire, CT 06410 203-272-3511; bozzutos.com Food distribution, family-owned Michael A. Bozzuto President & CEO 1945 3 Laticrete 1 Laticrete Park North Bethany, CT 06524 N/A; laticrete.com Manufacturing; construction materials, family-owned Patrick Millot CEO 1956 4 Trefz Corp. 10 Middle St. Bridgeport, CT 06604 203-367-3621; trefzmcdonalds.com Restaurant management; operates 49 McDonald's restaurants, family-owned Chris Trefz CEO 1964 5 Whelen Engineering Winthrop Road Chester, CT 06412 860-526-9504; whelen.com Manufacturing; warning systems, lights, sirens Geoff Marsh President & CEO 1952 6 Lee Co. 2 Pettipaug Rd. Westbrook, CT 06498 (860) 399-6281; www.theleeco.com Manufacturing; precision fluid control products, family-owned William W. Lee President & CEO 1948 7 Precision Resource 25 Forest Parkway Shelton, CT 06484 203-925-0012; precisionresource.com Manufacturing; fineblanking Peter Wolcott CEO 1947 8 O.F. Mossberg & Sons. 7 Grasso Ave. North Haven, CT 06473 203-230-5300; mossberg.com Manufacturing; firearms, family-owned Iver Mossberg CEO 1919 9 Unicorr Packaging Group 455 Sackett Point Road North Haven, CT 06473 203-248-2161; unicorr.com Manufacturing; packaging, family-owned Hap Perkins President & CEO 1946 10 Alinabal Inc. 28 Woodmont Road Milford, CT 06460 203-877-3241; alinabal.com Manufacturing Samuel S. Bergami Jr. CEO, co-owner 1913 11 Higgins Group Private Brokerage 1499 Post Road Fairfield, CT 06824 203-254-9000; higginsgroup.com Real estate brokerage, family-owned Rick Higgins Founder and principal broker 1997 12 Hobson & Motzer Inc. 30 Airline Drive Durham, CT 06422 860-349-1756; hobsonmotzer.com Manufacturing; precision metal stamping and advanced machining, family-owned Frank Dworak Bruce Dworak Chairman President 1912 13 Sai Systems International 5 Research Drive Shelton, CT 06484 203-929-0790; www.saisystems.com Information technology, minority-owned, woman-owned Ramesh Wadhwani CEO 1987 14 Inline Plastics Corp. 42 Canal St. East Shelton, CT 06484 800-826-5567; inlineplastics.com Manufacturing; packaging, family-owned Tom Orkisz President 1968 15 R.C. Bigelow Co. 201 Black Rock Tpke. Fairfield, CT 06825 (203) 334-1212; www.bigelowtea.com Manufacturing; tea, family-owned Cindi Bigelow President & CEO 1945 16 HB Communications 60 Dodge Ave. North Haven, CT 06473 855-541-1401; hbcommunications.com Audiovisual system integrator, IT, communications Dana Barron CEO 1946 17 Brescome Barton Inc. 69 Defco Park Road North Haven, CT 06473 203-239-4901; brescomebarton.com Distributor of spirits, wine and beer Gene Sepe President & CEO 1933 18 North Technology Group North Sails 125 Old Gate Lane Milford, CT 06460 203-877-7621; northsails.com Sail manufacturing & service Tom Whidden CEO 1957 19 Wiggin and Dana LLP One Century Tower, 265 Church St. New Haven, CT 06510 203-498-4400; www.wiggin.com Law Firm Tim Diemand Managing Partner 1934 20 Advantage Maintenance Inc. 15 Lunar Drive Woodbridge, CT 06525 203-387-1968; advantagemaintenanceinc.com Janitorial services Tom Wilkinson Owner & President 1986 21 EBP Supply Solutions 200 Research Drive Milford, CT 06460 203-878-1814; ebpsupply.com Supplier of packaging & janitorial supplies, family-owned, woman-owned Meredith Reuben CEO 1918 22 Fosdick Fulfillment 26 Barnes Industrial Park Road Wallingford, CT 06492 800-759-5558; fosdickfufillment.com Fulfillment solutions for direct marketing, subscriptions, and eCommerce retail, family- owned Jennifer Denne CEO 1965 Schmitt-Sussman Enterprises Largest Private Companies in Greater New Haven (Ranked by total employees) 25 Orange, CT 06477 203-375-9956; auroraproduct.com Founder & President 26 Cly-Del Manufacturing Co. 151 Sharon Road Waterbury, CT 06705 203-574-2100; clydelmanufacturing.com Manufacturing; metal goods, family-owned Robert Garthwait Jr. CEO 1939 27 Dichello Distributors 55 Marsh Hill Road Orange, CT 06477 203-891-2100; N/A Distributor of spirits, wine and beer John Hall President 1933 28 Edge Technology Services 116 Washington Ave., 2nd floor North Haven, CT 06473 860-635-3342; edgets.com IT staffing and consulting Ralph Durante President & Founding Partner 2000 29 Really Good Stuff 5 Research Drive, Suite 150 Shelton, CT 06484 203-261-1920; reallygoodstuff.com Educational materials Tim Kochuba President 1992 30 Underwater Construction Corp. 110 Plains Road Essex, CT 06426 860-767-8256; uccdive.com Commercial diving and marine construction Raymond Palumbo President & CEO 1969 31 William B. Meyer Inc. 255 Long Beach Blvd. Stratford, CT 06615 800-727-5985; williambmeyer.com Office and residential moving, storage, records management, rigging, library relocation, family-owned Mike Racette CEO 1915 32 Santa Energy 154 Admiral St. Bridgeport, CT 06605 855-951-5172; santaenergy.com Heating oil and propane delivery, HVAC installation and service, family-owned Kory Arthur CEO 1940 33 Thurston Foods Inc. 30 Thurston Drive Wallingford, CT 06492 800-982-2227; thurstonfoods.com Food wholesaler, family-owned Peter Malone CEO 1947 34 Connecticut Laminating Co. 162 James St. New Haven, CT 06513 203-787-2184; ctlaminating.com Laminating, custom printing on plastic, ID products, minority-owned Henry Snow President 1958 35 United Aluminum 100 United Drive North Haven, CT 06473 203-239-5881; unitedaluminum.com Manufacturing; rolled aluminum, family-owned John Lapides President 1891 36 Moroso Performance Products 80 Carter Drive Guilford, CT 06437 203-453-6571; moroso.com Manufacturing; performance auto equipment, family-owned Rick Moroso President 1968 37 National Integrated Industries 1358 Thomaston Ave. Waterbury, CT 06704 203-527-0967; americanelectro.com Manufacturing; parent of American Electro Products, American Fabricated Products & American Plastic Products Dennis Burke CEO 1950 38 Total Mortgage Services 185 Plains Road, 3rd floor Milford, CT 06461 844-260-0241; totalmortgage.com Mortgage Provider John Walsh Owner & President 1997 39 Eder Brothers 11 Eder Road West Haven, CT 06516 203-934-8381; ederbros.com Distributor of wine, spirits and other beverages, family-owned Cutter Smith President 1933 40 Aquinas Consulting 601 Boston Post Road Milford, CT 06461 203-876-78222; aquinasconsulting.com Specialty staffing firm, woman-owned, minority-owned Pam Rasmidatta CEO 2000 41 Centrix 770 River Road Shelton, CT 06484 203-929-5582; centrixdental.com Manufacturing: dental equipment, family-owned Bill Dragan President 1970 42 Consolidated Industries 677 Mixville Road Cheshire, CT 06410 203-272-5371; consolindustries.com Manufacturing: forging John Wilbur President 1948 43 Platt Bros. & Co. 2670 So. Main St. Waterbury, CT 06721 203-753-4194; www.plattbros.com Manufacturing: zinc products, eyelets, deep drawn stampings David Mieczkowski President 1797 44 Rogers Manufacturing Co. 72 Main St. Rockfall, CT 06481 860-346-8641; therogersmanufacturingcompany.com Manufacturing: plastics Derek Shoemaker President 1891 45 The Lighting Quotient 114 Boston Post Road West Haven , CT 06516 203-931-4455; thelightingquotient.com Manufacturing: lighting, woman-owned Allison Schieffelin CEO 1977 46 New England Masonry & Roofing Co. 146 Sheridan Drive Naugatuck, CT 06770 203-729-2266; nemasonry.com Commercial roofing and building restoration, family-owned, woman-owned, minority- owned Lorraine Emanuel President 1947 47 PMP Inc. Precision Metal Manufacturing 307 Pepe's Farm Road Milford, CT 06460 203-877-4258; pmpinc.biz Manufacturing, woman-owned business Jean O'Brien President 1977 48 Burt Process Equipment 100 Overlook Drive Hamden, CT 06514 203-287-1985; burtprocess.com Manufacturing and engineering Stephen Burt Owner & President 1970 49 Carpin Manufacturing 411 Austin Road Waterbury, CT 06720 203-574-2556; carpin.com Manufacturing; furniture hardware, glides, casters David Ferraro President 1984 50 Petra Construction Corp. 98 Rebeschi Drive North Haven, CT 06473 203-865-6043; petraconstruction.com General contractor Guido Petra Owner 1953 EDITOR'S NOTE: This is New Haven Biz's inaugural list of the region's largest privately-held companies and the rankings are based on number of company employees. New Haven Biz approximated company employee counts using a variety of data sources including the Connecticut Department of Labor, company websites, news reports and press releases, and third-party website data. To help us improve this list we need your help, specifically information on the number of people employed at your company. If you have data to share, or you think your business belongs on this list, please contact Lead Researcher Timothy Doyle at tdoyle@nebusinessmedia.com. Previously published in our August 2021 issue. —Compiled by Timothy Doyle.