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31 HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | DECEMBER 27, 2021 76 205 Edison Road Orange, CT 06477 203-375-9956; auroraproduct.com Food production Stephanie Blackwell Founder & President 1998 77 Bender Plumbing Supplies 580 Grand Ave. New Haven, CT 06511 203-498-5181; benderplumbing.com Retail & wholesale plumbing supplies Max Bender CEO 1946 78 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 79 Dichello Distributors 55 Marsh Hill Road Orange, CT 06477 203-891-2100; N/A Distributor of spirits, wine and beer John Hall President 1933 80 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 81 Electro-Methods Inc. 330 Governor's Highway South Windsor, CT 06074 860-289-8661; electro-methods.com Manufacturing; aerospace components Randy Fries President 1965 82 Ferguson 112 Northwest Drive Plainville, CT 06062 860-747-4566; fergusoncontractors.com Specialty contractor, family-owned Ryan Ferguson President 1925 83 Jarvis Products Corp. 33 Anderson Road Middletown, CT 06457 860-347-7271; jarvisproducts.com Manufacturing; meat and poultry processing equipment 1902 84 Really Good Stuff 5 Research Drive, Suite 150 Shelton, CT 06484 203-261-1920; reallygoodstuff.com Educational materials Tim Kochuba President 1992 85 Underwater Construction Corp. 110 Plains Road Essex, CT 06426 860-767-8256; uccdive.com Commercial diving and marine construction Raymond Palumbo President & CEO 1969 86 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 87 Acme Monaco Corp. 75 Winchell Drive New Britain, CT 06052 860-224-1349; www.acmemonaco.com Manufacturing; metal formed products, wire products for the medical community, family-owned Lucas Karabin Rebecca Karabin-Ahern Co-presidents 1947 88 CNC Software 671 Old Post Road Tolland, CT 06084 860-875-5006; mastercam.com Software, family-owned Meghan West President 1983 89 Euro-American Connections & Homecare 1436 Berlin Turnpike, Suite 1-A Berlin, CT 06037 860-829-0208; www.homecare4u.com Homecare agency and registry, woman-owned Maggie Drag 1989 90 Peter Paul Electronics Co. 480 John Downey Drive New Britain, CT 06051 860-229-4884; peterpaul.com Manufacturing; valves, family-owned Mark Mangiafico President 1947 91 TOMZ Corp. 47 Episcopal Road Berlin, CT 06037 860-829-0670; www.tomz.com Manufacturing: medical devices Tom Matulaniec President 1988 92 Fletcher Business Group (FBG) 91 Clark Drive East Berlin, CT 06023 860-828-3400; fletcher-terry.com Manufacturing Jim Welch CEO 1868 93 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 94 Whittlesey 280 Trumbull St., 24th Floor Hartford, CT 06103 860-522-3111; www.WAdvising.com Accounting, advising Drew Andrews 1961 95 Braxton Manufacturing 858 Echo Lake Road Watertown, CT 06795 860-274-6781; braxtonmfg.com Manufacturing; deep-drawn metal stampings Tom Ordway CEO 1964 96 Thurston Foods Inc. 30 Thurston Drive Wallingford, CT 06492 800-982-2227; thurstonfoods.com Food wholesaler, family-owned Peter Malone CEO 1947 97 Fiberoptic Tech Inc. 1 Quasset Road Pomfret Center, CT 06259 800-433-5248; fiberopticstech.com Manufacturing; fiber optics Steven Giamundo President 1977 98 Arthur G. Russell 750 Clark Ave. Bristol, CT 06010 860-583-4109; arthurgrussell.com Manufacturing; custom assembly machinery, medical device assembly Mark Burzynski President 1945 99 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 100 United Aluminum 100 United Drive North Haven, CT 06473 203-239-5881; unitedaluminum.com Manufacturing; rolled aluminum, family-owned John Lapides President 1891 EDITOR'S NOTE: This is Hartford Business Journal's inaugural list of the state's largest privately-held companies and the rankings are based on number of company employees. HBJ 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. —Compiled by Timothy Doyle. 40 1499 Post Road Fairfield, CT 06824 203-254-9000; higginsgroup.com Real estate brokerage, family-owned Founder and principal broker 1997 41 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 42 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 43 Sonalysts 215 Parkway North Waterford, CT 06385 860-442-4355; sonalysts.com Media & professional services, employee-owned Milt Stretton President 1973 44 SPIROL International 30 Rock Ave. Danielson, CT 06239 860-774-8571; spirol.com Manufacturer: fasteners Jeffrey Koehl CEO 1948 45 BL Cos. Inc. 355 Research Parkway Meriden, CT 06450 203-630-1406; www.blcompanies.com Engineering, employee-owned Carolyn Stanworth President & CEO 1986 46 Inline Plastics Corp. 42 Canal St. East Shelton, CT 06484 800-826-5567; inlineplastics.com Manufacturing; packaging, family-owned Tom Orkisz President 1968 47 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 48 HB Communications 60 Dodge Ave. North Haven, CT 06473 855-541-1401; hbcommunications.com Audiovisual system integrator, IT, communications Dana Barron CEO 1946 49 Deutsch Family Wine & Spirits 201 Tresser Blvd. Stamford, CT 06901 203-965-4100; deutschfamily.com Wine & spirits distributors, family-owned Peter Deutsch CEO 1981 50 Willimantic Waste 121 Chronical Road Willimantic, CT 06226 860-423-4527; williwaste.com Waste recycling, collection, and disposal, family-owned Tim DeVivo Tom DeVivo Owners 1946 51 Fuss & O'Neill Inc. 146 Hartford Road Manchester, CT 06040 (860) 646-2469; www.fandotech.com Engineering Jeffrey Heidtman CEO 1924 52 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 53 Creed Monarch Inc. 1 Pucci Park New Britain, CT 06051 860-826-4000; creddmonarch.com Manufacturing; precision metal components, family-owned Richard Creed President 1953 54 North Technology Group North Sails 125 Old Gate Lane Milford, CT 06460 203-877-7621; northsails.com Sail manufacturing & service Tom Whidden CEO 1957 55 S&S Worldwide 75 Mill St. Colchester, CT 06415 800-288-9941; ssww.com Manufacturing: toys, educational supplies, family-owned Adam Schwartz Hy Schwartz Co-presidentss 1909 56 Shipman & Goodwin LLP One Constitution Plaza Hartford, CT 06103 860-251-5000; www.shipmangoodwin.com Legal services Leander Dolphin James Ruggeri Co-Managing Partners 1919 57 United Abrasives 185 Boston Post Road North Windham, CT 06256 800-428-5927; unitedabrasives.com Manufacturing: abrasives Eric Marziali President & CEO 1970 58 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 59 Advantage Maintenance Inc. 15 Lunar Drive Woodbridge, CT 06525 203-387-1968; advantagemaintenanceinc.com Janitorial services Tom Wilkinson Owner & President 1986 60 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 61 Okay Industries 200 Ellis St. New Britain, CT N/A 06051; okayind.com Manufacturing; medical components Jason Howey President 1911 62 Charter Oak Building Maintenance Inc. 3466 Main St. Hartford, CT 06120 860-632-5667; www.cobm.net Facility maintenance and janitorial services, woman-owned, minority-owned Kenia Thomas CEO 1988 63 Stewart EFI 45 Old Waterbury Road Thomaston, CT 06787 860-283-8213; stewartefi.com Manufacturing; stamping Mike Morrissey President 1936 64 First Equity Group Inc. 15 Riverside Ave. Westport, CT 06880 203-291-7700; firstequity.com Investment bank serving the aerospace and defense industries Aaron Hollander CEO 1985 65 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 66 Ring's End 181 West Ave. Darien, CT 06820 203-655-2525; ringsend.com Lumber and building materials, family-owned David Campbell President & CEO 1902 67 Schmitt-Sussman Enterprises PFP 34 Prindle Hill Road Orange, CT 06477 855-789-4976; familysecurityplan.com Insurance David Sussman CEO 1980 ECONOMY