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n e w h a v e n b i z . c o m | A u g u s t 2 0 2 2 | n e w h a v e n B I Z 23 F O C U S : L a r g e s t P r i v a t e C o m p a n i e s Privately-held companies in Greater New Haven Ranked by number of local employees Company Local employees/ Statewide employees/ Total employees Description Executive(s) Year founded 1 Bozzuto's Inc. (1) Schoolhouse Road, Cheshire 06410 203-272-3511 • bozzutos.com DND DND 3,500 Family-owned wholesale distributor of food and household products Michael A. Bozzuto President & CEO 1945 2 Trefz Corp. (2) 10 Middle St., Bridgeport 06604 203-367-3621 • trefzmcdonalds.com DND Family-owned operator of forty-nine McDonald's restaurants Chris Trefz CEO 1964 3 Lee Co. 2 Pettipaug Road, Westbrook 06498 860-399-6281 • www.theleeco.com 1,000 1,000 1,000 Family-owned manufacturer of precision fluid control products William W. Lee President & CEO 1948 4 Doctor's Associates Inc. (3) 325 Sub Way, Milford 06461 203-877-4281 • subway.com DND DND 410,000 (4) Food services and restaurant management John Chidsey CEO 1965 5 Whelen Engineering (5) Winthrop Road, Chester 06412 860-526-9504 • whelen.com 511 511 1,367 Manufacturer of warning systems, lights and sirens Geoff Marsh President & CEO 1952 6 William B. Meyer Inc. (3) 255 Long Beach Blvd., Stratford 06615 800-727-5985 • meyerinc.com DND Family-owned logistics, relocation and storage company Mike Racette CEO 1915 7 Alinabal Inc. (5) 28 Woodmont Road, Milford 06460 203-877-3241 • alinabal.com 400 400 400 Manufacturer of machine parts and aerospace instruments Samuel S. Bergami Jr. Co-owner & CEO 1913 8 Ulbrich Stainless Steel (5) 153 Washington Ave., North Haven 06473 203-439-4758 • ulbrich.com 350 350 700 Family-owned manufacturer of strip and foil, wire, bars and tubes Chris Ulbrich CEO 1924 9 Hobson & Motzer Inc. (6) 30 Airline Drive, Durham 06422 860-349-1756 • hobsonmotzer.com DND Family-owned manufacturer of precision metal stamping and advanced machining Frank Dworak Chairman Bruce Dworak President 1912 10 Light Sources Inc. (6) Robinson Blvd., Orange 06477 203-578-4605 • light-sources.com DND Manufacturer of UVC germicidal, tanning and specialty lamps Christian Sauska President & CEO 1883 11 M7 Ride (6) 65 Industry Drive, West Haven 06516 203-777-7777 • m7ride.com DND Livery service Bill Scalzi Owner 1987 12 Inline Plastics Corp. (6) 42 Canal St. East, Shelton 06484 800-826-5567 • inlineplastics.com DND Family-owned manufacturer of packaging Tom Orkisz President 1968 13 Advantage Maintenance Inc. (6) 15 Lunar Drive, Woodbridge 06525 203-387-1968 • advantagemaintenanceinc.com DND Janitorial services Tom Wilkinson Owner & president 1986 14 Quassy Amusement & Waterpark (6) 2132 Middlebury Road, Middlebury 06762 203-758-2913 • quassy.com DND Family amusement and waterpark on Lake Quassapaug Eric Anderson George Frantzis II Co-owners 1908 15 Republican-American (6) 389 Meadow St., P.O. Box 2090, Waterbury 06722 203-574-3636 • rep-am.com DND News media Anne Karolyi Managing editor 1844 16 BL Cos. Inc. 235 100% employee-owned provider of multi-discipline Carolyn Stanworth 11 203-777-7777 • m7ride.com 12 Inline Plastics Corp. (6) 42 Canal St. East, Shelton 06484 800-826-5567 • inlineplastics.com DND Family-owned manufacturer of packaging Tom Orkisz President 1968 13 Advantage Maintenance Inc. (6) 15 Lunar Drive, Woodbridge 06525 203-387-1968 • advantagemaintenanceinc.com DND Janitorial services Tom Wilkinson Owner & president 1986 14 Quassy Amusement & Waterpark (6) 2132 Middlebury Road, Middlebury 06762 203-758-2913 • quassy.com DND Family amusement and waterpark on Lake Quassapaug Eric Anderson George Frantzis II Co-owners 1908 15 Republican-American (6) 389 Meadow St., P.O. Box 2090, Waterbury 06722 203-574-3636 • rep-am.com DND News media Anne Karolyi Managing editor 1844 16 BL Cos. Inc. 355 Research Parkway, Meriden 06450 203-630-1406 • blcompanies.com 235 235 391 100% employee-owned provider of multi-discipline architectural, engineering, environmental and land surveying services Carolyn Stanworth President & CEO 1986 17 R.C. Bigelow Co. (5) 201 Black Rock Turnpike, Fairfield 06825 203-334-1212 • bigelowtea.com 200 200 350 Family-owned producer of teas Cindi Bigelow President & CEO 1945 18 Marcum LLP 555 Long Wharf Drive, 8th Floor, New Haven 06511 203-781-9600 • marcumllp.com 192 DND 2,563 Tax, assurance and advisory services Joseph Natarelli Managing partner 1961 19 Risk Strategies / Gowrie Group 70 Essex Road, Westbrook 06498 860-399-3676 • gowrie.com 180 DND 3,000 Employee benefits consulting, benefits administration, benefits technology, compliance, commercial lines, personal lines Carter Gowrie Managing director 1974 20 Unicorr Packaging Group 455 Sackett Point Road, North Haven 06473 203-248-2161 • unicorr.com 170 360 515 Family-owned manufacturer of corrugated packaging and displays, foam and wood packaging Hap Perkins President & CEO 1946 21 Laticrete 1 Laticrete Park North, Bethany 06524 203-393-4510 • laticrete.com 154 204 2,000 Family-owned manufacturer of construction materials Patrick Millot CEO 1956 22 Thurston Foods Inc. (7) 30 Thurston Drive, Wallingford 06492 800-982-2227 • thurstonfoods.com DND Family-owned food wholesaler Peter Malone CEO 1947 23 Brescome Barton Inc. (7) 69 Defco Park Road, North Haven 06473 203-239-4901 • brescomebarton.com DND Distributor of spirits, wine and beer Jonathan Goldstein President 1933 24 North Technology Group North Sails (7) 125 Old Gate Lane, Milford 06460 203-877-7621 • northsails.com DND Manufacturer of sails Tom Whidden CEO 1957 25 EBP Supply Solutions (7) 200 Research Drive, Milford 06460 203-878-1814 • ebpsupply.com DND Family-owned supplier of packaging and janitorial supplies Meredith Reuben CEO 1918 Source: Each company via survey, company websites and Connecticut Department of Labor market research data. Note: DND = Did not disclose. A minimum of two attempts were made to reach more than fifty private companies in Greater New Haven. Contact research@nebusinessmedia.com to submit your data for this or other lists. (1) Ranked #196 on Forbes 2021 list of America's largest private companies where a total employee count of 3,500 was reported; statewide employee count falls within a range of 1,000 to 4,999, according to the Connecticut Department of Labor market research data as of March 2022. (2) Statewide employee count falls within a range of 1,000 to 4,999, according to the Connecticut Department of Labor market research data as of March 2022. (3) Statewide employee count falls within a range of 500 to 999, according to the Connecticut Department of Labor market research data as of March 2022. (4) Approximately 410,000 employees at the 36.821 Subway franchises worldwide. (5) Employee figures from 2021 survey of manufacturers. (6) Statewide employee count falls within a range of 250 to 499, according to the Connecticut Department of Labor market research data as of March 2022. (7) Statewide employee count falls within a range of 100 to 249, according to the Connecticut Department of Labor market research data as of March 2022. -Compiled by: Heide Martin and Stephanie R. Meagher