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Largest office furniture dealers in Greater Hartford
Ranked by number of local employees
Dealer
Local employees/
Total employees Major brands sold
Local offices/
Total offices Top local executive Year founded
1
Red Thread
55 Hartland St.
East Hartford, CT 06108
860-528-9981; www.red-thread.com
150
350
Steelcase, National, Global, Coalesse, Kimball,
KI
2
8
Larry Levine
President
1933
2
Suburban
693 High St.
Middletown, CT 06457
860-347-0299; www.suburbanop.com
65
65
IOF, Lorell, HON, Artopex, Compatico, Tayco,
COE, 9to5, AIS, Lay-Z-Boy, Logiflex, Lesro
1
1
Jeremy Bourret
CEO
1979
3
Transfer Enterprises Inc.
140 Progress Drive
Manchester, CT 06042
860-645-9090; www.tedesk.com
42
N/A
Candex, Global/OTG, Gunlocke, Haworth,
Herman Miller, HON, Jofco, Kimball, Knoll, OFS,
Steelcase, Teknion, SitOnIt, AllSteel, AIS,
Geiger, Darran, Lesro, Columbia Manufacturing
1
N/A
Allen Lawton III
CEO
1991
4
Lyco Inc. Office Furniture
540 North Main St.
Manchester, CT 06042
860-646-3575; www.lycoinc.com
24
25
Remanufactured Steelcase, Herman Miller,
Haworth. New HON, AIS, OSP and more
1
2
Robert K. Lyon
President
1977
5
OFI
28 Garfield St.
Newington, CT 06111
860-666-3357; www.myofi.com
21
24
Herman Miller, Knoll, Geiger, Datesweiser,
Magis, Mattiazi, Nemschoff, Design Within
Reach, Maharam, Naughtone, Framery, HAY,
National Office Furniture, Kimball Office,
Edelman Leather, Knoll Textiles, Colebrook
Bosson Saunders, Spinneyback, Filzfelt, Mutto,
Holly Hunt
1
2
Rick Mills
President
1968
6
Insalco Corp.
7 Capital Drive
Wallingford, CT 06492
203-269-1238; www.insalco.com
16
16
Trendway, AIS, KI, National, 9 to 5 Seating, ESI,
Humanscale, Interface and Mannington flooring,
State and National contracts
1
1
Harry Gruss Jr.
Client development manager
1980
7
John Watts Associates
45 Pratt St.
Hartford, CT 06103
860-528-1110; www.jwatts.com
15
15
Haworth, AIS, Indiana
1
1
Jeff Watts
President
1976
8
Value Office Furniture & Equipment
22 Andover Drive
West Hartford, CT 06110
860-570-1390; www.valueofficefurniture.com
6
6
HON, Candex, Lesro, Office Source, X-Chair,
Furniture for Life, RSI Systems Furniture, Walker
Products, SitOnIt, Sitmatic, Lorell, NxtWall,
Fluid Concepts, Zonez, Vondom
1
1
Gregory Spear
President
1972
9
Corporate Furniture Systems LLC
1391 Blue Hills Ave.
Bloomfield, CT 06002
860-242-2811;
www.corporatefurnituresystems.com
5
5
Remanufactured Steelcase, Herman Miller,
Haworth, Knoll
1
1
Chris Mateya
President
2002
9
Now Furnishings
41 Glendale Road
South Windsor, CT 06074
860-282-7322; www.nowfurnishings.com
5
5
Stressless, BDI, American Leather, Coplend,
Norwalk Furniture, Palliser
1
1
Anthony Traister
President
1989
9
Relax The Back
982 Farmington Ave.
West Hartford, CT 06107
860-236-3773; www.relaxtheback.com
5
1,308
Human Touch, Cozzia, X Chair, Lifeform,
Tempurpedic, Technogel, Johnson Wellness,
Humanscale
1
94
Doug Faggiani
Owner
1996
Source: Each dealer via survey as of Aug. 31, 2022. N/A = Not available.
-Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher, research@nebusinessmedia.com
