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G E N E R A L I N T E R E S T F O C U S
Top employee-owned companies (1)
Ranked by number of local employees, then % employee owned
Company
Local employees/
worldwide employees Type of business
% ESOP-owned/
year ESOP started Top executive(s)
Year
founded
1
Consigli Building Group Inc.
72 Sumner St., Milford 01757
508-473-2580 • consigli.com
783
1,600
Construction
100%
2018
(2)
Anthony Consigli
CEO
Matthew Consigli
president
1905
2
David Clark Co. (3)
360 Franklin St., Worcester 01615
508-751-5800 • davidclark.com
225
250
Manufacturing
N/A
2007
Richard Urella
president
1935
3
Landry's Bicycles Inc.
78 Turnpike Road, Westborough 01581
508-655-1990 • landrys.com
220
N/A
Bicycle retail
100%
2009
James Ray IV
director of marketing and
business development
Patricia Brant
director of retail excellence
1922
4
James Monroe Wire & Cable
767 Sterling Road, Lancaster 01523
978-368-0131 • jamesmonroewire.com
109
109
Manufacturing of custom
wire and cable products
30%
1999
David M. Fisher
president
1977
5
Web Industries Inc.
293 Boston Post Road West, Marlborough 01752
508-898-2988 • webindustries.com
100
800
Precision converting &
outsource manufacturing
100%
1985
John Madej
(4)
president & CEO
1969
6
Central Coating Technologies Inc.
165 Shrewsbury St., West Boylston 01583
508-835-6225 • centralcoating.com
80
80
Manufacturing
100%
2004
James Ambrose
president
Michael Kennedy
vice president
1970
7
Swissturn USA
21 Dana Road, Oxford 01540
508-987-6211 • swissturn.com
58
N/A
Manufacturing
100%
2015
Kenneth Mandile
CEO
Rick LaViolette
president
1987
8
Dale Medical Products
40 Kenwood Circle, Suite 7, Franklin 02038
800-343-3980 • dalemed.com
55
N/A
Medical equipment &
supplies
100%
2021
Bob Simpson
CEO
1961
(5)
9
Wirefab Inc.
75 Blackstone River Road, Worcester 01607
508-754-5359 • wirefab.com
55
55
Manufacturing
33%
1991
Jim Samsel
president
1955
10
Quirk Wire Co. Inc. dba Wirecraft Products
146 East Main St., West Brookfield 01585
508-867-3155 • quirkwire.com
38
N/A
Manufacturing
100%
2003
Eric Ostiguy
president
1956
11
Lampin Corp.
38 River Road, P.O. Box 327, Uxbridge 01569
508-278-2422 • lampin.com
35
35
Manufacturing and precision
machining
100%
2006
John Biagioni
president
1962
12
Daymark Energy Advisors
370 Main St., Suite 325, Worcester 01608
617-778-5515 • daymarkea.com
7
35
Advisors to the energy sector
100%
2001
Marc Montalvo
president & CEO
1980
13
Concord Lumber Corp.
55 White St., Littleton 01460
978-486-9877 • concordbdc.com
N/A
(6)
150
Building supply store
100%
1996
(6)
Jack Mackin
president
1946
13
Tata & Howard Inc.
67 Forest St., Marlborough 01752
508-303-9400 • tataandhoward.com
N/A
N/A
Engineering
100%
2018
(7)
Jenna W. Rzasa
Karen L. Gracey
co-presidents
2018
13
Washburn-Garfield Corp. (8)
100 Prescott St., Worcester 01605
508-753-7225 • washgar.com
N/A
(9)
N/A
Distribution
100%
2008
David H. Smith
CEO & treasurer
1872
16
Colonial Systems
1 Distribution Center Circle, Suite 500, LIttleton 01460
978-657-6508 • colonialsystems.com
N/A
N/A
Office furniture installation
49%
2020
(10)
Scott Lynch
CEO
Felicia Kosman
president & principal
Gene Kosman
executive VP & principal
1992
Source: Each company via survey as of May 2023 and U.S. Department of Labor form 5500 filings. Note: Research indicates the following are ESOP companies, but data was not confirmed by press time:
Clinton's Darmann Abrasive Products, Littleton's Diamond Antenna & Microwave Corp., Worcester's Feingold Cos., Bolton's LPM Holding Co. Inc. and Hopkinton's Richmond Group. N/A=not available.
(1) Only includes companies headquartered in Central Mass. with employee stock ownership plans, or ESOPs
(2) ESOP data confirmed via consigli.com.
(3) Data from 2022 survey
(4) As of December 2022, named new CEO upon retirement of Mark Pihl
(5) Founded in Sharon as Baka Manufacturing Co.
(6) Employee count and ESOP data confirmed via concordbdc.com.
(7) ESOP data confirmed via tataandhorward.com.
(8) The Collins Cos., a distributor in East Windsor, Connecticut, announced plans to acquire Washburn-Garfield Corp. in June 2023; completion of the transaction is pending shareholder vote.
(9) Did not disclose
(10) ESOP data confirmed via colonialsystems.com.
-Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, research@nebusinessmedia.com
