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2025 BOOK OF LISTS | HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM 29 E C O N O M Y PRIVATELY-HELD COMPANIES IN GREATER HARTFORD (1) Ranked by number of local employees Privately-held companies in Greater Hartford (1) Ranked by number of local employees Company Local employees/ statewide/ total Local employee range (2) Description Executive(s) Year founded 1 Bozzuto's Inc. (3) Schoolhouse Road, Cheshire 06410 203-272-3511; bozzutos.com N/A N/A 3,500 1,000—4,999 Family-owned wholesale distributor of food and household products Michael A. Bozzuto President & CEO 1945 2 Healthtrax Fitness & Wellness 622 Hebron Ave., Suite 200A, Glastonbury 06033 860-633-5572; healthtrax.com N/A N/A N/A 1,000—4,999 Kenneth Navarro CEO 1979 3 Kaman Corp. (4) 1332 Blue Hills Ave., 06002 860-243-7100; kaman.com 990 (5) N/A N/A 500—999 Manufacturer of aerospace parts and components Ross Sealfon President & CEO 1945 4 DATTCO Inc. 583 South St., New Britain 06051 860-229-4878; dattco.com 900 1,600 2,000 N/A Transportation provider with vehicle sales and service, Donald DeVivo President 1924 5 Data Mail Inc. 240 Hartford Ave., Newington 06111 860-666-0399; data-mail.com 773 773 773 N/A Family-owned dir Andy Mandell Owner 1971 6 LEGO Systems Inc. (6) 100 Print Shop Road, 06082 860-749-2291; lego.com 615 N/A 3,750 (7) N/A Toy manufacturer Skip Kodak President, LEGO Group Americas 1932 7 Manafort Bros. Inc. 414 New Britain Ave., Plainville 06062 860-229-4853; manafort.com N/A N/A N/A 500—999 Family-owned provider of construction and demolition services James A. Manafort Jr. President 1919 8 PwC 185 Asylum St., Hartford 06103 860-241-7000; pwc.com N/A N/A N/A 500—999 Accounting and audit services Keith J. Hubert Of 1890 9 Momentum Solar 80 Clark Drive, Unit A-1, East Berlin 06023 888-666-3688; momentumsolar.com 578 578 2,500 N/A Solar technology installations Arthur Souritzidis CEO 2009 10 TRUMPF Inc. 111 Hyde Road, Farmington 06032 860-255-6000; trumpf.com 526 861 1,713 N/A Manufacturer of industrial lasers and fabricating Lutz Labisch President & CEO 1969 11 Benchmark Senior Living 432 Buckland Road, South Windsor 06074 781-786-7745; benchmarkseniorliving.com 431 (8) 2,204 (8) 6,491 (8) 250—499 Senior living communities with independent living, assisted living, respite care, mind and memory care, skilled nursing Tom Grape Founder, chairman & CEO 1997 12 Deloitte LLP and subsidiaries 185 Asylum St., Hartford 06103 860-725-3000; deloitte.com 400 1,483 457,000 N/A Richard Tavolieri Managing partner 1895 13 Deringer-Ney Inc. 353 Woodland Ave., 06002 860-286-6101; deringerney.com 400 (9) N/A N/A 250—499 Custom precious metal alloys Jay Policastro President & CEO 1812 (10) 14 Hobson & Motzer Inc. 30 Airline Drive, Durham 06422 860-349-1756; hobsonmotzer.com 400 (11) N/A N/A 250—499 Family-owned manufacturer of precision metal stamping and advanced machining Bruce Dworak President 1912 15 Trinity Solar 7 McKee Place, Cheshire 06410 203-701-3724; trinity-solar.com 400 400 3,317 N/A Family-owned solar energy company Tom Pollock CEO 1994 16 Connecticut Spring & Stamping Corp. 48 Spring Lane, Farmington 06032 860-677-1341; ctspring.com 380 380 380 N/A Family-owned manufacturer of springs, stampings and machined components Peter Youmans CEO 1939 17 Avna Inc. (12) 200 Ellis St., New Britain 06051 860-225-8707; avna.com 340 340 425 N/A Manufacturer of medical devices, surgical components & sub-assemblies for mechanical, precision-powered & robotic applications Jason M. Howey President & CEO 1911 18 PCX Aerosystems (13) 300 Fenn Road, Newington 06111 860-666-2471; pcxaero.com 339 N/A 625 N/A Manufacturer of highly engineer components and composite fabrications Thomas Holzthum CEO Aris Fotos President, Conn. operations 1900 19 Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Metals Inc. 1 Dudley Ave., Wallingford 06492 203-239-4481; ulbrich.com 300 350 700 N/A Manufacturer of precision re-roller and distributor of stainless steel & special metals for applications worldwide Chris Ulbrich CEO 1924 20 ebm-papst Inc. 100 Hyde Road, Farmington 06032 860-674-1515; ebmpapst.us 288 288 594 N/A Designer and manufacturer of high ef Mark J. Shiring CEO, Air Technology Americas 1984 21 Jarvis Products Corp. 33 Anderson Road, Middletown 06457 860-347-7271; jarvisproducts.com 285 (8) N/A 675 (8) N/A Design, engineering, manufacturing and support of power tools and robotic machinery for meat, poultry and oducers worldwide Jonathan Jarvis President & CEO 1901 22 Ernst & Young LLP 20 Church St., Hartford 06103 860-247-3100; ey.com 252 (8) 702 (8) N/A N/A Audit, assurance and consulting services, tax, strategy and transaction advisory and due diligence, risk advisory Sean Riegler Managing partner 1918 23 Ferguson 112 Northwest Drive, Plainville 06062 860-747-4566; fergusoncontractors.com 250 270 275 N/A Family-owned specialty contractor Ryan L. Ferguson President 1925 Source: Each company via survey as of Q2-Q3 2024, company websites and Connecticut Department of Labor market resear oup, which reported 1,200 local employees as of Q1 2023; merrystaf ding to the Connecticut Department of Labor market research data as of March 2024: Windsor's Arbon Equipment Corp., a subsidiary of Rite-Hite, New Britain's Creed Monarch and North Windham's United Abrasives; HBJ was unable to verify these local employee ranges through a recent survey response or other sources. N/A = Not available or not applicable. This list has been updated since original publication in the Aug. 5 issue of HBJ. (1) Banks, private colleges and employee-owned (ESOP) companies were not considered for this list. (2) Local employee counts fall within this range, according to the Connecticut Department of Labor market research data for March 2024. (3) Ranked #226 on Forbes 2023 list of America's largest private companies with a total employee count of 3,500. (4) In April, Arcline Investment Management LP acquired Kaman Corp. for $1.8 billion, shares ceased trading on the New York Stock Exchange. (5) Employed just below 1,000 employees in May, according to a July HBJ article; further cuts were anticipated as part of the restructuring. (6) In January 2023, announced plans to consolidate North American headquarters in Boston; the move will begin in 2025 and is expected to be completed in 2026. The LEGO Group is privately held and based in Billund, Denmark. (7) U.S. employees; 28,000 total employees worldwide. (8) Data from Q3 2023. (9) Data from T within a range of 250 to 499, according to the Connecticut Department of Labor market research data for March 2024. (10) Founding year for J.M. Ney Co. (11) Data from hobstonmotzer.com. (12) Formerly Okay Industries. (13) Formerly SPX Precision Components. -Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, research@nebusinessmedia.com Privately-held companies in Greater Hartford (1) Ranked by number of local employees Company Local employees/ statewide/ total Local employee range (2) Description Executive(s) Year founded 1 Bozzuto's Inc. (3) Schoolhouse Road, Cheshire 06410 203-272-3511; bozzutos.com N/A N/A 3,500 1,000—4,999 Family-owned wholesale distributor of food and household products Michael A. Bozzuto President & CEO 1945 2 Healthtrax Fitness & Wellness 622 Hebron Ave., Suite 200A, Glastonbury 06033 860-633-5572; healthtrax.com N/A N/A N/A 1,000—4,999 Kenneth Navarro CEO 1979 3 Kaman Corp. (4) 1332 Blue Hills Ave., 06002 860-243-7100; kaman.com 990 (5) N/A N/A 500—999 Manufacturer of aerospace parts and components Ross Sealfon President & CEO 1945 4 DATTCO Inc. 583 South St., New Britain 06051 860-229-4878; dattco.com 900 1,600 2,000 N/A Transportation provider with vehicle sales and service, Donald DeVivo President 1924 5 Data Mail Inc. 240 Hartford Ave., Newington 06111 860-666-0399; data-mail.com 773 773 773 N/A Family-owned dir Andy Mandell Owner 1971 6 LEGO Systems Inc. (6) 100 Print Shop Road, 06082 860-749-2291; lego.com 615 N/A 3,750 (7) N/A Toy manufacturer Skip Kodak President, LEGO Group Americas 1932 7 Manafort Bros. Inc. 414 New Britain Ave., Plainville 06062 860-229-4853; manafort.com N/A N/A N/A 500—999 Family-owned provider of construction and demolition services James A. Manafort Jr. President 1919 8 PwC 185 Asylum St., Hartford 06103 860-241-7000; pwc.com N/A N/A N/A 500—999 Accounting and audit services Keith J. Hubert Of 1890 9 Momentum Solar 80 Clark Drive, Unit A-1, East Berlin 06023 888-666-3688; momentumsolar.com 578 578 2,500 N/A Solar technology installations Arthur Souritzidis CEO 2009 10 TRUMPF Inc. 111 Hyde Road, Farmington 06032 860-255-6000; trumpf.com 526 861 1,713 N/A Manufacturer of industrial lasers and fabricating Lutz Labisch President & CEO 1969 11 Benchmark Senior Living 432 Buckland Road, South Windsor 06074 781-786-7745; benchmarkseniorliving.com 431 (8) 2,204 (8) 6,491 (8) 250—499 Senior living communities with independent living, assisted living, respite care, mind and memory care, skilled nursing Tom Grape Founder, chairman & CEO 1997 12 Deloitte LLP and subsidiaries 185 Asylum St., Hartford 06103 860-725-3000; deloitte.com 400 1,483 457,000 N/A Richard Tavolieri Managing partner 1895 13 Deringer-Ney Inc. 353 Woodland Ave., 06002 860-286-6101; deringerney.com 400 (9) N/A N/A 250—499 Custom precious metal alloys Jay Policastro President & CEO 1812 (10) 14 Hobson & Motzer Inc. 30 Airline Drive, Durham 06422 860-349-1756; hobsonmotzer.com 400 (11) N/A N/A 250—499 Family-owned manufacturer of precision metal stamping and advanced machining Bruce Dworak President 1912 15 Trinity Solar 7 McKee Place, Cheshire 06410 203-701-3724; trinity-solar.com 400 400 3,317 N/A Family-owned solar energy company Tom Pollock CEO 1994 16 Connecticut Spring & Stamping Corp. 48 Spring Lane, Farmington 06032 860-677-1341; ctspring.com 380 380 380 N/A Family-owned manufacturer of springs, stampings and machined components Peter Youmans CEO 1939 17 Avna Inc. (12) 200 Ellis St., New Britain 06051 860-225-8707; avna.com 340 340 425 N/A Manufacturer of medical devices, surgical components & sub-assemblies for mechanical, precision-powered & robotic applications Jason M. Howey President & CEO 1911 18 PCX Aerosystems (13) 300 Fenn Road, Newington 06111 860-666-2471; pcxaero.com 339 N/A 625 N/A Manufacturer of highly engineer components and composite fabrications Thomas Holzthum CEO Aris Fotos President, Conn. operations 1900 19 Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Metals Inc. 1 Dudley Ave., Wallingford 06492 203-239-4481; ulbrich.com 300 350 700 N/A Manufacturer of precision re-roller and distributor of stainless steel & special metals for applications worldwide Chris Ulbrich CEO 1924 20 ebm-papst Inc. 100 Hyde Road, Farmington 06032 860-674-1515; ebmpapst.us 288 288 594 N/A Designer and manufacturer of high ef Mark J. Shiring CEO, Air Technology Americas 1984 21 Jarvis Products Corp. 33 Anderson Road, Middletown 06457 860-347-7271; jarvisproducts.com 285 (8) N/A 675 (8) N/A Design, engineering, manufacturing and support of power tools and robotic machinery for meat, poultry and oducers worldwide Jonathan Jarvis President & CEO 1901 22 Ernst & Young LLP 20 Church St., Hartford 06103 860-247-3100; ey.com 252 (8) 702 (8) N/A N/A Audit, assurance and consulting services, tax, strategy and transaction advisory and due diligence, risk advisory Sean Riegler Managing partner 1918 23 Ferguson 112 Northwest Drive, Plainville 06062 860-747-4566; fergusoncontractors.com 250 270 275 N/A Family-owned specialty contractor Ryan L. Ferguson President 1925 Source: Each company via survey as of Q2-Q3 2024, company websites and Connecticut Department of Labor market resear oup, which reported 1,200 local employees as of Q1 2023; merrystaf ding to the Connecticut Department of Labor market research data as of March 2024: Windsor's Arbon Equipment Corp., a subsidiary of Rite-Hite, New Britain's Creed Monarch and North Windham's United Abrasives; HBJ was unable to verify these local employee ranges through a recent survey response or other sources. N/A = Not available or not applicable. This list has been updated since original publication in the Aug. 5 issue of HBJ. (1) Banks, private colleges and employee-owned (ESOP) companies were not considered for this list. (2) Local employee counts fall within this range, according to the Connecticut Department of Labor market research data for March 2024. (3) Ranked #226 on Forbes 2023 list of America's largest private companies with a total employee count of 3,500. (4) In April, Arcline Investment Management LP acquired Kaman Corp. for $1.8 billion, shares ceased trading on the New York Stock Exchange. (5) Employed just below 1,000 employees in May, according to a July HBJ article; further cuts were anticipated as part of the restructuring. (6) In January 2023, announced plans to consolidate North American headquarters in Boston; the move will begin in 2025 and is expected to be completed in 2026. The LEGO Group is privately held and based in Billund, Denmark. (7) U.S. employees; 28,000 total employees worldwide. (8) Data from Q3 2023. (9) Data from T within a range of 250 to 499, according to the Connecticut Department of Labor market research data for March 2024. (10) Founding year for J.M. Ney Co. (11) Data from hobstonmotzer.com. (12) Formerly Okay Industries. (13) Formerly SPX Precision Components. -Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, research@nebusinessmedia.com