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2026 BOOK OF LISTS | HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM 9 E C O N O M Y LARGEST OFFICE FURNITURE DEALERS IN GREATER HARTFORD Ranked by number of local employees Ranked by number of local employees Dealer Local employees/ total employees Major brands sold Local of total of Top local executive Year founded 1 Red Thread 55 Hartland St. East Hartford, CT 06108 860-528-9981; red-thread.com 180 330 Steelcase, National, Global, Coalesse, Kimball, KI 2 9 Larry Levine President 1933 2 Suburban 693 High St. Middletown, CT 06457 860-347-0299; suburbanop.com 60 60 IOF, Lorell, HON, Tayco, COE, 9to5, AIS, Lay-Z- Boy, Lesro, Krug, Greater Openings, Stance Healthcare, 3H, Wyatt Seating, OM Seating, oodcrafts, National Public Seating, OFGO, Mooreco, Columbia, Surfaceworks, MPS, Goldsit, Jonti Craft, Great American Art, Systematix 1 1 Jeremy Bourret CEO 1979 3 Transfer Enterprises Inc. 140 Progress Drive Manchester, CT 06042 860-645-9090; tedesk.com 40 46 Transfer Enterprises (own line), Candex, Global/ OTG, Gunlocke, Haworth, Herman Miller, Jofco, Kimball, Knoll, OFS, Steelcase, Teknion, SitOnIt, Allsteel, AIS, Lesro, Columbia Manufacturing 1 3 Allen Lawton III CEO 1991 4 10 Sequassen St. Hartford, CT 06106 860-969-8050; creativeof esources.com 21 (1) 338 (1) Herman Miller, Knoll, DatesWeiser, Design Within Reach, Edelman Leather, FilzFelt, Geiger, Hay, Maars Living Walls, Maharam, Muuto, NaughtOne, Spinneybeck 2 (2) 10 Kim Pinkerton Managing principal, Tri-state region Denise Horn Partner & CEO 2022 (3) 5 Lyco Workspace Solutions 540 North Main St. Manchester, CT 06042 860-646-3575; lycoinc.com 20 21 Remanufactured Steelcase & Herman Miller workstations; New HAT, Buzz Seating, 9 to 5 Seating, Of ce and more 1 2 Robert K. Lyon President 1977 6 Interscape Commercial Environments 10 Waterside Drive, Suite 201 Farmington, CT 06032 860-882-5903; interscape.com 17 N/A Teknion, Studio TK, Allseating, Agati, ERG International, Integra, Furniture Lab, OFS Brands, 925 Seating, Sauder Manufacturing, Arcadia, ESI Ergonomics, Keilhauer, Krug, Sitonit Seating, Spec Furniture, Versteel 1 1 Nancy Hagstrom Co-founder & CEO Josh Hagstrom Co-founder & president 2006 7 John Watts Associates 55 Capital Blvd. Hartford, CT 06067 860-528-1110; jwatts.com 15 15 Haworth, AIS, Indiana 1 1 Jeff Watts President 1976 8 Insalco Corp. 7 Capital Drive Wallingford, CT 06492 203-269-1238; insalco.com 14 (4) 14 (4) AIS, KI, Kimball, National, 9 to 5 Seating, Humanscale, Global Furniture Group, Wenger, 1 1 Harry Gruss Jr. Client development manager 1980 9 Corporate Furniture Systems LLC 1391 Blue Hills Ave. CT 06002 860-242-2811; corporatefurnituresystems.com 5 5 Remanufactured Steelcase, Herman Miller, Haworth, Knoll 1 1 Chris Mateya President 2002 10 Danco Furniture & Design 41 Glendale Road South Windsor, CT 06074 860-282-7322; dancofurniture.com 3 13 American Leather, Amisco, BDI, Copeland, Charleston Forge, Gat Creek, HOUE, IMG Norway, Luonto, Naturepedic, Palliser, Rowe, Stressless, Trica, Wesley Hall, Younger Furniture 1 2 Patty Cronin General manager 1971 Sour ess time for Farmington's Jordan's Furniture. South Windsor's Now Furnishings liquidated in October 2024, in anticipation of the retirement of Anthony Traister. South Windsor's 2nd Chance Planet, dba Value Of niture & Equipment, is closed. N/A = Not available. (1) Estimate based on 2023 survey response. (2) Including the acquisition of Newington's OFI. (3) Year Creative Of ces merged to form COR. (4) From HBJ's 2024 survey. -Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher, research@nebusinessmedia.com Bring Clarity to Your Business Communication Tell Your Story More Effectively WORDS are the catalyst for ACTION Take a look at our FREE Insight Series WORDS are the catalyst for ACTION. LEARN MORE