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12 HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | 2026 BOOK OF LISTS E C O N O M Y PRIVATELY HELD COMPANIES IN GREATER HARTFORD (1) Ranked by number of local employees 2 860-229-4878 • dattco.com 2,525 management, charter services and tours nationwide President 1924 3 SMG Corporate Services 25 Controls Drive, Shelton 06484 800-688-1707 • smgcorporateservices.com 1,000 3,001 4,000 N/A Cleaning, janitorial and property maintenance services, security guard service, training and background screening services Scott Weintraub President 1924 4 Healthtrax Fitness & Wellness 622 Hebron Ave., Suite 200A, Glastonbury 06033 860-633-5572 • healthtrax.com N/A N/A 1,500 (5) 1,000—4,999 Kenneth Navarro CEO 1979 5 Kaman Corp. 1332 Blue Hills Ave., 06002 860-243-7100 • kaman.com 990 (6) N/A N/A 1,000—4,999 Manufacturer of aerospace parts and components Ross Sealfon President & CEO 1945 6 LAZ Parking One Financial Plaza, Hartford 06103 860-522-7641 • lazparking.com 837 1,059 20,000 N/A Parking operator and digital parking technology Alan Lazowski Chairman & CEO 1981 7 Data Mail Inc. 240 Hartford Ave., Newington 06111 860-666-0399 • data-mail.com 800 800 800 N/A Dir Bruce Mandell CEO & owner 1971 8 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 9 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 10 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 11 TRUMPF Inc. 111 Hyde Road, Farmington 06032 860-255-6000 • trumpf.com 478 802 1,662 N/A Manufacturer of industrial lasers and fabricating Lutz Labisch President & CEO 1969 12 Benchmark Senior Living 432 Buckland Road, South Windsor 06074 781-786-7745 • benchmarkseniorliving.com 431 (7) 2,204 (7) 6,491 (7) 500—999 Senior living communities with independent living, assisted living, respite care, mind and memory care, skilled nursing Tom Grape Founder, chairman & CEO 1997 13 Connecticut Spring & Stamping Corp. 48 Spring Lane, Farmington 06032 860-677-1341 • ctspring.com 400 400 400 N/A Manufacturer of springs, stampings, four slide and machined components Peter Youmans CEO 1939 14 Deringer-Ney Inc. 353 Woodland Ave., 06002 860-286-6101 • deringerney.com 400 (8) N/A N/A 250—499 Custom precious metal alloys Jay Policastro President & CEO 1812 (9) 15 Hobson & Motzer Inc. (10) 30 Airline Drive, Durham 06422 860-349-1756 • hobsonmotzer.com 400 N/A N/A 250—499 Manufacturer of precision metal stamping and advanced machining Brian King CEO, Vantedge Medical 1912 16 Trinity Solar 7 McKee Place, Cheshire 06410 203-701-3724 • trinity-solar.com 400 (11) N/A 2,877 N/A Family-owned solar energy company RJ Sparks President & CEO 1994 17 Deloitte LLP and subsidiaries 185 Asylum St., Hartford 06103 860-725-3000 • deloitte.com 383 1,367 N/A N/A Richard Tavolieri Managing partner 1895 18 ebm-papst Inc. 100 Hyde Road, Farmington 06032 860-674-1515 • ebmpapst.us 360 N/A 13,800 N/A Designer and manufacturer of high ef Mark J. Shiring CEO, Air Technology Americas 1981 19 PCX Aerosystems (12) 300 Fenn Road, Newington 06111 860-666-2471 • pcxaero.com 339 339 631 N/A Manufacturer of highly engineer components and composite fabrications Thomas Holzthum CEO Aris Fotos President, Conn. operations 1900 20 Avna Inc. 200 Ellis St., New Britain 06051 860-225-8707 • avna.com 320 320 480 N/A Manufacturer of medical devices, surgical components & sub-assemblies for mechanical, precision-powered & robotic applications Jason M. Howey President & CEO 1911 21 Ernst & Young LLP (13) 20 Church St., Hartford 06103 860-247-3100 • ey.com 262 663 N/A N/A Audit, assurance and consulting services, tax, strategy and transaction advisory and due diligence, risk advisory Sean Riegler Managing partner 1918 22 Charter Oak Building Maintenance Inc. 3466 Main St., Hartford 06120 860-632-5667 • cobm.net 254 254 254 N/A Facility maintenance and janitorial services Kenia M. Thomas CEO 1988 23 Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Metals Inc. 1 Dudley Ave., Wallingford 06492 203-239-4481 • ulbrich.com 250 350 800 N/A Manufacturer of precision re-rolled strip and foil & also ound and shaped wire of stainless steel & special metals Chris Ulbrich Chairman of the board Jonathan Ulbrich CEO 1924 Source: Each company via survey as of Q2-Q3 2025, company websites and Connecticut Department of Labor market research data. Note: N/A = Not available or not applicable. (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 as of July 21, 2025. (3) Ranked #229 on Forbes 2024 list of America's largest private companies with a total employee count of 3,500. (4) School bus division shuttles over 140,000 students across Conn. and R.I. daily. Subsidiaries are DeVivo Cos., Thermo King Northeast, Northeast Tool and New England Truckmaster. (5) According to PitchBook. (6) Employed just below 1,000 employees in May 2024, according to a July 2024 HBJ story, with further cuts expected as part of restructuring. (7) Data from 2023 survey. (8) According to T (9) Founding year for J.M. Ney Co. (10) San Jose, Calif.-based Vantedge Medical acquired Hobson & Motzer in August 2024; data from hobsonmotzer.com. (11) Data from 2024 survey. (12) Formerly SPX Precision Components. (13) Plans move to 1001 Farmington Ave., in West Hartford Center, by 2027. -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 DATTCO Inc. (4) 583 South St., New Britain 06051 860-229-4878 • dattco.com 1,169 1,795 2,525 N/A T management, charter services and tours nationwide Donald DeVivo President 1924 3 SMG Corporate Services 25 Controls Drive, Shelton 06484 800-688-1707 • smgcorporateservices.com 1,000 3,001 4,000 N/A Cleaning, janitorial and property maintenance services, security guard service, training and background screening services Scott Weintraub President 1924 4 Healthtrax Fitness & Wellness 622 Hebron Ave., Suite 200A, Glastonbury 06033 860-633-5572 • healthtrax.com N/A N/A 1,500 (5) 1,000—4,999 Kenneth Navarro CEO 1979 5 Kaman Corp. 1332 Blue Hills Ave., 06002 860-243-7100 • kaman.com 990 (6) N/A N/A 1,000—4,999 Manufacturer of aerospace parts and components Ross Sealfon President & CEO 1945 6 LAZ Parking One Financial Plaza, Hartford 06103 860-522-7641 • lazparking.com 837 1,059 20,000 N/A Parking operator and digital parking technology Alan Lazowski Chairman & CEO 1981 7 Data Mail Inc. 240 Hartford Ave., Newington 06111 860-666-0399 • data-mail.com 800 800 800 N/A Dir Bruce Mandell CEO & owner 1971 8 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 9 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 10 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 11 TRUMPF Inc. 111 Hyde Road, Farmington 06032 860-255-6000 • trumpf.com 478 802 1,662 N/A Manufacturer of industrial lasers and fabricating Lutz Labisch President & CEO 1969 12 Benchmark Senior Living 432 Buckland Road, South Windsor 06074 781-786-7745 • benchmarkseniorliving.com 431 (7) 2,204 (7) 6,491 (7) 500—999 Senior living communities with independent living, assisted living, respite care, mind and memory care, skilled nursing Tom Grape Founder, chairman & CEO 1997 13 Connecticut Spring & Stamping Corp. 48 Spring Lane, Farmington 06032 860-677-1341 • ctspring.com 400 400 400 N/A Manufacturer of springs, stampings, four slide and machined components Peter Youmans CEO 1939 14 Deringer-Ney Inc. 353 Woodland Ave., 06002 860-286-6101 • deringerney.com 400 (8) N/A N/A 250—499 Custom precious metal alloys Jay Policastro President & CEO 1812 (9) 15 Hobson & Motzer Inc. (10) 30 Airline Drive, Durham 06422 860-349-1756 • hobsonmotzer.com 400 N/A N/A 250—499 Manufacturer of precision metal stamping and advanced machining Brian King CEO, Vantedge Medical 1912 16 Trinity Solar 7 McKee Place, Cheshire 06410 203-701-3724 • trinity-solar.com 400 (11) N/A 2,877 N/A Family-owned solar energy company RJ Sparks President & CEO 1994 17 Deloitte LLP and subsidiaries 185 Asylum St., Hartford 06103 860-725-3000 • deloitte.com 383 1,367 N/A N/A Richard Tavolieri Managing partner 1895 18 ebm-papst Inc. 100 Hyde Road, Farmington 06032 860-674-1515 • ebmpapst.us 360 N/A 13,800 N/A Designer and manufacturer of high ef Mark J. Shiring CEO, Air Technology Americas 1981 19 PCX Aerosystems (12) 300 Fenn Road, Newington 06111 860-666-2471 • pcxaero.com 339 339 631 N/A Manufacturer of highly engineer components and composite fabrications Thomas Holzthum CEO Aris Fotos President, Conn. operations 1900 20 Avna Inc. 200 Ellis St., New Britain 06051 860-225-8707 • avna.com 320 320 480 N/A Manufacturer of medical devices, surgical components & sub-assemblies for mechanical, precision-powered & robotic applications Jason M. Howey President & CEO 1911 21 Ernst & Young LLP (13) 20 Church St., Hartford 06103 860-247-3100 • ey.com 262 663 N/A N/A Audit, assurance and consulting services, tax, strategy and transaction advisory and due diligence, risk advisory Sean Riegler Managing partner 1918 22 Charter Oak Building Maintenance Inc. 3466 Main St., Hartford 06120 860-632-5667 • cobm.net 254 254 254 N/A Facility maintenance and janitorial services Kenia M. Thomas CEO 1988 23 Ulbrich Stainless Steels & Special Metals Inc. 1 Dudley Ave., Wallingford 06492 203-239-4481 • ulbrich.com 250 350 800 N/A Manufacturer of precision re-rolled strip and foil & also ound and shaped wire of stainless steel & special metals Chris Ulbrich Chairman of the board Jonathan Ulbrich CEO 1924 Source: Each company via survey as of Q2-Q3 2025, company websites and Connecticut Department of Labor market research data. Note: N/A = Not available or not applicable. (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 as of July 21, 2025. (3) Ranked #229 on Forbes 2024 list of America's largest private companies with a total employee count of 3,500. (4) School bus division shuttles over 140,000 students across Conn. and R.I. daily. Subsidiaries are DeVivo Cos., Thermo King Northeast, Northeast Tool and New England Truckmaster. (5) According to PitchBook. (6) Employed just below 1,000 employees in May 2024, according to a July 2024 HBJ story, with further cuts expected as part of restructuring. (7) Data from 2023 survey. (8) According to T (9) Founding year for J.M. Ney Co. (10) San Jose, Calif.-based Vantedge Medical acquired Hobson & Motzer in August 2024; data from hobsonmotzer.com. (11) Data from 2024 survey. (12) Formerly SPX Precision Components. (13) Plans move to 1001 Farmington Ave., in West Hartford Center, by 2027. -Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, research@nebusinessmedia.com HARTFORD BUSINESS JOURNAL Connecticut's Business News BE A PART OF THE ISSUE • ADVERTISING@HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM DON'T MISS OUR JANUARY 12 TH ISSUE focused on ECONOMIC FORECAST