Hartford Business Journal

6 HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | SEPTEMBER 7, 2026 DE AL WATCH Farmington manufacturer plans Bristol move, 30K-sq.-ft. facility After $28.5M speculative build, developer fully leases Windsor warehouse, advances Manchester project An architect's rendering of Integrity Manufacturing's proposed Bristol facility. Contributed Image The 170,300-square-foot industrial building at 425 Day Hill Road in Windsor is fully leased to Home Depot and Ferguson. Photo | CoStar By David Krechevsky davidk@hartfordbusiness.com A Farmington manufacturer that has outgrown its current facility plans to relocate to a proposed nearly 30,000-square-foot building in Bristol. Integrity Manufacturing LLC is seeking site plan approval to construct a 29,500-square-foot manufacturing facility at 190 Business Park Drive on 2.2 acres of city-owned land in Bristol's Southeast Industrial Park. The Bristol Planning Commission received the application in late August and scheduled a public hearing for Sept. 28. Integrity currently employs 22 people at its roughly 13,000-square-foot leased facility in Farmington, where the company was established in 1998, President and owner Scott Beaulieu told the Hartford Business Journal. "We rent space and we're running out," Beaulieu said. "So this is for growth." Integrity provides manufac- turers with specialized grinding and lapping services, processes used to smooth and precisely finish components. Its customers operate in the aerospace, commer- cial products, firearms and medical equipment industries. Beaulieu said few Connecticut companies offer similar services. Privately held, Integrity generated about $3.6 million in revenue last year, Beaulieu said, adding he expects that to increase to about $4.2 million this year. His goal is to grow 15% to 20% annually, which he added could translate into about two additional employees each year. "We're almost at the point where I can't buy any more equipment, which is going to stifle my growth," he said. By Michael Puffer mpuffer@hartfordbusiness.com D eveloper Luzern Asso- ciates has fully leased a 170,300-square-foot industrial building in Windsor less than two years after completing the roughly $28.5 million project on a speculative basis. The Home Depot USA Inc. began occupying about 117,000 square feet at 425 Day Hill Road at the start of this year under a long-term lease. Ferguson, a Fortune 500 distributor of plumbing, HVAC and other building products, occupies the remaining 53,300 square feet under a five-year lease that began in April. Luzern, which has offices in Green- wich and Boston, partnered with Boston-based real estate developer Foxfield on the speculative redevelop- ment of the 20-acre property. The site Beaulieu said he bought the company from his uncle, founder James Gadori, at the beginning of 2025. He said Bristol's approach to economic development, the price of the land and the appearance of the industrial park were attractive for his company. A new facility, he added, would also help Integrity compete for work from larger orig- inal equipment manufacturers. "It's really going to give us more of a polished look and probably attract bigger OEMs to want to do business with us," Beaulieu said. He said he plans to purchase the 2.2-acre parcel from the city if the project is approved. Thom- aston Savings Bank would provide financing, but the total project cost has not yet been determined. If approvals and construction proceed as hoped, the company could move into its new Bristol home by next summer, Beaulieu said. both Home Depot and Ferguson, which were seeking space they could occupy relatively quickly. "Had we not been up and avail- able, we would not have been able to consummate those leases," Campofranco said. The Windsor lease-up comes as Luzern advances another speculative industrial development in Connecticut. The developer has launched site work for a 140,000-square-foot warehouse at 71 Commerce Road in Manchester, where Campofranco expects foundation work to begin in September. The roughly $21 million I-291 Logistics Center is also being devel- oped on a speculative basis and is designed to accommodate as many as three tenants. Campofranco said the building is expected to be available for occupancy by the end of the first quarter of 2027. Design and construction firm ARCO oversaw development of the Windsor property and is leading the Manchester project as well. Windsor-based Alford Associates provided civil engineering services for the Windsor development. Christopher Metcalfe and Kyle Roberts of CBRE marketed the Windsor property and secured its tenants. Art Ross of Newmark is leading leasing efforts for the I-291 Logistics Center. Campofranco said Luzern is also negotiating to purchase additional development sites in Connecticut. He said he remains "bullish" on industrial demand in the state, citing Connecticut's relative afford- ability for tenants compared with locations closer to Boston and in New York and New Jersey. previously hosted two office buildings — one vacant and the other mostly vacant — that were demolished to make way for the industrial facility. "It is a really good example of the resurgence we are seeing on the Day Hill Corridor," said Nicholas Campof- ranco, principal and chief investment officer for Luzern. The development and tenant buildouts cost about $28.5 million, Campofranco said. He credited Windsor officials with helping the developers navigate the approval and development process. Located less than 2 miles from Interstate 91, the building features 32-foot ceilings, 25 loading docks, drive-in loading capacity and sustain- able design features. Campofranco said Luzern's decision to build the facility without tenants lined up proved critical to securing

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