BOOK OF LISTS 2015-2016
Professional Services
66 Hartford Business Journal • decemBer 28, 2015 www.HartfordBusiness.com
Largest office furniture dealers in the Hartford region
(Ranked by number of local employees as of Aug. 2015)
Rank Company
Local
employees/
total
employees Major brands sold
Percent of
activities:
furniture/
design/
rentals/
other
Local
offices/
total
offices
Top local
executive
Year
founded
1
Red Thread
300 East River Dr.
East Hartford, CT 06108
860-528-9981; www.red-thread.com
225
470
Steelcase, Coalesse, National, Hon, Global
65%
1%
1%
33%
5
10
Larry Levine
President
1933
2
Transfer Enterprises Inc.
140 Progress Dr.
Manchester, CT 06042
860-645-9090; www.tedesk.com
48
48
Steelcase, Haworth, Herman Miller, Candex, Global/OTG
90%
5%
1%
4%
6
6
Matthew J.
Egan
President
1991
3
OFI
28 Garfield St.
Newington, CT 06111
860-666-3357; www.myofi.com
36
36
Herman Miller, First Office, OFS, Geiger, Bretford, Brandrud, Baker, Fixtures Furniture, Trainor,
Nemschoff, Exemplis, Mayline Group, Kimball Office, National Office Furniture
100%
0%
0%
0%
1
2
Rick Mills
President
1968
4
John Watts Associates
121 Roberts St., Ste. A
East Hartford, CT 06108
860-528-1110; www.jwatts.com
25
25
Haworth
90%
5%
5%
0%
1
1
James
Watts
President
1976
5
Lyco Inc. Office Furniture
540 North Main St.
Manchester, CT 06042
860-646-3575; www.lycoinc.com
21
22
Remanufactured Steelcase, Herman Miller, Haworth, New HON, OSP, Compel, Allseating
90%
5%
5%
0%
1
2
Robert K.
Lyon
President
1984
6
Corporate Furniture Systems LLC
1391 Blue Hills Ave.
Bloomfield, CT 06002
860-242-2811;
www.corporatefurnituresystemsct.com
10
10
Remanufactured Steelcase, Herman Miller, Haworth
95%
0%
0%
5%
1
1
Chris
Mateya
Owner
2002
7
Value Office Furniture Inc.
74 Park Road
West Hartford, CT 06119
860-570-1390;
www.valueofficefurniture.com
5
6
Candex, HON, Lesro, Office Source
100%
0%
10%
90%
1
1
Terry
Danaher
President
1972
7
Now Furnishings
41 Glendale Road
South Windsor, CT 06074
860-282-7322;
www.nowfurnishings.com
5
5
BDI, Jesper, Elite, Via
100%
100%
0%
0%
1
1
Anthony
Traister
President
1989
7
Suburban Office Furniture
24 Stack St.
Middletown, CT 06457
860-854-6741; http://mynewdesk.com
5
5
IOF, Lorell, HON, Artopex, Compatico
75%
25%
0%
0%
1
1
Andrea
Fassler
Owner
2004
Source: Individual companies.
—Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher.
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