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Largest office furniture dealers in Greater Hartford
(Ranked by number of local employees as of October 2016)
Rank Company
Local
employees/
Total
employees Major brands sold
Local
offices/
Total offices
Top local
executive
Year
founded
1
Red Thread
300 East River Drive
East Hartford, CT 06108
860-528-9981; www.red-thread.com
200
475
Steelcase, National, ASI, Global, HON
4
10
Larry Levine
President
1933
2
Suburban
691 High St.
Middletown, CT 06457
860-854-6741; mynewdesk.com
50
50
IOF, Lorell, HON, Artopex, Compatico, Tayco
1
1
Jeremy Bourret, CEO
Bob Shulman,
President
2004
3
Transfer Enterprises Inc.
140 Progress Drive
Manchester, CT 06042
860-645-9090; www.tedesk.com
37
37
Steelcase, Haworth, Herman Miller, Candex, Global/OTG
4
4
Matthew J. Egan
President
1991
4
OFI
28 Garfield St.
Newington, CT 06111
860-666-3357; www.myofi.com
36
36
Herman Miller, Nemschoff, Design Within Reach, National Office Furniture, Kimball
Office
1
2
Rick Mills
President
1968
5
John Watts Associates
121 Roberts St., Suite A
East Hartford, CT 06108
860-528-1110; www.jwatts.com
25
25
Haworth
1
1
James Watts
President
1976
6
Lyco Inc. Office Furniture
540 North Main St.
Manchester, CT 06042
860-646-3575; www.lycoinc.com
20
21
Remanufactured Steelcase, Herman Miller, Haworth
1
2
Robert K. Lyon
President
1984
7
Corporate Furniture Systems LLC
1391 Blue Hills Ave.
Bloomfield, CT 06002
860-242-2811;
www.corporatefurnituresystemsct.com
10
10
Remanufactured Steelcase, Herman Miller, Haworth
1
1
Chris Mateya
Owner
2002
8
Now Furnishings
41 Glendale Road
South Windsor, CT 06074
860-282-7322; www.nowfurnishings.com
5
5
BDI, Jesper, Elite, Via
1
1
Anthony Traister
President
1989
8
Value Office Furniture Inc.
74 Park Road
West Hartford, CT 06119
860-570-1390; www.valueofficefurniture.com
5
6
Candex, HON, Lesro, Office Sources
1
1
Terry Danaher
President
1972
Source: Each dealer via survey.
—Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher.
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