Largest manufacturers in central Massachusetts
Ranked by number of local employees as of March, 2018
Name Local employees Annual revenue Products Head of company Founded
1 Dell Technologies (EMC Corp.)
176 South St., Hopkinton 01748
508-435-1000
www.emc.com8,000
statewide$78,700,000,000 IT hardware, software, solutions and services Michael Dell chairman & CEO 1979 (EMC); 1984 (Dell)
2
IPG Photonics Corp.
50 Old Webster Road, Oxford 01540
508-373-1100
www.ipgphotonics.com1,753 $1,409,000,000 Fiber lasers Valentin Gapontsev CEO & founder 1990
3 Boston Scientific Corp.
300 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough 01752
508-683-5670
www.bostonscientific.com1,700 $9,050,000,000 Medical devices Michael F. Mahoney president & CEO 1979
4 Saint-Gobain
1 New Bond St., Worcester 01606
508-795-5000
www.saint-gobain.com1,652 DND Abrasives, industrial ceramics and plastics manufacturing Pierre-Andre de Chalendar president & CEO 1885
5 Waters Corp.
34 Maple St., Milford 01757
508-482-2000
www.waters.com1,500 $2,200,000,000 Analytical science technologies Christopher J. O'Connell chairman, president & CEO 1958
6 Hologic Inc.
250 Campus Drive, Marlborough 01752
508-263-2900
www.hologic.com1,245 $3,058,800,000 Medical devices Stephen P. MacMillan president & CEO 1985
7 Metso Automation USA Inc.
44 Bowditch Drive, Shrewsbury 01545
508-852-0200
www.metso.com1,200 $2,497,638,000 Manufacturing for mining, aggregates, recycling, oil, gas, pulp, paper and process industries John Quinlivan
president, Metso Flow Control1950
8 Bose Corp.
The Mountain, Framingham 01701
508-879-7330
www.bose.com1,000 (a) $3,800,000,000 Audio technology Phil Hess CEO 1964
9 Raytheon Co.
1001 Boston Post Road East, Marlborough
01752
508-490-1000
www.raytheon.com1,000 (a) $27,700,000,000 Aerospace and defense Thomas A. Kennedy CEO 1922
10 Nypro, a Jabil Co.
101 Union St., Clinton 01510
978-365-9721
www.nypro.com850 DND Medical devices Steve Borges
executive vice president & CEO Nypro Healthcare1955
11 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.
38 Jackson Road, Devens 01434
978-784-6001
www.bms.com715 $20,800,000,000 Diversified specialty biopharmaceuticals for oncology, cardiovascular, immunoscience and fibrosis Giovanni Caforio CEO 1858
12 Johnson Controls (b)
50 Technology Drive, Westminster 01441
978-731-2500
www.tycosimplexgrinnell.com700 $30,000,000,000 Fire protection, security, HVAC and controls solutions and services George R. Oliver chairman & CEO 1894 (c)
12 KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America Inc. (d)
91 Carpenter Hill Road, Charlton 01507
508-248-9011
www.karlstorz.com700 DND Endoscopes, medical instruments and devices Charles Wilhelm president & COO 1989
12 Polar Beverages
1001 Southbridge St., Worcester 01610
508-753-4300
www.polarbev.com700 $465,000,000 Soft drinks Ralph D. Crowley CEO & president 1882
15 Affordable Interior Systems (AIS) (e)
25 Tucker Drive, Leominster 01453
978-562-7500
www.ais-inc.com600 $175,000,000 Office furniture Bruce Platzman president & CEO 1989
15 The L.S. Starrett Co.
121 Crescent St., Athol 01331
978-249-3551
www.starrett.com600 $207,023,000 Precision tools Francis J. O'Brien treasurer & CFO 1880
Source: Each manufacturer via survey, Massachusetts Manufacturers Register, annual reports and company websites.
Notes: Unable to confirm data for Boxborough’s Cisco Systems Inc. or Townsend’s Sterilite Corp. United Lens of Southbridge declined to participate in the 2018 survey. Technetics Group, a subsidiary of North Carolina-based Enpro Industries and formerly Fabrico Inc., closed its Oxford facility in August; 97 employees were laid off.
DND = Did not disclose.
(a) Local employee figure falls within a range of 1,000-4,999 according to data published by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development.
(b) Cork, Ireland-based Johnson Controls acquired Tyco SimplexGrinnell in September 2016.
(c) Founding year for Gardner’s original Simplex Time Recorder Co.
(d) Data from 2017 survey
(e) 2017 AIM Sustainability Award winner
Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com
