Bead’s Centennial Celebration a Success – Last Thursday Bead Industries celebrated a monumental achievement: its 100-year anniversary in continuous business. I’m extremely proud to have been a part of the company’s history for the last 16 years, and that a small family business in Connecticut can accomplish such a milestone. Though a little damp and foggy, more than 150 people came […] http://ow.ly/2GLYSy
Last Thursday Bead Industries celebrated a monumental achievement: its 100-year anniversary in continuous business. I’m extremely proud to have been a part of the company’s history for the last 16 years, and that a small family business in Connecticut can accomplish such a milestone.
Though a little damp and foggy, more than 150 people came through our doors to help us celebrate: including current employees and their families, board members, former employees, vendors, customers, colleagues and fellow manufactures. We were also extremely delighted that legislators from Hartford and local officials came to make speeches and present Bead with proclamations memorializing the occasion. Joining us were Senator Gayle Slossberg, House Representatives Paul Davis, Kim Rose and James Maroney, as well as Milford Mayor Benjamin Blake and Orange’s First Selectman James Zeoli. May 8th was proclaimed “Bead Industries Day” in both Milford and Orange, as our facility straddles the town line. Even a proclamation from Governor Malloy’s office honored and recognized Bead’s accomplishment
There was plenty of food and drink for the visitors including a specially brewed pale ale labeled “Bead Industries Centenni-ale.” There were history boards located throughout the building, each describing a decade of manufacturing innovation, and an 18-minute video of the history of Bead and the Bryant family premiered in the Boardroom.
A great time was had by all.
Bead Industries Celebrates 100 Years with its Employees – On March 17th, Bead Industries celebrated 100 years of continuous operation. Though many public events are in the works for the coming months, today was a time for Bead employees to gather together to celebrate the company’s centennial year in their Milford/Orange plant. Corned beef and cabbage was brought in from a local restaurant, and […] http://ow.ly/2ERzpY
Bead Industries Marks 100 Years of Manufacturing Innovation – Bead Industries, Inc., global manufacturer of electronic contact pins for the telecom, automotive, and connector industries and supplier of Bead Chain® and McGuire commercial plumbing products, celebrates its 100th year in business this year. Founded in 1914 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Bead Industries developed and manufactured Bead Chain® for electric light pulls. Using the same innovative […] http://ow.ly/2DcLDP
Bead Welcomes a Third Daughter to the Business – Leading contact pin manufacturer for nearly 100 years, Bead Industries, Inc., announces the addition of another fifth generation family member, Sylvia Pessin, to the family business. Bead has hired Pessin as Customer Relationship Manager, making her the third daughter to join the company. Her sisters, Jill Mayer and Leah Davenport, came to Bead in 2008 […] http://ow.ly/2y1PTf
Bryant receives Jeffrey Butland Family Owned Business of the Year SBA Award http://ow.ly/2wJFCn
McGuire Mfg. Launches New Website – A leader in the plumbing fixture trim industry for over 50 years, McGuire Manufa… http://ow.ly/1kN9Wp
Expounding on Exports – The New Haven Manufacturers Association (NHMA) held its annual dinner meeting last night in … http://ow.ly/1kFK27
Bead Chain Launches New Website, Increases Traffic by 20% – Bead Chain, a division of Bead Industries, launched a ne… http://ow.ly/1jQCBQ
Family Succession Planning Part II – In March, I wrote about family succession planning and how to drum up interest… http://ow.ly/1iV35Z
The Family Jewels Are Nickel-Plated Steel 