Made in Connecticut: Pearse Bertram

Each month, we profile a Connecticut manufacturer, showcasing the ingenuity and innovation driving the state’s economy. For April, we spoke with leaders at Pearse Bertram in Bloomfield. 

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When was your company founded? 

1947

How many employees work for your company?

50

What products does your company manufacture? Who are your customers?

We represent and distribute over 50 different brands of products related to automation and process control. In addition, we also contract manufacture custom industrial assemblies. Our customers are manufacturing companies.

Why did you choose manufacturing?

Manufacturing makes the world a better place.

What makes your company unique?

Our commitment to our customer, our unique status as a distributor and contract manufacturer, our engineering expertise, and our low prices and stocking abilities.

What is the greatest advantage to operating in Connecticut?

Local proximity to a ton of customers. Connecticut hasn’t pushed manufacturing out like many other states.

Where do you see your company in five years? Ten years?

In five to ten years, we see our sales coverage expanding to the rest of the Northeast. We foresee our contract manufacturing side of the business expanding 100-200%.

What’s the main thing policymakers could implement to make your company more competitive?

Provide more public funding for companies in the manufacturing world that incentivizes automation upgrades in-house or USA-based manufacturing in general.