Made In The Bronx Bronx STATS 2019
Stella D’oro and Everlast
may be some household names
who closed up shop in the Bronx
over the last few years, but that
has not stopped other businesses
from realizing the potential
of owning and operating a business
in the borough. There are
a number of products that many
Bronxites have in their home
that has been made right in their
backyard. Bronx manufacturing
companies are producing everything
from kitchen appliances
to baked goods. The following
is a list of some companies
who have made it in the Bronx:
AA Air Filters
3633 Rombouts Ave.
Bronx, NY 10466
(718) 994-4624
Website: http://www.aaairfi lters.
com
Manufacture: Air fi lters
Details: AA Air Filters, Inc. has
been a manufacturer and distributor
of air fi lters since its
inception in 1965. The company
specializes in custom, “made to
order” sizes of industrial grade
fi berglass, synthetic, charcoal,
and pleated panel type air fi lters.
In addition, AA Air Filters stock a
complete line of standard size
panel fi lters. They are a major
distributor for a variety of
manufacturers and our products
include all types of fi lters from
HEPA to Bag and Box type fi lters.
Aggressive Glass
697 East 132nd Street
Bronx, New York 10454
(718) 402-4444
Email: sales@aggressiveglass.
com
Website: http://www.aggressiveglass.
com/
Manufacture: Custom glass
Details: For three generations,
Aggressive Shade, Glass and
Mirror Company has guaranteed
workmanship and customer satisfaction.
They pride themselves
on the fact that no job is too small
or too large. Their professional
team is fully insured for the
protection of their customers.
BACO Enterprises, Inc.
1190 Longwood Avenue
Bronx, NY 10474
(718) 589-6225
Email: sales@bacoent.com
Website: http://www.bacoent.
com
Manufactures: Bolts
Details: BACO Enterprises Inc.
is a fastener distributor located
in the Bronx. They are
one of the leading distributors
of A325 and A490 Structural
Bolts in the Northeast. The
company inventories most every
size imaginable and have
the capability to manufacture
special sizes and lengths.
DW Haber & Sons
(hollow-ware)
825 E. 140th Street
Bronx, NY 10454
(718) 993-6405
Email: inquiry@habersilver.com
Website: http://www.habersilver.
com
Manufactures: hollow-ware
Details: D.W. Haber & Son started
in 1902 as a silver repair company.
Reconditioning silverware
of other manufacturers taught
them the weak points of hollowware.
With four generations
of experience in repairing its
competitors’ hollowware, they
mastered the art of manufacturing
hollowware that remains in
service, not in the repair shop.
Easco Boiler Corp.
1175 Leggett Avenue
Bronx, NY 10474
(718) 378-3000
Email: info@easco.com
Website: http://www.easco.
com/
Manufactures: Boilers
Details: A.L. Eastmond & Sons,
Inc. was founded by Arlington
Eastmond in New York City in
1948 as a welding and boiler
repairs specialists. Since then
the company, under the leadership
of Arlington Leon Eastmond
Jr., has grown into a
multi-dimensional full service
leader in the HVAC industry.
Felix Storch, Inc.
770 Garrison Avenue
Bronx, NY 10474
(718) 893-3900
Email: sales@fsiworldwide.com
Website: http://www.fsiworldwide.
com/ or http://www.
summitappliance.com
Manufactures: Appliances
Details: Felix Storch, Inc. was
founded in 1969 and has been
a leading supplier of compact,
specialty, commercial, and
medical refrigerators and freezers
ever since. In its fi rst year,
they trademarked the SUMMIT
® brand name to guarantee
quality at the highest level. They
began distribution in Long Island
City, New York, before moving to
the Bronx in 1983, where their
headquarters are now located.
GAL Manufacturing
(elevator control boards
& internal parts)
50 E 153rd St.
Bronx, NY 10451
(718) 292-9000
Email: info@gal.com
Website: www.gal.com
Manufactures: Elevator control
boards and internal parts.
Details: Herbert Paul Glaser, an
industrious German emigrant,
along with his friends Jack
Abramowitz, and Harold Leon,
put their savings together in
1927 and founded G.A.L. Electro
Mechanical Services. Today,
GAL Manufacturing remains
true to its name in that the vast
majority of products offered are
produced in-house. GAL’s manufacturing
capability ranges from
single spindle drill presses up
to CNC machining and punching
equipment. They perform
nearly every imaginable metal
machining, punching, forming,
welding, and fi nishing operation.
Harry Brainum Jr., Inc.
855 E 140th St.
Bronx, NY 10454
(718) 389-4080
Email: info@hbsteel.com
Website: http://www.hbsteel.
com/
Manufactures: Steel fabrication
Details: Harry Brainum Jr.,
opened shop in 1918. Originally
involved in the scrap metal business,
HB Steel quickly turned
into a jobber shop serving the
growing construction industry.
The company manufactures &
distributes prime galvanized
sheets and plates for the construction,
roofi ng, manufacturing
and HVAC industries.
HB Steel supplies a variety
of steel products that can be
used for various applications.
Polytex Industrial Inks
820 East 140th Street
Bronx, New York 10454
(718) 402-2000
Email: sales@polytexink.com
Website: http://www.polytex.nl
Manufacture: Inks
Details: Polytex Environmental
Inks, ltd. was established
in 1943 by Joseph Landau to
manufacture and supply industrial
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coatings. Management of
current business activities is
conducted by members of the
second generation. The growing
concern over air quality in
the late 1960’s made industries
turn their attention to new technologies.
Passage of the Clean
Air Act in 1970 in the U.S. accelerated
the need to develop inks
and coating that comply with
changing environmental standards.
To effectively support
the printing industry, a 80,000
square foot plant was established
in 1986 in the Bronx, N.
Y. to include Research and Development
and Manufacturing.
Precise Alloys
(plumbing components)
721 East 133rd Street
Bronx, NY 10454
(718) 402-1950
Website: http://www.precisealloys.
com
Manufactures: Plumbing
components
Details: Precise Alloys/New York
Solder Mfg. Co. Inc., has been
providing quality solder products
for over 85 years. Founded
in 1920 and later incorporated in
1928, New York Solder Mfg. Co.
was a core solder manufacturer,
supplying the automotive and
electronic industries. Precise
Alloys, primarily engaged in the
manufacturing of bar solder,
merged with NY Solder in 1987.
Together, now diversifi ed in all
aspects of manufacturing, the
two companies combine many
years of family owned traditions
with its multifaceted
product lines. Precise Alloys
offers a full line of leaded and
unleaded solders in bar form,
as well as, solid, rosin, and acid
core wires, for applications
in the industries of plumbing,
automotive, electrical, roofi ng,
radiators and stained glass.
They also offer a complete line
of sheet lead, lead bends, brazing
rods and copper irons. As
the manufacturer, they are able
to offer you these products at
excellent prices as well as help
customers reduce their costs
with prompt, effi cient service
and high quality materials.
Sol Cocoa
780 E. 133rd Street
Website: www.solcocoa.com
Three brothers, Dominic, Nicholas
and Daniel Mahoney, the
co-owners of Sol Cocoa, were
encouraged to launch an artisan
chocolate bar production
facility in Port Morris, by their
native Trinidad farming family.
They combine raw sugar
cane and cocoa nibs to produce
three vegan single-origin
chocolate bars duplicating
cocoa treats found in Peru,
Ecuador and Madagascar.
Sweet Sams
1261 Seabury Avenue
(718) 822-0599
Website: www.sweetsams.com
Sweet Sams started in an
apartment kitchen where baked
goods, made from the fi nest
ingredients, were taste-tested.
When perfection was accomplished
the fi rm started marketing
its items to local food stores.
During its 20 plus years in business
the bakery has expanded
and moved to its present 80,000
square foot facility in the Zerega
Industrial Park after outgrowing
its West Farms production plant.
Today Sweet Sams sells
dozens of freshly baked
goods to retailers throughout
the metropolitan area.
Sweet Sams product line includes
coffee cakes, pound
cakes, dessert bars, cookies,
small and large cupcakes,
muffi ns, scones, croissants
and whoppie cookies.
Port Morris Distillery
780 E. 133rd Street
(718) 585-3192
Website: www.portmorrisdistillery.
com
The legacy of the Port Morris
Distillery began in the lush
mountains of Guayama, Puerto
Rico. The distillery produces
Pitorro, Puerto Rican moonshine,
from family reciepes in a facility
located near the RFK Bridge.
It crafts several whiskies under
its PMD label, including a nearly
clear version and an 80 proof liquor
that is aged in wood barrels.
Port Morris Distillery
offers tasting hours.
Golden Glow Cookie Company
1844 Givan Avenue
(718) 379-6223
Website:www.thecookiefactory.
com
Golden Glow was established in
1954 by Rose Florio and her father.
Four generations later the Florio
family continues to produce delicious
cookies, cakes and pastries.
The family pays close attention
to detail and uses only
high-quality ingredients.
Years of experience ensure
that the baking and carmelization
processes are followed
exactly, producing a consistent
quality for over six decades.
From the traditional Italian Anisette
Toast and crunchy Biscotti
to crowd-pleasers like chocolate
chip and oatmeal raisin cookies,
there is truly a cookie for everyone.
The home-style category offers
32 different varieties and its
Mama Rose selection contains 21
delectable confectionery treats.
Golden Glow also offers sugarfree
and a gluten-free cookies.
Leaven & Companions
220 Coster Street
Bronx, NY 10474
(718) 742-3036
A Hunts Point bakery that turns
out a host of bread products
for the restaurant industry.
They passionately improve
upon existing recipes. According
to their web page it “is this
dedication to craft that has secured
their reputation as one
of New York’s foremost bakeries.”
The company produces
dinner rolls, breadsticks, craft
breads, sliders, sandwich rolls,
sliced loaves and baquettes.
Golden Glow Cookie Company.
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