Blake Equipment Company
In its early history The Wilson C. Blake Company primarily sold and serviced equipment that generated and controlled large volume hot water for industrial and institutional applications. In 1945 the Company began representing Cleaver-Brooks, the originator of packaged firetube boilers. Cleaver-Brooks steam and hot water boiler continue to set the standard for product quality, parts availability and service throughout the world. Blake Equipment continues to sell and service Cleaver-Brooks boilers and accessories in Connecticut and Western Massachusetts. In the years since 1945 additional boiler and accessory lines have been added including those manufactured by Fulton Boiler Works, Pennsylvania Separator, Shippensburg Pump Co., BFS Industries and Precision Parts. The boiler business is supported with 19 sales, parts and service specialists.
In 1967 Richard Cuda purchased the Company from Wilson C. Blake and changed its name to the Blake Equipment Company, Inc. Shortly thereafter sales and service were extended to include pumps, water pumps systems and sewage pump systems.
In the thirty years since Dick Cuda has led Blake Equipment the Company has expanded to over 100 employees and eleven branch locations throughout New England and New York State. Blake Equipment is New England's largest supplier of pumps and pumps systems with annual sales of approximately $30,000,000. Customers range from industrial plants to local plumbing contractors including mechanical contractors, municipalities, schools, hospitals,--any place where there is a heating or plumbing need. Branch locations for pumps and pumps systems are: Bloomfield, CT, Danbury,CT, Greenfield,MA, Pascoag,RI, Rutland VT, Alton,NH, Winthrop, ME, Bangor, ME, Gorham, ME, Oneonta, NY and Syracuse,NY.
Blake Equipment Company will continue to meet the needs of our customers by offering the highest quality equipment at competitive prices and to support equipment sales with parts availability and service.