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Community Spotlight
East Longmeadow Continues Pattern of Growth
By Mark Morris
Roughly 60 years ago, McGill Hose and Coupling opened on Benton Drive in East Longmeadow. About six months
ago, it moved into a new building around the corner on Industrial Drive that is more than double the size of its old location.
“We’ve grown to love the neighborhood and our neighbors, we rely on our retail business where people can come in for their supplies. It’s also a friendly location for our employees.”
McGill is a custom fabricator of hoses and tubes for a wide variety of industries, every- thing from fuel delivery to food and beverage
to pharmaceuticals. In short, any industry that requires hoses and tubing can be served by the company. Alex McGill, vice president at McGill, said the pandemic and supply chain challenges have caused some hiccups, but at the same time
brought more business from pharmaceutical companies, especially in the Northeast.
“The opportunity came about because of
the level of service we offer and because we are accessible to our customers,” McGill noted. “Our willingness to work around the clock to make sure customers get what they need has won us quite a lot of business over the years.”
While the company could be located any- where, and could have moved anywhere when expansion became necessary, McGill has chosen to remain in East Longmeadow.
“We’ve grown to love the neighborhood and our neighbors,” he said adding, “we rely on our retail business where people can come in for their supplies. It’s also a friendly location for our employees.”
Secure Energy Systems has a story that is simi- lar in many ways. The company was located on Somers Road until 2016 when a fire destroyed the company’s building. Nearby Cartamundi pro- vided temporary space for Secure Energy while it sought out a new location.
“The owners of the company had purchased a property in Enfield, but it just didn’t feel right to them,” said Erin Bissonnette, senior energy sales representative for Secure Energy. “They wanted to stay in East Longmeadow because they felt
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COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT
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E. Longmeadow at a Glance
YEAR INCORPORATED: 1894
POPULATION: 15,720
AREA: 13.0 square miles
COUNTY: Hampden
RESIDENTIAL TAX RATE: $21.06
COMMERCIAL TAX RATE: $21.06
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME: $62,680
MEDIAN FAMILY INCOME: $70,571
TYPE OF GOVERNMENT: Town Council, Town Manager
LARGEST EMPLOYERS: Lenox; Cartamundi; CareOne at Redstone; East Longmeadow Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation
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