Banker & Tradesman's Best
Choosing The Best
Welcome to the results of the 12th annual Banker & Tradesman readers’ poll, in which our readers cast their votes for the best providers of services and goods in the banking and real estate professions.
This is a subjective, not objective, poll. It does not measure who writes the most business, who has the most revenue or serves the most customers. It does measure the loyalty and satisfaction readers have with vendors. It is an opportunity for readers to speak up for those providers they believe are the best.
Banker & Tradesman has since August been conducting an online survey of readers. We promoted this project via ads in the newspaper, emails to readers and customers of Banker & Tradesman, and through B&T’s website. Readers responded by the thousands to voice their opinions. Here are their choices for The Best – the companies that won the loyalty and support of the Bay State’s financial and real estate communities.
Banking
Banking
| Accounting/Audit | Advertising/Marketing | |||
| Gold | A. Wisialko & Company | Gold | The Boston Group | |
| Silver | Blum Shapiro | Silver | Hill Holliday | |
| Bronze | Rodman & Rodman/BerryDunn* | Bronze | O’Neill & Associates | |
| Alternative/Hard Money Lending | Asset Recovery | |||
| Gold | Rockland Trust | Gold | Andrew Greenberg | |
| Silver | Boston Private Bank & Trust Company | Silver | Associated Credit Services | |
| Bronze | Bank of Canton | Bronze | Law Offices Howard Lee Schiff P.C. | |
| Building Design/Architect | Business Forms | |||
| Gold | NES Group | Gold | Harland Clarke | |
| Silver | New England Design Associates Inc. | Silver | Paragon Business Forms | |
| Bronze | Blackstone Home Design | Bronze | American Solutions for Business | |
| Check Printing | Commercial Lending | |||
| Gold | Deluxe Financial Services | Gold | Rockland Trust | |
| Silver | Harland Clarke | Silver | St. Anne’s Credit Union | |
| Bronze | Checks-in-the Mail | Bronze | Eastern Bank | |
| Consultant | Correspondent Banking | |||
| Gold | Spillane Consulting | Gold | Leader Bank | |
| Silver | Wolf & Company | Silver | Eastern Bank | |
| Bronze | Compass Consulting Group | Bronze | Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank | |
| Credit Union | Equity Lending | |||
| Gold | Direct Federal Credit Union | Gold | St. Anne’s Credit Union | |
| Silver | St. Anne’s Credit Union | Silver | Eastern Bank | |
| Bronze | Rockland Federal Credit Union | Bronze | DCU | |
| Investment/Money Management | Residential Lending | |||
| Gold | Fidelity | Gold | Radius Financial Group | |
| Silver | Wellington Management Company | Silver | Guaranteed Rate Inc. | |
| Bronze | Eastern Bank | Bronze | St. Anne’s Credit Union | |
| Technology | ||||
| Gold | Radius Financial Group | |||
| Silver | Dell Technologies | |||
| Bronze | FISERV | |||
*Editor’s Note: This page has been updated to reflect that Rodman & Rodman was acquired by BerryDunn in July 2019.
Commercial
Commercial
| Architect/Design | Education Provider | |||
| Gold | DRL Architects | Gold | Jack Conway & Co’s Real Estate School | |
| Silver | Elkus/Manfredi Architects | Silver | Greater Boston Real Estate Board | |
| Bronze | Margulies Perruzzi Architects | Bronze | Anita Hill Training & Seminars | |
| Engineering | Environmental Services | |||
| Gold | Haley & Aldrich Inc. | Gold | GZA Geoenvironmental Inc. | |
| Silver | Tighe & Bond | Silver | EBI Consulting | |
| Bronze | Nitsch Engineering | Bronze | Weston & Sampson Engineers | |
| General Contractor | Interior Design | |||
| Gold | Suffolk Construction Co. | Gold | Deb Ellis Design | |
| Silver | Consigli Construction | Silver | Sasaki Associates | |
| Bronze | Callahan Inc. | Bronze | CBT | |
| Landscaping Company | Law Firm | |||
| Gold | Stefano’s Landscaping | Gold | Kriss Law Atlantic Closing & Escrow | |
| Silver | Cataldo | Silver | Bernkopf Goodman LLP | |
| Bronze | Boston Landscape | Bronze | SKM Title and Closing Services | |
| Lending | Project Management | |||
| Gold | Radius Financial Group | Gold | Boston Properties | |
| Silver | Rockland Trust | Silver | Callahan Inc. | |
| Bronze | DCU | Bronze | Suffolk Construction Co. | |
| Property Management | Real Estate Firm | |||
| Gold | Boston Properties | Gold | Jack Conway & Co. | |
| Silver | CBRE Group | Silver | CBRE Group | |
| Bronze | Barkan Management | Bronze | Keller Williams Realty | |
| Security | Site Survery | |||
| Gold | Northeast Security | Gold | Boston Survey Inc. | |
| Silver | Eastern Security | Silver | Norwood Engineering Co. Inc | |
| Bronze | Securitas Security Services | Bronze | Hancock Associates | |
Residential
Residential
| Appraiser | Auctioneer | |||
| Gold | Absolute Value | Gold | JJ Manning Auctioneers | |
| Silver | Central Mass Appraisals | Silver | Paul E. Saperstein Auctioneers | |
| Bronze | Atlantic Appraisal Associates | Bronze | Sullivan & Sullivan Auctioneers LLC | |
| Educational Provider | Home Inspector | |||
| Gold | Jack Conway & Co. | Gold | Tiger Home Inspection | |
| Silver | Coldwell Banker | Silver | Pillar to Post | |
| Bronze | Host Group | Bronze | RJ Inspections | |
| Home Security | Landscaping | |||
| Gold | ADT Security Services | Gold | Seoane’s Landscaping | |
| Silver | Xfinity Home | Silver | Sullivan Brothers | |
| Bronze | American Alarm & Communications | Bronze | Yard Works Inc. | |
| Law Firm/Closing Attorney | Lending | |||
| Gold | SKM Title & Closing Services | Gold | Radius Financial Group | |
| Silver | Lieberman Law Office PC | Silver | Guaranteed Rate Inc. | |
| Bronze | Touchstone Closing | Bronze | Fairway Lending | |
| Moving Company | Property Management | |||
| Gold | Gentle Giant | Gold | Mediate Management Company | |
| Silver | Olympia Moving & Storage | Silver | Boston Property Care | |
| Bronze | Carmel Movers | Bronze | Maloney Properties Inc. | |
| Real Estate Company | Title Company | |||
| Gold | Coldwell Banker | Gold | SKM Title & Closing Services | |
| Silver | LAER Realty Partners | Silver | Kriss Law Atlantic Closing & Escrow | |
| Bronze | Jack Conway & Co. | Bronze | First American Title Insurance | |
General
General
| Accounting Firm | Event Facility | |||
| Gold | Blum Shapiro | Gold | Gillette Stadium | |
| Silver | Ernst & Young | Silver | Fenway Park | |
| Bronze | Wolf & Company | Bronze | Boston Convention & Exhibition Center | |
| Golf Course | Hotel | |||
| Gold | Pinehills Golf Club | Gold | Boston Harbor Hotel | |
| Silver | Granite Links | Silver | Omni Parker House | |
| Bronze | Four Oaks Country Club | Bronze | Liberty Hotel | |
| Insurance Agency | Public Relations Agency | |||
| Gold | Radius Insurance Group | Gold | O’Neill & Associates | |
| Silver | Rogers & Gray | Silver | Regan Communications Group | |
| Bronze | Amica | Bronze | 451 Marketing | |
| Restaurant | Temp Agency | |||
| Gold | The Capital Grille | Gold | WinterWyman | |
| Silver | Legal Sea Foods | Silver | Accountemps | |
| Bronze | Del Frisco’s | Bronze | Randstad Office & Administration | |
| Web Design | ||||
| Gold | Boston Interactive | |||
| Silver | Beehive Media | |||
| Bronze | Davis Advertising |
