Banker & Tradesman's Best
Choosing The Best
Welcome to the results of the 13th 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 & Co. | Gold | The Boston Group |
| Silver | Gray, Gray, & Gray | Silver | Hill Holliday |
| Bronze | Ernst & Young | Bronze | Digitas |
| Alternative/Hard Money Lending | Asset Recovery | ||
| Gold | Rockland Trust | Gold | Andrew Greenberg |
| Silver | Bank of Canton | Silver | Associated Credit Services |
| Bronze | Boston Private Bank & Trust Co. | Bronze | McCarter & English |
| Building Design/Architect | Business Forms | ||
| Gold | NES Group | Gold | American Solutions for Business |
| Silver | Margulies Perruzzi | Silver | Paragon Business Forms |
| Bronze | New England Design Associates Inc. | Bronze | Harland Clarke |
| Check Printing | Commercial Lending | ||
| Gold | Deluxe Financial Services | Gold | Rockland Trust |
| Silver | Harland Clarke | Silver | Eastern Bank |
| Bronze | South Shore Business Checks | Bronze | Berkshire Bank |
| Consultant | Correspondent Banking | ||
| Gold | Spillane Consulting | Gold | Eastern Bank |
| Silver | Wolf & Co. | Silver | Bank of America |
| Bronze | Compass Consulting Group | Bronze | Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank |
| Credit Union | Equity Lending | ||
| Gold | Direct Federal Credit Union | Gold | Eastern Bank |
| Silver | Metro Credit Union | Silver | DCU |
| Bronze | City of Boston Credit Union | Bronze | Century Bank & Trust Co. |
| Investment/Money Management | Residential Lending | ||
| Gold | Fidelity | Gold | OnTo Mortgage |
| Silver | Eastern Bank | Silver | Fairway Independent Mortgage |
| Bronze | Morgan Stanley | Bronze | Radius Financial Group |
| Technology | |||
| Gold | Radius Financial Group | ||
| Silver | Dell Technologies | ||
| Bronze | CoUrbanize |
Commercial
Commercial
| Architect/Design | Engineering | ||
| Gold | Margulies Perruzzi | Gold | Allen & Major Associates |
| Silver | DRL Architects | Silver | RDK Engineers/NV5 |
| Bronze | Visnick & Caulfield | Bronze | Nitsch Engineering |
| Education Provider | Environmental Services | ||
| Gold | Jack Conway & Co. Real Estate School | Gold | Haley & Aldrich Inc. |
| Silver | Greater Boston Real Estate Board | Silver | GEI Consultants Inc. |
| Bronze | American Real Estate Academy | Bronze | GZA Geoenvironmental Inc. |
| General Contractor | Interior Design | ||
| Gold | J. Calnan & Associates | Gold | Margulies Perruzzi |
| Silver | Shawmut Design & Construction | Silver | Visnick & Caulfield |
| Bronze | Consigli Construction | Bronze | Kirsten Floyd Interior Design |
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Editor’s note: the top three general contractors were updated on Nov. 11, 2020, due to a publishing error. |
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| Landscaping Company | Law Firm | ||
| Gold | Boston Landscape | Gold | SKM Title & Closing Services |
| Silver | Seoane’s Landscaping | Silver | QuickSilva Title |
| Bronze | Kriss Law Atlantic Closing & Escrow |
| Lending | Project Management | ||
| Gold | Radius Financial Group | Gold | Cresa |
| Silver | Rockland Trust | Silver | Fort Point Project Management |
| Bronze | Leader Bank | Bronze | McCall & Almy |
| Property Management | Real Estate Firm | ||
| Gold | Boston Properties | Gold | Cresa |
| Silver | Barkan Management | Silver | Coldwell Banker Commercial |
| Bronze | Hobbs Brook Management | Bronze | McCall & Almy |
| Security | |||
| Gold | Northeast Security | ||
| Silver | Securitas Security Services | ||
| Bronze | Integrated Security Group |
Residential
Residential
| Appraiser | Architect / Design | ||
| Gold | RJ Hadge Appraisal Inc. | Gold | Margulies Perruzzi |
| Silver | Absolute Value | Silver | DRL Architects |
| Bronze | Atlantic Appraisal Associates | Bronze | Copley Wolff Design Group |
| Auctioneer | Education Provider | ||
| Gold | JJ Manning Auctioneers | Gold | Jack Conway & Co. Real Estate School |
| Silver | Harkins Real Estate & Auctioneers | Silver | Host Group |
| Bronze | McLaughlin & Co. | Bronze | Anita Hill Training & Seminars |
| General Contractor | Home Inspector | ||
| Gold | J. Calnan & Associates | Gold | Walsh Home Inspections |
| Silver | Shawmut Design & Construction | Silver | Tiger Home Inspection |
| Bronze | Consigli Construction | Bronze | Pillar to Post |
| Home Security | Landscaping | ||
| Gold | ADT Security Services | Gold | Clover Landscaping |
| Silver | Cape Cod Alarm | Silver | Yard Works |
| Bronze | First Alarm | Bronze | Seoane’s Landscaping |
| Law Firm/Closing Attorney | Lending | ||
| Gold | SKM Title & Closing Services | Gold | Radius Financial Group |
| Silver | Touchstone Closing | Silver | Guaranteed Rate |
| Bronze | QuickSilva Title | Bronze | Fairway Independent Mortgage |
| Moving Company | Property Management | ||
| Gold | Gentle Giant | Gold | Boston Property Care |
| Silver | Gallo Moving & Storage | Silver | Meridian Realty Group |
| Bronze | Olympia Moving & Storage | Bronze | The Hamilton Co. |
| Real Estate Company | Site Survey | ||
| Gold | Jack Conway & Co. | Gold | Boston Survey Inc. |
| Silver | Coldwell Banker | Silver | Allen & Major Associates |
| Bronze | Intercontinental Real Estate | Bronze | Hancock Associates |
| Title Company | |||
| Gold | SKM Title & Closing Services | ||
| Silver | QuickSilva Title | ||
| Bronze | Fallon Law P.C. |
General
General
| Accounting Firm | Event Facility | ||
| Gold | BlumShapiro | Gold | Boston Sports Institute – A Steward Family Facility |
| Silver | Wolf & Co. | Silver | Boston Harbor Hotel |
| Bronze | PwC | Bronze | Fenway Park |
| Golf Course | Hotel | ||
| Gold | Pinehills Golf Club | Gold | Liberty Hotel |
| Silver | Granite Links | Silver | Boston Harbor Hotel |
| Bronze | Franklin Golf Course | Bronze | Boston Park Plaza Hotel |
| Insurance Agency | Public Relations Agency | ||
| Gold | Radius Insurance Group | Gold | 451 Marketing/Zozimus |
| Silver | G & N Insurance | Silver | O’Neill & Associates |
| Bronze | Plymouth Rock | Bronze | Rhino Public Relations |
| Restaurant | Temp Agency | ||
| Gold | Row 34 | Gold | Daley And Associates LLC |
| Silver | The Sole Proprietor | Silver | Professional Staffing Group |
| Bronze | Del Frisco’s | Bronze | Accountemps/Robert Half |
| Web Design | |||
| Gold | Boston Digital | ||
| Silver | Razorfish | ||
| Bronze | Clockwork Design Group |
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