Banker & Tradesman's Best
Choosing The Best
Welcome to the results of the 11th 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 | Auctus Marketing | |
| Silver | Ernst & Young | Silver | The Boston Group | |
| Bronze | PwC | Bronze | Sundin Associates Inc. | |
| Alternative/Hard Money Lending | Asset Recovery | |||
| Gold | Boston Private Bank & Trust | Gold | Intelligent Banking Solutions | |
| Silver | Rockland Trust | Silver | Law Offices of Howard Lee Schiff P.C. | |
| Bronze | First Boston Capital Partners | Bronze | Associated Credit Services | |
| Broker/Dealer | Building Design/Architect | |||
| Gold | Fidelity | Gold | NES Group | |
| Silver | Baystate Financial Services | Silver | New England Design Associates Inc. | |
| Bronze | Radius Financial Group | Bronze | Margulies Perruzzi Architects | |
| Business Forms | Check Printing | |||
| Gold | Financial Printing Solutions | Gold | Deluxe Financial Services | |
| Silver | Harland Clarke | Silver | Harland Clarke | |
| Bronze | American Solutions for Business | Bronze | Checks-in-the Mail | |
| Commercial Lending | Consultant | |||
| Gold | Blue Hills Bank | Gold | GraVoc Associates | |
| Silver | Rockland Trust | Silver | Wolf & Co. | |
| Bronze | Brookline Bank | Bronze | Spillane Consulting | |
| Correspondent Banking | Credit Union | |||
| Gold | Eastern Bank | Gold | Metro Credit Union | |
| Silver | PeoplesBank | Silver | Direct Federal Credit Union | |
| Bronze | Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank | Bronze | Hanscom Federal Credit Union | |
| Equity Lending | Investment/Money Management | |||
| Gold | Eastern Bank | Gold | Fidelity | |
| Silver | Shamrock Financial Corp. | Silver | John Hancock Investments | |
| Bronze | PeoplesBank | Bronze | Baystate Financial Services | |
| Residential Lending | Technology | |||
| Gold | Radius Financial Group | Gold | Radius Financial Group | |
| Silver | Shamrock Financial Corp. | Silver | Dell Technologies | |
| Bronze | New Federal Mortgage | Bronze | Diebold |
Commercial
Commerical
| Real Estate Firm | Architect/Design | |||
| Gold | Jack Conway & Co. | Gold | DRL Architects | |
| Silver | Keller Williams Realty | Silver | Margulies Perruzzi Architects | |
| Bronze | Coldwell Banker | Bronze | Elkus/Manfredi Architects | |
| Educational Provider | Electrical Contractor | |||
| Gold | Jack Conway & Co. Real Estate School | Gold | Gaston Electrical | |
| Silver | Host Group | Silver | Griffin Electric | |
| Bronze | American Real Estate Academy | Bronze | Interstate Electrical Services | |
| Engineering | Environmental Services | |||
| Gold | RDK Engineers | Gold | GZA Geoenvironmental Inc. | |
| Silver | Simpson Gumpertz & Heger | Silver | GEI Consultants Inc. | |
| Bronze | GEI Consultants Inc. | Bronze | Haley & Aldrich Inc. | |
| General Contractor | Interior Design | |||
| Gold | Suffolk Construction Co. | Gold | Margulies Perruzzi Architects | |
| Silver | J. Calnan & Associates | Silver | Elkus/Manfredi Architects | |
| Bronze | Campanelli | Bronze | Deb Ellis Design | |
| Landscaping Company | Law Firm | |||
| Gold | Copley Wolff Design Group | Gold | Kriss Law Atlantic Closing & Escrow | |
| Silver | D. Schumacher Landscaping Design | Silver | QuickSilva Title | |
| Bronze | Yard Crew | Bronze | Dalton & Finegold | |
| Lending | Project Management | |||
| Gold | Radius Financial Group | Gold | Suffolk Construction Co. | |
| Silver | New Federal Mortgage | Silver | Fort Point Project Management | |
| Bronze | Leader Bank | Bronze | Callahan Inc. | |
| Property Management | Security | |||
| Gold | Boston Properties | Gold | Northeast Security | |
| Silver | Barkan Management | Silver | Securitas Security Services | |
| Bronze | CBRE | Bronze | A.F. Publicover & Co. | |
| Site Survey | ||||
| Gold | Allen & Major Associates | |||
| Silver | Feldman Surveyors | |||
| Bronze | Hancock Associates |
Residential
Residential
| Appraiser | Auctioneer | |||
| Gold | Appraisers Group | Gold | JJ Manning Auctioneers | |
| Silver | Absolute Value | Silver | Harkins Real Estate & Auctioneers | |
| Bronze | RJ Hadge Appraisal Inc. | Bronze | Commonwealth Auction Associates | |
| Educational Provider | Home Inspector | |||
| Gold | Jack Conway & Co. | Gold | Tiger Home Inspection | |
| Silver | Host Group | Silver | Pillar to Post | |
| Bronze | American Real Estate Academy | Bronze | B-Sure Home Inspections Inc. | |
| Home Security | Landscaping | |||
| Gold | ADT Security Services | Gold | Minuteman Landscaping | |
| Silver | Xfinity Home | Silver | Clover Landscaping | |
| Bronze | Cape Cod Alarm | Bronze | D. Schumacher Landscaping Design | |
| Law Firm/Closing Attorney | Lending | |||
| Gold | Kriss Law Atlantic Closing & Escrow | Gold | Radius Financial Group | |
| Silver | QuickSilva Title | Silver | Guaranteed Rate Inc. | |
| Bronze | Touchstone Closing | Bronze | Shamrock Financial Corp. | |
| Mortgage Company | Moving Company | |||
| Gold | Guaranteed Rate Inc. | Gold | Gentle Giant | |
| Silver | Radius Financial Group | Silver | Marathon Moving | |
| Bronze | New Federal Mortgage | Bronze | Gallo Moving & Storage | |
| Property Management | Real Estate Company | |||
| Gold | Mediate Management Co. | Gold | Jack Conway & Co. | |
| Silver | Boston Property Care | Silver | Lamacchia Realty | |
| Bronze | Maloney Properties Inc. | Bronze | Keller Williams Realty | |
| Title Company | ||||
| Gold | Kriss Law Atlantic Closing & Escrow | |||
| Silver | QuickSilva Title | |||
| Bronze | CATIC |
General
General
| Accounting Firm | Caterer | |||
| Gold | Deloitte & Touche LLP | Gold | Au Bon Pain | |
| Silver | Edelstein & Co. | Silver | The Catered Affair | |
| Bronze | PwC | Bronze | Flour Bakery | |
| Communications (voice/data/web) | Event Facility | |||
| Gold | Verizon | Gold | Gillette Stadium | |
| Silver | Comcast | Silver | Boston Harbor Hotel | |
| Bronze | RCN | Bronze | Fenway Park | |
| Golf Course | Hotel | |||
| Gold | Granite Links | Gold | Boston Harbor Hotel | |
| Silver | Pinehills Golf Club | Silver | Seaport Hotel | |
| Bronze | Waverly Oaks Golf Club | Bronze | Boston Marriott Copley Place | |
| Insurance Agency | Public Relations Agency | |||
| Gold | Radius Insurance Group | Gold | O’Neill & Associates | |
| Silver | Plymouth Rock | Silver | InkHouse | |
| Bronze | G & N Insurance | Bronze | Rhino Public Relations | |
| Rental Car | Restaurant | |||
| Gold | Enterprise Rent-A-Car | Gold | Daily Catch | |
| Silver | Hertz | Silver | Legal Sea Foods | |
| Bronze | Budget Car & Truck Rental | Bronze | The Capital Grille | |
| Temp Agency | Web Design | |||
| Gold | Accountemps | Gold | GraVoc Associates | |
| Silver | Professional Staffing Group | Silver | Boston Interactive | |
| Bronze | Daley And Associates LLC | Bronze | Beehive Media |
