Colonial Spring was founded in 1946 in Hartford, moved to Bloomfield in April of 1958 needing more space, and in January 1977 moved to Bristol needing more space and to be in the center of the spring industry labor pool.

In 1946, Colonial had three employees and 1200 square feet of space in a loft in Hartford. In April of 1958, Colonial had twenty two employees and had a building built in Bloomfield that had ten thousand square feet of space. In January of 1977. Colonial moved to 95 Valley Street in Bristol, into a space of twenty six thousand four hundred square feet with room to expand. In March 1999, Colonial Spring purchased the machinery, inventory and customer list of the Han-Dee Spring Company of Hartford. Today we have forty four thousand square feet.
  
Raymond Therion started the company in 1946, and in 1956 David Small bought a 66 2/3% interest in Colonial and incorporated on July 1, 1956. In October 1972, Stuart Small started and in 1973 Ray Therion passed away and Stuart Small and his brother Gilbert bought out the 1/3 share of Ray Therion and owned Colonial 50/50. In 1978, Stuart bought out Gilbert Small and is now sole owner and sales manager. Loren Godfrey has been president since 1995 and is an MIT engineering graduate.

Stuart Small - graduated University of Connecticut with a B.S. in business administration, after graduating Stuart was a 2nd LT in the U.S. Army Armor. Worked at V.C.A. from 1958 - 1963 in internal sales. From 1963 - 1972 was a commercial real estate broker. Presently Stuart is Sales Manager of Colonial Spring and has been with us since 1972, serving most of those years as president.