Meet the Makers

TIGHTENING UP: North East Knitting Inc. lead mechanic José Dos Reis adjusts fabric in one of the machines at the Pawtucket manufacturer. PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Meet the Makers: DaRosas weaving an impactful legacy in Pawtucket

Meet the Makers 10/24/2025

Tucked in the heart of Pawtucket, once a national powerhouse of American textile production, a third-generation family business continues to spin its legacy in...

DYNAMIC DUO: Haverhill Leach, right, founded jewelry maker Haverhill in 2013 and after meeting management consultant Andrej Strojin, left, on a dating app in 2018, the two were married four months later and Strojin joined Haverhill as CEO. The two are pictured at their manufacturing facility in Warren. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Meet the Makers: For Haverhill founder, jewelry was in the genes

Meet the Makers 09/26/2025

(Editor’s note: This is the 37th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...

TRIAL AND ERROR: Alejandro Martinez, Mearthane Products Corp.’s marketing director, shows some experimental moldings in the company’s development lab inside its Cranston headquarters.  PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Meet the Makers: Moment of ingenuity helped Mearthane to continue rolling

Meet the Makers 08/15/2025

(Editor’s note: This is the 36th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...

PRODUCT ASSESSMENT: Alice Nichols, left, founder and owner, and Donna Bodell, vice president and designer, look over some of the products on the factory floor at pet supply manufacturer Up Country in East Providence. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Meet the Makers: Determination pays off for pet apparel designer, with...

Meet the Makers 07/18/2025

(Editor’s note: This is the 35th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...

ON THE MOVE: Stephan Vaast, Comet’s head of manufacturing and design, says the company moved into its current location at Unity Park in Bristol just a few months ago. Boards had been made on the West Coast for years, but the COVID-19 pandemic pushed Comet to make a change.  PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Meet the Makers: Bristol-based skateboard manufacturer is picking up momentum

Meet the Makers 06/20/2025

(Editor’s note: This is the 34th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...

DOUBLE DUTY: Jamie Mitri, founder and owner of Moss Pure in Cumberland, is aiming to transform the green art sector, offering a product that serves as both a contemporary art piece and an innovation in air filtering and purification without the need for electricity, sunlight or water. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Meet the Makers: Moss Pure’s air filtration products blend art with...

Meet the Makers 05/23/2025

(Editor’s note: This is the 33rd installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...

CONSTANT DIVERSIFICATION: Evelyn Gutierrez works on countertop rails for an American-made yacht with Chairman Thomas Tanury at Lincoln-based metal finishing company Tanury Industries. The company used to specialize in jewelry, but now the largest markets it serves are lighting, electronics, aerospace and giftware. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Meet the Makers: Tanury Industries stays on its toes to keep...

Meet the Makers 04/25/2025

(Editor’s note: This is the 32nd installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...

FAMILY TRADITION: Rudi Hauser Jr., owner and president of Hauser Chocolatier in Westerly, in the company’s retail shop. Hauser bought the company in 2008 from his mother and his father, Ruedi Hauser Sr., who started the company in 1985 in Connecticut after emigrating from Switzerland. PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Meet the Makers: Hausers keep family tradition of Swiss chocolate making...

Meet the Makers 03/28/2025

(Editor’s note: This is the 31st installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...

TABLE GAMES: Tracey Beck, co-owner and chief operating officer of The Beck Cos., shows off a shuffleboard table and a pool table, both designed and built by Great American Recreation Equipment Inc., one of six companies under The Beck Cos. umbrella that produces its products at the manufacturer’s 85,000-square-foot facility in North Smithfield. PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Meet the Makers: Cross-training key to success of The Beck Cos.

Meet the Makers 02/28/2025

(Editor’s note: This is the 30th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...

MANY USES: VR Industries Inc. CEO and President Brian Pestana, left, visits machine technician Brandon Roy on the factory floor of the Warwick-based electronic contract manufacturer, which focuses on making circuit boards for a variety of industries, including industrial, defense, medical and the blue economy.  PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Meet the Makers: Adaptability, customer relationships key to VR Industries’ 40...

Meet the Makers 01/31/2025

(Editor’s note: This is the 29th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...

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