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Brian Carmona

President of Colonial Instruments, Inc.

I began working in the pressure gauge business in September of 1979 as a shipping and receiving clerk. I started working at a small whole distributor of Wika and VDO pressure gauges in Ohio by the name of the O.W. Heyman Company and Girard General Services.

Jarrod Williams

Process Instrumentation Specialist / Marketing

I strive to be as knowledgeable as I can be when it comes to pressure and temperature instrumentation. I also try my best to provide excellent customer service.

Anthony Cuddemi

Process Instrumentation Specialist

My passion for knowledge while providing the highest quality service allows me to give our customers the best possible experience when shopping for process instrumentation.

Nathan Kovacs

Process Instrumentation Specialist

Nathan proudly served in the US Armed forces as a Sergeant in the Army. He has been with Colonial Instruments since 2016.

Ken Brasley

Calibration Manager

Ken joined the Colonial Instruments team in 2011. His primary responsibilities are management of work flow in our shop and calibration of pressure and temperature instrumentation.

Brittany Normand

Brittany Normand

Office and Shipping Manager

Brittany is Colonial Instrument's newest team member.

Our companyABOUT COLONIAL INSTRUMENTS

Colonial Instruments, Inc. is a stocking wholesale distributor of pressure, temperature, level and flow instruments. We represent most of the major manufactures in the industry and can meet all of your needs for any brand.

What separates us from others in our industry is our service oriented approach and value added services. Often times we see our competition providing quotations with vague descriptions like “Gauge, 100psi, 4.5 1/4 NPT”.  We eliminate the need for guess work, by providing extremely detailed product descriptions on our quotes, so you can be clear what you’re getting. Furthermore, we regularly provide custom product assembly sketches and full submittal packages for our customers, cutting down on the amount of work they need to do, and giving them a visual representation of the final product.

We pride ourselves on providing you with outstanding service and strive to exceed your expectations. Like our motto says… We Go The Extra Mile, It’s Never Crowded!..

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The beginningsCOMPANY HISTORY

1984

Humble Beginnings

Colonial Instruments, Inc. is started as a spin off from the former Seeley & Jones, in Bridgeport, CT. The company is solely focused on the sale of low cost commercial pressure gauges for HVAC and OEM markets.
1997

New Headquarters

Brian Carmona purchases Colonial Instruments in Bridgeport, CT and reincorporates in New Hampshire as Colonial Instruments, Inc. at our current Nashua, NH location. The focus of the company shifts from commercial pressure gauges to more industrial instrumentation. At the new location a small repair and service shop for filling diaphragm seal products and NIST Calibration Services are implemented.
2005

Rebranding

The company launches the first version of the website colonialgauges.com and first iteration of the current company logo.
2006

Expansion

Colonial Instruments takes on more space at it’s current location, moving from a shared office/warehouse/shop are into a dedicated office area and has grown from one full time employee, Brian Carmona, to four employees.
2007

Rotary Engraved Tag Business Lauches

Colonial Instruments purchases it’s first rotary engraving machine and begins making custom stainless steel, pheonolic and acrylic tags. Demand quickly grows and the company lands some large orders.
2009

Digital Pressure Calibration

Colonial Instruments moves from analog 0.25% accuracy test gauges to a new state of the art DHI (Fluke) PPC4 precision digital pressure calibrator /controller with an accuracy of ±0.01% on pressures up to 1,000 PSI. The company quickly lands several high profile calibration projects, including a Shire Pharmaceutical project, calibrating hundreds of pressure instruments
2012

Upgrade to Laser Etching

Colonial Instruments switches from rotary engraved tags to laser etched tags. The addition of Gravograph LS100 Laser Etching Machine also gives the ability to custom engrave on a wider variety of products, including thermowells, pressure gauges, larger custom nameplates and other products. The laser etching business continues to grow.
2015

Temperature Calibration Capabilities Added

Colonial Instruments expands calibration capabilities to include temperature calibration. The Metrology Lab utilizes Fluke Primary Reference Standards having Accuracies of 0.05°C (0.09°F) across a Temperature Range of -20°C to 300°C (-4°F to 572°F). State of the art Fluke Model 6330 and Model 7320 Compact Temperature Calibration Baths with Stability and uniformity each better than ± 0.008 °C.

2019

Continued Growth

Colonial Instruments launches the latest version of it’s website. The company now has 6 full time employees and continues to grow, in both size and sales. The focus of the company has dramatically shifted over the last 20+ years and most of products now sold are higher end instrumentation for the industrial, process, and pharmaceutical markets. The service sector of the business has grown as demand for diaphragm seal products, custom tag and etching and calibration has increased and continues to increase. The latest up grade to the calibration lab is a new Fluke 6270A calibrator / controller which has added much needed capacity.
2021

New Office Expansion

Colonial Instruments expanded and added an additional 1,200 square foot dedicated office and reception area.
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