4. PROCON • 1359 Hooksett Road, Hooksett • proconinc.com
Top Employee Engagement Survey Measures: Management is trusted: 99% agree. My firm provides opportunities to socialize and celebrate special events: 98% agree.
CEO: John Stebbins
Years in Business: 90
Full-Time Employees: 146
Years on List: 7
This fourth-generation family-owned business finds many ways to let its team members know just how much they are valued. Employees share in the company’s success through a bonus pool from which they can elect to have a portion contributed directly to their 401(k). The value of their bonus increases based on their length of service. Leaders also surprise team members with extra paychecks or extra paid time off.
Team members who reach major milestones at 20 years or more receive personalized gifts or experiences valued from $500 to $1,000 depending on the anniversary. When retiring, team members with 30 years of service or more are gifted a $5,000 trip.
PROCON holds an annual Employee Appreciation Event that includes a softball tournament and cornhole competition, and a catered BBQ lunch, as well as annual Family Fun Day. Last year, they held Family Fun Day at Charmingfare Farm in Candia with a petting zoo, pony rides, a bonfire, picnic lunch and hayrides, and a wild animal exhibit.
Safety and health are a priority at PROCON. Among its popular wellness offering is an on-site flu clinic for employees and their families, on-site yoga classes, on-site chair massages, and an on-site gym with a Peloton subscription, treadmills, ellipticals, bikes, weights, and rowing machines.
Among the policies PROCON put in place based on employee feedback are: a work-from-home policy, hiring a training director, summer early-release Fridays, $150 prescription safety glasses every other year for field employees, and an automatic monthly phone reimbursement.
Every year PROCON holds a core value awards ceremony, honoring employees nominated and voted on by their colleagues for exemplifying the company’s core values, whether consistently going above and beyond, leading with empathy, or inspiring others through collaboration and hard work.
Business NH Magazine named 27 businesses as the 2025 Best Companies to Work For in NH and inducted seven companies into the competition's Hall of Fame.
For 27 years, Business NH Magazine has recognized businesses that go out of their way to create engaging workplaces and understand that fulfilled employees are more productive.
A recent report from Gallup found employee engagement globally dropped in 2024—only the second time in the past 12 years. Engagement among managers took a big hit as they face new daunting challenges.
When your managers aren’t happy, your workforce isn’t too far behind. Finding ways to engage employees and developing cultures that meet these new challenges is imperative. Who better to turn to for answers than those with employees reporting high engagement? The September issue of Business NH Magazine celebrates delves into and celebrates the practices of this year’s Best Companies to Work For in New Hampshire,” says Executive Editor Matt Mowry.
Learn more: www.BusinessNHmagazine.com
