The Lego Group confirmed this week that it plans to close this year its offices in Enfield, but it will maintain a presence in northern Connecticut with a new warehouse in a neighboring town.
Lego's exit from Enfield, where the toy maker has had offices since 1975, has been years in the making. The company announced its plan to relocate its main U.S. offices from Enfield to Boston in January 2023, at which point it had about 740 employees based in Enfield. The project took shape last year with the opening of the Boston hub, complemented by the launch of offices for consumer and shopper engagement in Tempe, Arizona.
“There are about 350 colleagues across several teams still working out of our Enfield hub at this time,” Lego officials said in a written statement. “Some of these roles will move to Boston and Tempe over the course of the year as we wind down operations in the second half of 2026. Those who opted against following their role have or will exit the company.”
A message left for Winstanley Enterprises, the owner of 100 Print Shop Road, was not returned. On its website, Winstanley describes the property as a “587,700 SF high-image distribution, manufacturing & office facility. It offers robust infrastructure, heavy power with redundant systems, abundant parking, a two-story 60,000 square foot office area, full-service cafeteria and other key amenities.” It also notes that the property is “100% occupied” by Lego and The Coca-Cola Co.
In a more auspicious development for Hartford County's economy, Lego recently signed a lease for 106,475 square feet at 30 Hamilton Road in Windsor Locks, about 15 miles southwest of the offices in Enfield.
“This is a 10-year lease for new warehouse space,” Lego officials said in an additional written statement. “Approximately 20 Lego Group employees will be based on site beginning in the second half of 2026. This does not impact plans for 100 Print Shop Road.”
Meanwhile, the two Lego stores in Connecticut will continue operating. One store is at Danbury Fair mall, while the other is at Westfarms mall on the Farmington-West Hartford line.
Lego has more than 3,500 employees in the U.S., part of a worldwide contingent of more than 31,000. The company plans to have more than 800 people based at the new U.S. headquarters, which is in the Back Bay section of Boston, and about 180 people based at the new offices in Tempe.
Meanwhile, construction is underway on a factory in Chesterfield County, Virginia, and a regional distribution center, which will be run by a third-party logistics provider, in neighboring Prince George County, Virginia. Those facilities are expected to open next year and eventually create a total of more than 2,000 jobs.
The Lego Group was founded in Billund, Denmark in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen. Its name is an amalgamation of two Danish words, LEg and GOdt, which mean “play well.”
Back in Connecticut, there will be at least one other prominent corporate departure in the next couple of years. Battery maker Duracell announced last February a plan to relocate its research-and-development headquarters from Bethel to Atlanta. The company has indicated, however, that it will keep operating in Bethel until next year.
However, Connecticut remains an attractive location for many large businesses. Seventeen companies in the S&P 500 index are headquartered in the state. That group includes tobacco producer Philip Morris International, which relocated its headquarters from Manhattan to Stamford in 2022.
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