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New Management Team Steps UpCompass Precision acquired Strom Manufacturing in July 2022. Nine months later, Paul Sonderen became one of the company’s new co-general managers following the retirement of Bill Strom, the firm’s previous owner and President.  A few months...

Compass Headgear Variety Distinguishes Firm Many companies offer employees apparel with the firm’s logo, ballcaps included. But few do it like Compass Precision. To get to the bottom of this unique headgear strategy, we recently spoke with the mad hatter himself, CEO...

2021 First Half EOM Honorees Then and NowCompass Precision upholds a high standard for its employees and then strongly commends them when they reach their goals and beyond. To help laud the achievements of its employees, Compass began an Employee of the Month program...

Compass Operating Company Scores 97 Out of Possible 110Oldsmar, FL – June 20, 2023 – R&D Machine proudly announced Tuesday that it has attained a score of 97 out of a possible 110 points as measured against the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model...

Compass Precision Operating Company Adds Two Swiss MachinesWESTFORD, MA – June 13, 2023 – Bergeron Machine proudly announced Tuesday that it has installed and started up two additional Swiss screw machines at its Westford, MA facility. Both were purchased to support...

Compass Precision, LLC, announced Tuesday that Dave Giampa has joined the company as President of Bergeron Machine.

Bill Canning Joins Compass Precision Management TeamCHARLOTTE, NC – April 18, 2023 – Compass Precision, LLC, a Charlotte-based manufacturer of custom, close-tolerance metal components for mission-critical applications, announced Tuesday that manufacturing industry...

Compass Expands to Eight Operating CompaniesCHARLOTTE, NC – April 10, 2023 – Compass Precision, LLC, a Charlotte-based manufacturer of custom, close-tolerance metal components for mission-critical applications, announced Friday that it has acquired Bergeron Machine,...

Strom’s Setup Guy Rose Through the RanksJoel Gonzalez couldn’t have disliked his first job much more. In his first full-time position after high school, Joel worked for a carpet cleaner. But while he hated the role for many reasons, it led him to a job he loves at...

Brian Kedroske, Paul Sonderen, and Mike Strom Now Co-General Managers NORTH PLAINS, OR – March 21, 2023 – Compass Precision, LLC, a Charlotte-based manufacturer of custom, close-tolerance metal components for mission-critical applications, announced Tuesday that Brian...

Shops That Utilize Everyone’s Talents Win ChampionshipsCompass doesn’t behave like most companies, with bosses barking orders and underlings scurrying to comply. To better understand why, we queried Compass CEO Gary Holcomb and recorded his comments below What’s the...

Head of Sales Passes Ball Around Company’s Operating CompaniesJim Miller joined Compass nearly two years ago as the firm’s Vice President of Sales. Much has changed in a mere twenty-four months. We recently chatted with Jim to get an inside glimpse on Compass and his...

Compass Precision Unit Growing QuicklyNorth Plains, OR – February 14, 2023 – Strom Manufacturing proudly announced Tuesday that it has installed a new DMG Mori NHX 4000 horizontal machining center (HMC) to meet rapidly expanding customer demand. Strom is an operating...

IT Guy Brings Bag of Tricks to CNC Machine Shop Where It All StartedMike Strom is proud of the BS Degree in Computer Science he received nearly thirty years ago from highly regarded South Dakota School of Mines. But now he has come full circle, from family machine...

2022 Was Pivotal Year for Charlotte-Based Manufacturer of Precision ComponentsCompass Precision just completed its third full calendar year. To get caught up on all things Compass, we sat down and chatted with Compass CEO Gary Holcomb. Were you happy with what Compass...

Sales & Estimating Manager Wears Many Hats in Contributing to Strom’s Success“I can never sit still,” explained Paul Sonderen, Sales & Estimating Manager at Strom Manufacturing. “I’ve got to keep moving forward. That’s what’s so great about my job here at...

From left, Compass CEO Gary Holcomb, Gray Manufacturing CNC Mill/Turn Machinist Anthony Palermo, and Gray General Manager Jacob TrahanCompass Precision began its Employee of the Month program in March 2020. It happened just a few months after the company was founded....

Business Development Executive is Rainmaker for Compass More than 16,000 CNC machine shops populate the US. Nearly all have less than 35 employees. Despite their small size, these companies often possess advanced manufacturing capabilities, like sophisticated 5-axis...

Quality Manager Does It All at Strom’s North Plains. OR OperationBrian Kedroske’s dad was a Thunderbird pilot. As a result, Brian and his family lived all over the world when he was growing up. But no matter where they were, his father consistently preached, “Wherever...

2020 EOM Honorees Then and NowCompass believes strongly in recognizing, and applauding, the achievements of its employees. Just six months after its founding, Compass began an Employee of the Month program. This initiative identifies one highly deserving employee each...