MAY 2021 no insurance. No trucks. We just had a building and an idea. We went from there.” Despite what seems like a small beginning, the company grew exponentially in just the first four years following its inception. In 2018, with the newly partnered Stephen Bahouth, the company saw a growth of 200 percent. The company increased from three employees to now sixteen. Like most companies, Compass IndustrialwasaffectedbyCOVID and pandemic shutdowns. Despite a decrease in revenue, the pandemic also presented opportunities for the company. “Our revenue was down fifty percent, but we grew,” recalls Hill. “A lot of our customers had team members that were not allowed to travel, so we gained access to a lot of plants were repairs were done in house by customers, but we did them. We did not have the large projects. Where a lot of the capital projects typically happen--no one was doing them. That hurt our bottom line. We managed to grow and maintain some team members. The one goal we had in mind was no one losing their job.” Luckily, Compass Industrial managed to reach that primary goal of retaining all employees during pandemic. The team of employees are a significant factor in the company’s success. It is their excitement and ability to adapt that allows for growth and evolution. Hill remarks, “Many of our projects are specialized, so that keeps our entire team on their toes. In 2021 we have begun working with our clients in the training sector. Compass will train our clients maintenance teams to better understand their equipment. To us every project is exiting, we have not lost the excitement for large or small projects and plan to keep it that way. Post Covid, we have some extremely exciting projects in the future.” Compass Industrial is also special in that they hope to give a boutique feel and experience to their customers. As a smaller
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