Compass Industrial LLC is material handling company that focuses on the maintenance of overhead cranes. Their services are performed by skilled and trained technicians. With 100 years of collective experience, it is difficult not to look towards this company for any repair and handling needs when it comes to overhead cranes. Owner Brock Hill came to America to work for a Canadian company as a project manager while ArcelorMittal was being built north of Mobile in Alabama. Hill liked the area. After marrying, he stayed and tried to find a company with a company culture that suited him. However, he never found a company that matched his approach or his aspirations. Therefore, in 2017 he started Compass Industrial. According toHill, “We purchased our building on Bellingrath Road in Theodore, AL. Lane Stewart, Matt Clemons, Greg Hallmark, and Brock Hill startedworking to transform our building, offices, shop, and customer base. In 2018 Stephen Bahouth came on board as a partner. We all decided to start this company to get away from the corporate handcuffs we were all working under.” The beginning of Compass Industrial begins like other small businesses but starting small creates room for significant growth. As Hill notes, “We had DECEMBER 2023 THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE AMERICA - SOUTH “The beginning of Compass Industrial begins like other small businesses but starting small creates room for significant growth. As Hill notes, “We had no insurance. No trucks. We just had a building and an idea. We went from there.”
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