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For Jon Pearse, it has become a family tradition of sorts not just leading the family-owned business his great grandfather founded in New Jersey in 1929, but to pivot the company in new directions to keep it growing.
“Each generation has confronted challenges and was able to identify and navigate the need for change,” said Pearse, who is president of Pearse Bertram + Streamline Contract Manufacturing, a Bloomfield-based distribution and contract manufacturer.
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His grandfather, Pearse says, opened the company’s second location in Bloomfield in 1946 and built a strong business as a fluid power distributor for New England-based machine tool manufacturers.
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In 2009, the company’s offerings expanded beyond distribution to include contract manufacturing operations a move that has fueled the company’s growth over the past decade and prompted a recent rebranding of the company name to Pearse Bertram + Streamline Contract Manufacturing.
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Pearse Bertram Rebrands as Pearse Bertram+ Streamline Contract Manufacturing
New name reflects company s growing nationwide contract manufacturing business
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BLOOMFIELD, Conn., Feb. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Pearse Bertram, a large distributor of quality manufacturing components, today announced a rebranding. In recognition of the growing importance of its contract manufacturing business, Streamline Assembly, the company will operate under its new name Pearse Bertram+ Streamline Contract Manufacturing.
The company has also relaunched its website to reflect its full suite of products and services.
Founded over 74 years ago, the company provides automation and process control systems and components, as well as an array of services including technical product selection and sourcing, testing, warehousing and order fulfillment.