By Matthew Broderick 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. Image Jon Pearse 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.