A New Direction for Compass
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n response to an exciting evolution at one of Alberta’s most successful oil and gas service providers, Compass Compression will move forward with an abbreviated name “Compass.” The revised name better represents the growing contributions and investment in the corporation by its divisions. Over the last 30 months, Compass has made significant investment in a new process equipment division to better serve the market. Despite the market headwinds the process division is in growth mode. “We listened to our clients and used what they told us to enhance their overall experience with us,” says Scott Douglas, vice president of sales and marketing. “We wanted to integrate what we were already building into a complete package.”
Seeing opportunities and shifting to serve customers’ changing needs has differentiated Compass since it opened in 2001. Today, these qualities are helping Compass open up new markets, attract new clients and establish itself as an industry leader. 450 PER CENT GROWTH OVER FIVE YEARS Compass experienced significant growth after their first pivot when the market for compression softened in 2008. “We had to change our business plan drastically,” says Douglas. “We developed a team of experts and focused on high-spec custom engineered projects, which filled a gap in the supply market at the time.” “We had a compounded annual growth rate that was just shy of 40 per cent for five years running,” says company president John Forgeron. He attributes that to a continuous focus on what Compass terms as “the right solution.”
ABOVE: Left to right: Shawn O’Farrell, Lead Hand, Assembly, Madelein Daniels, Human Resources Advisor, Mike Dunphy, Production Manager, Ben Lau, Project Manager, Pooria Sattari, Applications Engineer, Wayne Lerat, Instrumentation Coordinator, Scott Douglas, Vice President, John Forgeron, President, Phil Ness, Vice President, Krystle Ross, Materials Coordinator, Tanya Ross, Purchasing Coordinator and Laura Klapp, Sales Administrative Assistant. Photo by Tammy Hanratty Photography.
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