Sonfarrel Aerospace Celebrates Growth and Profitability on its First Anniversary
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Anaheim, CA (October 3, 2019) –Sonfarrel Aerospace LLC (formerly Sonfarrel Inc.) celebrates its first anniversary with achievements in revenue growth, hiring, and supplier honors. Their first year under new ownership proved to be a watershed, making 2019 their first profitable year in half a decade.
In just 12 months, Sonfarrel Aerospace (Son-Aero):
- Hired over 40 new employees and promoted 9 internal staff members
- Was one of only 11 selected suppliers to participate in Lockheed Martin’s Supplier Ethics Mentorship Program
- Quoted many growth-oriented programs for Tier 1 and OEMs
- Experienced massive growth in machining, rubber and compression molding sectors
- Invested over $500,000 in new equipment
- Implemented a re-brand from core values to visuals, including launching a new website
- Established vital new relationships with Tier 1 and OEM aerospace and defense leaders
“I’m proud of our team and the growth we’ve seen this year, but of course there will always be growing pains;” says CEO, Jeff Greer, “what’s important to us, is how we learn, move forward, and continue to hold fast to our core values, giving our clients the best possible outcomes.”
In keeping with the new regime’s commitment to integrity (one of their core values), they share a balanced view of the challenges of the past year as well. With their hiring growth they’ve also restructured and optimized roles, which included some layoffs as well as internal promotions. While they realize they may not secure every quote, they are projecting solid growth in new contracts. And while there was an uptick in machining and rubber and compression molding, they saw a decrease in plastic injection RFQs, likely due to the increase of composite materials usage in the industry.
Founded in 1955, Sonfarrel Inc., now Sonfarrel Aerospace LLC, has been a Southern California mainstay for manufactured aerospace parts and assemblies for over 60 years. Son-Aero made significant strides in their first year under the new ownership which began October 3, 2018. With their top 50 customers making up 97% of revenue and the leadership team’s new, essential partnerships with Tier 1 customers, they are growing fast. They project 25% revenue growth in 2020. And they aren’t stopping there, with process and facility improvements, new renovations begin this month on their 88,000 sq. foot facilities, including updated offices and expansion of machining and rubber molding departments, among other improvements.
About Sonfarrel Aerospace LLC
Building on their longstanding foundation, with an eye to the future, Sonfarrel Aerospace is taking decisive action to stand out as the aerospace and defense manufacturing standard for excellence, integrity, and respect.
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For more information about Sonfarrel Aerospace LLC, please contact Rovalier Thompson, Director of New Business Development at 714-837-7659 cell or at rthompson@son-aero.com.
