Symetrics adds state honor

Symetrics adds state honor

Symetrics Industries is ending 2008 on a positive note.

In November, the Melbourne-based defense contractor was named one of the Manufacturer's of the Year.

Earlier this month, the Melbourne-Palm Bay Area Chamber of Commerce honored the company by giving it a "Best Business Award" for the second consecutive year. And the Cocoa Beach Area Chamber of Commerce gave Symetrics a "Business of the Year" award for excellence in technical manufacturing.

"To be recognized by both chambers of commerce in the same year is an unprecedented reward for us, and we appreciate the esteemed status they have bestowed upon our company," Mitch Garner, Symetrics' president and chief executive officer, said in an e-mail.

Of the statewide association honor, Garner said: "The recognition is certainly rewarding, and it also provides validation that we are doing the right things at Symetrics, both from a customer point of view and an employee relationship point of view."

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Human-resource arm at Symetrics Industries is well-connected to employee work force

Human-resource arm at Symetrics Industries is well-connected to employee work force

Smart managers and executives know how to pull the troops together and build trust within a corporation. Yet this can be one of the most challenging undertakings for any type of business. The leader must be able to plant the seed. Human-resource professionals say that trust forms the cornerstone for effective communication, which can impact employee motivation and employee retention.

In Peter Drucker's books, a central theme throughout his writings is the power of effective communication and its value to a corporation. The late Drucker, the best-selling and proflific author of a series of business books, was oftern called the "father of management"

Locally, Symetrics Industries Inc., a growing small business that prides itself on staying on the leading edge of management theory, has fostered a hightly productive work environment where employees are passionate about what they do for a living. The key? Effective communication throughout the organization.

Symetrics: Small Business Agility...Big Business Ability

Symetrics Industries Celebrates

Symetrics Industries Celebrates

Employees of Symetrics Industries celebrated a record-breaking year during a March 21 open house and luncheon at the Melbourne defense contractor's headquarters. Dozens of community leaders and elected officials, including U.S. Congressman Dave Weldon, joined Symetrics president/CEO Mitch Garner and the company's 140 employees to celebrate 2007 revenues that exceeded $43 million. Garner also announced that employee Mary Stone was the recipient of the company's very first "Spirit of Symetrics" Award for professional excellence and outstanding attitude. Before guests enjoyed a catered barbeque luncheon, Garner announced the company had just secured a new contract work more than $1 million, then gave his employees the rest of the day off.

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Symetrics Hosts Chamber Breakfast Honoring Congressman Dave Weldon

Symetrics Hosts Chamber Breakfast Honoring Congressman Dave Weldon

In the morning, the seven-term U.S. representative was feted by four Brevard chambers of commerce groups. From there, he was a guest at Symetrics Industries LLC, a Melbourne-based defense contractor that was celebrating a record year in sales with an open house and employee luncheon.

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Florida Today: Revenue up 36 percent for Melbourne's Symetrics

Florida Today: Revenue up 36 percent for Melbourne's Symetrics

Melbourne-based defense contractor Symetrics Industries LLC reported Wednesday that 2007 revenues topped $43 million, a company record, and a 36 percent increase over 2006.

The company also secured orders worth more than $55 million, another record for the 46-year-old company.

Symetrics employs about 140 people. It is considering increasing its work force by at least 10 people in the months ahead to help boost production.

Symetrics, a private company, develops countermeasure systems that recognize incoming rocket threats, like shoulder-fired Stinger missiles, and then directs them safely away. Another product is "improved data modems" or IDMs, small devices that wirelessly transmit digital data over traditional UHF and VHF radios.

While revenues shot up last year, Symetrics also received a 2007 Best Business Award from the Melbourne-Palm Bay Area Chamber of Commerce.

Symetrics: Small Business Agility...Big Business Ability