ICE (Integrated Container Engineering) is a leading provider of
operations container systems to US Government agencies. The company has been in
business for 11 years.
In October 2001 ICE acquired Compass Precision Metal and Compass
Coatings. Compass Precision Metal manufactures custom sheet metal fabrications
and Compass Coatings is a complete finishing company. ICE integrated the
Compass Precision Metal Fabrication employees and a new company ICE Compass was
formed with the existing Compass Coatings business and employees. Compass had
two facilities, the Coatings operations in Chantilly Virginia and the Precision
Metal Fabrications in Tazewell Virginia. The principal office is now located in
Tazewell Virginia and will become a focal point of future growth. The town of
Tazewell is located in a designated rural HUBZone area. Establishing the ICE
manufacturing facility in Tazewell qualifies the company as a HUBZone concern
as designated by the Small Business Administration. HUBZone classification
provides federal contracting assistance for small businesses. For more
information on the SBA HUBZone program visit www.sba.gov/hubzone.
ICE Compass offers complete
finishing services providing coating/painting/silkscreening. Customers include
plastic and metal fabrication companies, machine shops, PCB/Circuit Card
assembly manufacturers, aerospace manufacturers, government agencies, and
office equipment manufacturers.