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R.I.P Starrett. Gone but not forgotten. (www.businesswire.com)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/machinist

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Private equity is the instant death of any company's quality or professional values. Starrett is dead.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I audited a couple of boxes of their high dollar calibrated tape measures a couple years ago. I found one that was accurate to our checking block. They have been selling trash at a premium for a minute.