Lee & Company, Inc., a precision and general machine shop, was founded by the late William Doyle Lee in 1954. Originally working out of his home, he repaired and installed textile equipment. Lee’s reputation for producing precision machine parts for this textile equipment, he was soon able to move into an 8,000 square feet building in West Gastonia. Jerry D. Lee, W. Lee’s son, has been with the co
mpany well over 40 years. Lee’s grandson, Dennis Lee, is now president of the company. Karen Rhyne, Mr. Lee’s granddaughter, is the Office Manager for the company. Today, the company has expanded to 22,000 square feet and employs 25 people. Although W. Lee & Company, Inc. started with the Textile Industry, it now produces machine parts for a wide range of industries. These industries include: Cable, Fiber Optics, Medical, Chemical, Lumber, Rubber, Styrofoam, Plastics and Automotive. The latest in modern equipment, technology and training has allowed the company to grow in the modern business world. We are both capable of the long to short run productions, and also the one and two piece prototypes. We can offer complete services for manufacturing that include manual, automatic and CNC machinery.
