BURLINGTON, N.C. – Glen Raven Custom Fabrics has bought a brand new manufacturing facility in Valenciennes, France, an industrial hub metropolis with quick access to transportation routes throughout Europe.
“Glen Raven is a 140-year-old firm, and we stay steadfast in our dedication to serving our prospects and investing in our collective enterprise not only for in the present day, however for the various years forward,” stated Dave Swers, president of Glen Raven Customized Materials.
“Whereas the trail ahead just isn’t linear,” he continued, “we acknowledged the necessity to pull ahead a few of our enlargement plans in order that we will present the extent of service our prospects deserve and proceed to fulfill finish customers’ needs for Sunbrella materials. We’re dedicated to assembly the wants of our prospects by inventive sourcing, prolonged run schedules, enhanced programs and capability expansions.”
As soon as transformed to satisfy Glen Raven’s necessities, the power in France is anticipated to be operational by the second half of subsequent 12 months. The location additionally permits for future manufacturing and distribution enlargement.
The preliminary funding part, began on the finish of final 12 months, included new and upgraded tools to assist the persevering with development of Sunbrella materials and different Glen Raven textile merchandise within the firm’s U.S. and Asia amenities. The corporate stated this tools has begun to return on-line and can proceed in levels by the primary half of 2021.
Swers stated this is not going to solely improve output, but in addition scale back power and water utilization, to assist Glen Raven’s sustainability commitments. The corporate can be implementing system enhancements to higher deal with the provision chain challenges created by the pandemic and the spike in demand for its materials. The corporate stated these enhancements will allow Glen Raven to serve and talk with prospects extra effectively.
Taken collectively, the corporate stated these actions characterize an funding of greater than $65 million in expanded manufacturing capability to assist Glen Raven’s prospects and the elevated demand for its materials.
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