Southern Weaving is pleased to announce the addition of Ralph Smith as Sr. Market
Manager. Ralph joins us from Ace Industries where he was Product Specialist/Outside
Sales. Ralph’s expertise includes experience as Regional Manager at Certex East,
Manager of Marketing/Fabricated Products Division at Wire Rope Corporation, General
Manager of Distributorships/Allied Products Division at Wire Rope Corporation,
and Vice President of Shelby Glass Company. Ralph is a graduate of
Auburn
University
with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Marketing and Business Administration.
3/3/2008
Southern Weaving is pleased to announce that Scott Keeler has joined the Sales/Marketing
Department at Southern Weaving Company. Scott joins us from Lydall Filtration/Separation,
Inc. where he served as North American Sales Manager. Scott holds a Bachelor
of Science, Marketing from Palm Beach Atlantic University, and an Associate of
Science, Marketing from the University of Delhi. Scott's previous responsibilites
responsibilities have included Marketing Manager, Product Manager, and Sales Manager.
Scott will be an excellent addition to the Southern Weaving Team.
2/25/2008
Southern Weaving welcomes Dan Hughes as the new Greenville Plant Manager. Dan
is a former Plant Manager of Confluence Watersports in Easley. Dan is a graduate
of
Susquehanna
University
in PA, and he has an MBA from
Penn
State
University
. Dan’s previous responsibilities have included process engineering, maintenance
and operations management, and lean/six sigma implementation.
12/1/2007
Southern Weaving Company Continues to Grow After 83 Years in Business
(Southern Weaving Company, Greenville, SC) – Since 1924, Southern Weaving Company has thrived as a manufacturer of industrial
narrow fabrics. In order to accommodate growth and maintain its competitive advantage,
Southern Weaving Company is adding to its bench strength.
Southern Weaving Company is recruiting talent that brings experience and expertise
from other industries that complements the existing team’s superb industry knowledge
and vendor relationships with the company’s customers. Among recent additions is
Southern Weaving Company’s new CEO Jim Posa who brings with him 20 years of general
management, operations, sales/marketing, and business development experience.
Southern Weaving Company hopes new business growth will continue to bring new
jobs to Upstate South Carolina. With facilities in Greenville, Anderson, and Easley,
South Carolina as well as Collingwood, Ontario, Southern Weaving currently employs
nearly 250 people. The recent consolidation of the Tarboro, NC facility with the
Greenville, SC facility in addition to the re-opening of the Easley facility resulted
in the creation of over 30 new jobs in the Upstate. In the upcoming year, Southern
Weaving Company is looking forward to growth through tackling new markets while
continuing to provide the best quality and service in the industry to its core
markets.
For additional information please contact:
Laura Morford-Galvin, Executive Assistant
laura.galvin@southernweaving.com
Phone: 864/240-9336, FAX: 864/240-9302
9/10/2007
Southern Weaving Company's Easley SC facility has received ISO9001-2000 Certification
for the design and manufacture of industrial narrow fabrics after achieving recommendation
for certification in the July 2007 audit. (Click the thumbnail for a fullsize
copy of the certificate.)
7/19/2007
Southern Weaving Company is pleased to announce the appointment of Jim Posa as
President and CEO. Jim joins us from Nitto Denko / Permacel Division, where he
served as Managing Director for Aerospace, Web Processing, Filtration and Market
Development. Jim has extensive general management, operations, sales and marketing,
and business development experience with the following firms: Lidall Filtration,
Amoco Fabrics and Fibers, Fiberweb Group.
Jim holds a BS and MBA from University of Connecticut.
7/13/2007
Southern Weaving's Protective Sleeve Platform in
Easley
SC
has completed its third party ISO 9001 audit on 7/13/2007 and has been recommended for ISO 9001-2000 certification.
We congratulate our associates for their achievement and will proudly display
the certificate in the Sleeving and Knitting sections.
6/1/2007
Southern Weaving Company attends the May 2007 NAHAD Convention:
Southern Weaving Company recently attended the NAHAD (National Association of
Hose and Accessories Distributors) Annual Meeting and Convention in Victoria,
BC Canada. This was the first time the meeting was held outside of the United
States and it was rewarded with record attendance.
In attendance for Southern Weaving’s Protective Sleeve Platform were:
Rick Guarnaccia, General Manager; Sandy Saye, Market Manager & Jim Powers,
Director of R&D.
At the Southern Weaving contact table the company introduced two new products;
their WovTex sleeve wrap for wire, rope and hose bundling and the WovTex PulCord, a pull
cord sleeve which assists in the installation of long length applications. Both
products are supported by new technical/sales literature that will be posted on
the company web-site in the near future.
Southern Weaving is a market leader in the abrasion protective sleeve market
serving the hydraulic hose industry.
For more information about the protective sleeve platform products and/or services,
please contact:
Southern Weaving Company announces the formation of a new business unit, the
“Protective Sleeve Platform”
Southern Weaving Company a leading producer of industrial narrow webbing has
recently established a dedicated platform for the company’s protective sleeve
business.
Headquartered at the company’s Easley, SC facility, this business unit will concentrate
on growing the platform through internal product development, joint marketing
initiatives and acquisition.
According to Rick Guarnaccia, the business unit’s General Manager, “we believe
there are numerous opportunities for us to expand our served market into other
profitable niche segments. The experienced dedicated team consisting of Sandy
Saye, Market Manager, Jim Powers, Director of R&D and Curtiss Burdette, Production
Manager will build on it’s core business of abrasion protective sleeving that
serves the hydraulic hose industry to include marine, wire bundling, rope and
wire protection as well as heat and flame retardant applications.”
The company is also adding independent sales representatives in key markets to
better serve its customers.
For more information or assistance, please contact:
