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THE YANCEY JOURNAL FEBRUARY 26, 1976
Glen Raven Mill Quality Fabrics
Glen Raven Mills, Inc. has
its Filament Division in
Burnsville. This plant began
operations in Yancey County
W 1948 with 224 looms. Since
that time the plant has
enjoyed a history of constant
growth. Accompanying this
growth has been a Arm
dedication to the production
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Burnsville Mill has been a
part of the carpet industry
since 1956 when The Firth
■'■Carpet Company leased a
building owned by the Duplan
Corp. and set up facilities for
the manufacture of yam. The
carpet industry at the time
was entering a new era of
growth, and in establishing
Burnsville Mill, Firth was
assuring itself of a depend
able source of yarn for its
growing line of nationally
known carpets.
In 1962, when the assets of
Birth were acquired by
Mohasco Industries, Inc.,
Burnsville Mill became asso
ciated with a dynamic new
company that had been
formed a mere 6 years earlier
with the merger of two,
time-honored names in car
peting: Mohawk Carpet Mills
and The Alexander Smith and
Sons Carpet Company.
In the comparatively short
time that Mohasco has been
in existence, it has become
widely known as a company
on the move. Through product
innovations, market expan
sion, merger and acquisition,
it has become the world’s
largest manufacturer of car
pets and rugs, and a leading
maker of interior furnishings.
Today, the sales well in
excess of half a billion dollars,
Mohasco is on the final step of
* five year multi-million dollar
plan that will enable it to take
full advantage of the rapidly
growing home furnishing and
commercial furnishings mar
ket.
Burnsville Mill was one of
the first divisions of Mohasco
to benefit from this capital
improvement program. Dur
ing the past seven years more
than 3*/a million has been
invested in the Burnsville
facility in new plant and
equipment. As a result of this
expansion approximately 250
new job opportunities have
been created at Burnsville
Mill.
The progress being made
at Burnsville Mill is typical of
the dynamic growth and
change that has taken place in
the carpet industry. Advances
in technology have so revolu
tionized this industry that
90% of all carpet produced
today features methods, tech
niques and materials unheard
of 20 years ago.
One such product is the
new, modified worsted yam
now being spun at Burnsville
Mill. At one time, the very
best carpets were woven of
worsted woolen yam. How
ever, because the process of
producing woolen worsted
yams was so costly, it was
discontinued by carpet manu
facturers many years ago.
Today, thanks to modem
technology, a new way has
been discovered to produce
the worsted type yams from
synthetic fibers at reasonable
cost, and Burnsville Mill is in
Hie forefront in the utilization
of this technique. v
v. Young and dynamic
though Mohasco is, the firm is
not without its history and
tradition. Its roots go back to
1878 when four Shuttleworth
brothers brought 14 used
looms from England and set
them up in the basement of a
n>m in Amsterdam, New
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copipany formed by the
Shuttleworth brothers grew
uver the years to become the
famous Mohawk Carpet Mills.
Mohawk merged with
Alexander Smith and Sons
Carpet Company to form
Mohasco Industries, Inc.
y In 1974 the stockholders at
the annual meeting approved
a change in name from
Mohasco Industries, Inc. to
Mohasco Corporation with a
goal to create greater aware
ness of the range and
diversity of Mohasco’s pro
ducts and services.
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of quality fabrics which have
competed well in the market
place of textiles.
The idea of a Glen Raven
Plant in Burnsville was
conceived by Mr. Roger Gant,
Sr. and Mr. Allen Sr.
whose father John Quentin
Gant founded the corporation.
These two brothers, both now
deceased, set the pattern for
the development of Glen
Raven!
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major expansions and has
added additional office, shop
and warehouse space. The
equipment is the best avail
able and a constant program
of modernization has been
followed.
w The Sales and Marketing
offices in New York keep Glen
Raven abreast of the latest
fashion developments, keep
ing the Burnsville Plant up to
date in product design.
The Mill is managed by
Mr. D.I. Burhoe. who is also a
Vice President and Product
Manager of the Corporation.
The Filament Division has
about 280 employees and
provides a payroll in excess of
$2.5 million per year.
Glen Raven is proud of its
place in Yancey County and in
North Carolina. The products
produced in the Burnsville
plant are found in many end
uses throughout the world.
Jacket shells woven in Burns
ville are . worn by golfers
everywhere. Ski jackets of
Glen Raven fabrics are not
confined to the ski slopes
alone. Many are worn by
construction workers in, Alas
ka, New York, and elsewhere
in the United States. Police
men and Firemen in Minnea
polis and Chicago wear
jackets of doth woven in
Yancey County. Interlinings
for shirts and leisure wear are
woven here.
The development of these
fabrics has taken many years
and much credit is due to the
skills of local people. Without
these skills quality standards
for the various end uses of the
fabrics could not be met. The
contributions of people make
it possible for Glen Raven to
have satisfied customers and
a continuing demand for the
products others use.
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