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A Resource for Local Industry Issue: 22, September 2009 |
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GROWING NORTH CAROLINA'S
GREEN ENERGY ECONOMY:
Learning, Connecting & Creating Opportunities Together
October 8 & 9, 2009 at the Charlotte Convention Center
Join us at the leading edge of NC's Green Energy Economy. On Thursday evening, October 8th and all day October 9th at the Charlotte Convention Center, you will have a chance to experience the cutting edge of North Carolina's green energy economy! Join us at NCSEA's Networking Reception, Green Energy Economy Forum & Annual Membership Meeting - and come feel the energy of North Carolina's rapidly growing sustainable energy economy and its valuable businesses, employees and consumers. We each have an important role to play in growing our state's green energy economy - and we want you to be a part of these exciting events.
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N.C. in Top Five for Forbes' Best Places for Business'North Carolina was ranked No. 5 in Forbes magazine's annual "Best Places for Business" list. Virginia was No. 1, followed by Washington, Utah and Colorado. The rankings are based on labor supply, regulatory environment, costs, growth prospects, economic climate and quality of life. North Carolina was listed as No. 3 for business costs, and No. 4 for regulatory environment. Read more.
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Industry Profile:
Trelleborg Coated Systems US, Inc. |
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Founded in: 1919
Plant Manager: Mike Patterson
Number of Employees: 196
Local Plant Location: Railroad Avenue, Rutherfordton
Parent Company: Trelleborg - 24,000 employees worldwide
Manufactures: Coated Fabric Process that Dampens, Seals and Protects - Coated Fabrics for Defense, Aerospace, Industrial, Petrochemical, Recreational and Medical.
Other Plant Locations: Spartanburg, SC and Morristown, TN
Website: www.trelleborg.com
Engineered Fabrics for Demanding Applications
Our Time-line 1919 | Reeves family establishes business to sell griege goods | 1940 | Develops and markets the first gas meter diaphragm (works 60 years later) | 1964 | Introduces the world’s first compressible printing blanket: Vulcan 714 | 1965 | Aquires Angelini Universal S.p.A., Lodi Vecchio, Italy as a wholly owned subsidiary | 1980s | Reeves Brothers, Inc. becomes one of the largest North American Textile producers | 1992 | Patents a graft polymer coated fabric for airbag applications | 1995 | Addition of new weaving facility | 1996 | Reeves divests textile and apparel assets. Reconfigures and invests in engineered coated fabrics technology. | 1997 | Weaving facility receives ISO9001 and QS9000 quality certifications | 1999 | Coating facility achieves ISO9001 and QS9000 certifications for automotive restraint products | 2002 | Acquires Fairprene, Inc. calendered product line, a division of Longwood Industries | 2004 | Establishes Shanghai Reeves New Printing Consumables Co. Ltd. in China | 2004 | Acquires Lloyd Manufacturing Corporation, expanding capabilities in thin-gauge and unsupported sheeting | 2005 | Commissions state-of-the-art four-roll calendar, increasing capabilities in specialty market applications | 2006 | Reeves is acquired by the Trelleborg Group through its Engineered Systems business area. | 2008 | Trelleborg and Reeves form new Coated Fabrics business unit, extending global reach throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. | 2009 | Reeves Brothers Inc. officially changes US operations name to Trelleborg Coated Systems US, Inc. |
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The Economic Development Office is here to serve you as best we can. Please let us know if we can assist you in your own expansion possibilities, customer relocations, workforce data, etc. Thomas L. Johnson, CEcD, HLM Kerry Giles Mary Taylor Brenda Watson 142 E. Main Street, Suite 100 Forest City, NC 28043 828.248.1716 (w), 828.248.1771 (f)
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