Glen Raven Announces Plans to Integrate R. J. Stern
2008.02.21
Specialty fabrics maker, Glen Raven, Inc., has announced that R. J. Stern, a wholly owned subsidiary of John Boyle Company, will join the company's Technical Fabrics division. R. J. Stern fabricates and markets Minemaster™ ventilation brattice and other products for the mining industry. Glen Raven recently announced that John Boyle's Statesville plant, which manufactures Minemaster™, will also become part of Glen Raven Technical Fabrics. The John Boyle Company was acquired by Glen Raven in May 2007.
"We are pleased to have R. J. Stern in the Technical Fabrics division," says Hal Bates, marketing director for Glen Raven Technical Fabrics. "R. J. Stern brings mining expertise to the division which is a new and complementary industrial segment for us. With this new organizational alignment, we can share knowledge and resources to better serve the customers in all our technical textile markets."
"Glen Raven Technical Fabrics is a great fit for R. J. Stern," says Mike Spataro, R. J. Stern's general manager. "Combining Glen Raven's textile design, Statesville's manufacturing expertise, and R. J. Stern's fabrication skills will result in innovative and meaningful new products for our mining industry customers."
Glen Raven Technical Fabrics division will serve five major textile markets: Outdoor, Protective, Industrial, Automotive, and Military. The division currently manufactures and markets such innovative brands as GlenGuard® FR, SunBrite®, and Patio®500. The company operates U. S. manufacturing facilities in Glen Raven, NC; Burnsville, NC; Norlina, NC; Statesville, NC; Anderson, SC; and Calhoun, GA as well in China, France, and India.
Glen Raven management and John Boyle management have been working closely since the acquisition to determine the optimal integration plan. "The acquisition continues to go very smoothly," says Skip McCall, who heads human resources for John Boyle. "Our employees in Logan have been welcomed into the Glen Raven family and can look forward to a promising future with Glen Raven Technical Fabrics."
Announcements regarding the integration of John Boyle's other functional areas will be made shortly once all details are finalized.
