hamrick mills. founded in 1900. founded in 1900. 5 th generation family owned. 5 th generation...
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Hamrick Mills
Founded in 1900.5th Generation family owned.
2 Vertical Weaving Facilities in SC.
48”-135” Lt. to Med. Wt. cloth.
SUPPLY CHAIN -WHERE ARE WE ???
Oil Field/Cotton
Field Refinery/Gin
Filament /Yarn
Spinner
Fabric Producer(Kn
itter/Weaver)
Dyer/Finisher Product Mfr. Distributor/
Retailer Consumer
MARKETS SERVED TO 1990’s
Mattress Pad BackingComforter BackingTufting Substrate
MARKET SHIFTS 1990’s to 2000
PocketingApparelHome Décor(Curtains/Drapes)
Industrial
MARKET EXPANSION 2000 – Present
Apparel Segment – Interlining, Shirting, Uniform fabrics.
Home Furnishings/Institutional fabrics, Shade and Window treatments.
Industrial Fabrics – Tape substrates, Flocking, etc.
Reasons??
Shrinking domestic customer base.
Foreign imports with advent of trade agreements.
Pursuit of alternative avenues of distribution.
Continuous transformation and metamorphosis.
ACTIONS
Identify useful Free Trade Agreements -
NAFTA, DR-CAFTA, PERU, COLOMBIA??
Downstream marketing
Apparel Mfrs. and Brands
Uniform/Career Wear Companies
Converters, Finishers, End Users
Strategic Partners, collaboration
Where do we find them??
• Industry Organizations• AAPN• Cotton Council International• SEAMS• RegionaLink• www.about sources.com • Trade Shows• Agents/Contacts(Networking)
AAPNwww.aapnetwork.org
Cotton Council International
www.cottonusa.org
SEAMSwww.seams.org
RegionaLinkwww.regionalink.com
Trade Shows
MAGIC Texprocess Apparel Sourcing Show – Guatemala Colombiatex Colombiamoda Perumoda
OBSTACLES/REQUIREMENTS
Importing/Exporting Experience – Documentation, paperwork requirements.
Knowledge of details of FTA’s Potential for Audits by FTA countries
or USA. Record Keeping – time frame. Labeling requirements Freight Quotes – In/Out,
Surcharges/hidden costs.
515 W. Buford St. Gaffney, SC 29341 Jim Hopkins – (864)487-6283 [email protected] Roy Lockett – (864)487-6266 [email protected] www.hamrickmills.com