Press Release
Bruce Crumbliss Joins Sapona as VP of Sales
CEDAR FALLS, NC, December 14, 2000 - Sapona Manufacturing Company, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Bruce Crumbliss as vice president of sales. This is a new position intended to develop new markets and improve communication with customers. Mr. Crumbliss will also be responsible for managing relationships with Sapona's independent sales representatives including Falcon Industries, Clyde Gordon Associates, TSR Yarns, Jones Textiles, Steen Sales and C.M. Patterson Yarns. Mr. Crumbliss will also serve on the board of directors of the company.
Bruce Crumbliss was formerly vice president of sales for Mayo Yarns before it was acquired by Frontier. In the early 1990's he was a sales rep for Vintage Yarns. He started his career in yarn sales with Henry Crumbliss Yarns, a sales organization owned by his grandfather and father. Bruce graduated from the University of Tennessee - Chattanooga with a B.S. Degree in Business.
"The restructuring of our sales management organization has been a key element of our strategic plan," said Steele Redding, CEO. Sapona has developed a significant number of new products and new capabilities that require expanded effort to get the word out to customers at both the manufacturing and design stages. Manufacturing capacity has been expanded for air-covered spandex and combination yarns. New product developments include Celanna® brand acetate combinations and work with other fibers such as PTT and Polypropylene. Sapona's growth efforts are focused on nylon and specialty yarn products for the seamless knit and hosiery markets. With the addition of Mr. Crumbliss, Sapona expects to broaden penetration into other markets and increase overall volume significantly.
Sapona Manufacturing Company, Inc. is a private textile company with approximately 200 employees. Sapona processes mid to fine denier synthetic yarn including textured nylon and covered spandex. Process options include stretch or set false twist texturing, package dye tube winding, cone winding, assembly winding, air-covering, ring twisting, and 2 for 1 twisting. Various options of yarn type, ply, twist, air entanglement, finish and dye are available. As a customer driven operation, Sapona offers same day or next day shipment and immediate action on special orders, tailoring to specific customer needs. Customer applications include sheer hosiery, socks, seamless bodywear, circular knit fabric, warp knit fabric, narrow fabric, sewing thread, upholstery, dental floss, lace, medical applications and many others.
Celanna® is a registered trademark of Celanese Acetate LLC.
Contact:
Sapona Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Dean Lail, President
336-625-2727
DLail@SaponaMfg.com