Today, products made by Meridian Specialty Yarn Group are found in retail and craft stores across the country, and also in carpets, furniture, window treatments, automobiles, tires, socks and more.
Committed to U.S. manufacturing
“We believe a strong manufacturing base is crucial to the U.S. economy and we will do all that we can to support our customers, our employees and the communities in which we operate,” said Tim Manson, president of the company.
Meridian, under parent company Meridian Industries, has had operations in Valdese since 1994. Manson added that a great deal of thought, study and time went into the decision to stay in Valdese. The company currently employees 146 employees and the expansion will result in 25 additional jobs.
“We are excited about the opportunity this new investment represents for us from a business perspective, and also for the town and for our employees,” said Manson. “When we developed the business plan for the expansion, we did a great deal of due diligence with regard to the location, and concluded the best place to be is where we are. We greatly appreciate the support of the city and county in helping us though this process.”
MSYG is one of the town’s major corporate citizens.
“This is a significant announcement for the Town of Valdese,” said Valdese Mayor Chip Black. “We have worked with Meridian for many months to facilitate the process and find a solution that supports their tremendous growth opportunities while remaining here in Valdese.”
Company operations
At the company’s wet processing plant in Valdese, N.C., Meridian offers package-dyed yarn, space-dyed yarn, top-dyed wool, yarn printing and twisting. At the novelty spinning operation in Ranlo, N.C., Meridian produces coarse count novelty yarn from various substrates using six different yarn formation technologies.
The end uses for these yarns include home furnishings, hosiery, industrial, craft and apparel.
Source: Meridian Specialty Yarn Group
Posted February 2, 2016
VALDESE, N.C. – Meridian Specialty Yarn Group, Inc. (MSYG), a specialty yarn manufacturer and producer of package-dyed and space-dyed yarn, announced a major expansion of its current manufacturing operations here.
Construction will begin this winter on a new 113,000-square-foot manufacturing plant, which will be located at the company’s current manufacturing site here. Completion of the project, which includes renovations to the company’s existing 152,000-square-foot plant, is expected by early winter 2017, and will greatly expand Meridian’s current capabilities.
A small section of the existing plant will be removed and the final manufacturing operation will span 260,000 square feet of production and warehouse space. Meridian anticipates spending $8 million on the expansion.
Over the past eight years, as other U.S. companies in the same sector have closed operations or moved overseas, MSYG has continued operations in North Carolina and has emerged a global leader, according to a company press release.
The company manufactures and dyes yarn for many industries, including home furnishings and upholstery, hosiery, apparel, narrow fabrics, carpets and rugs, sewing thread, craft and industrial textiles. At the company’s wet processing plant in Valdese, Meridian said it offers the widest range of yarn dyeing products in the industry, including package-dyed yarn, three processes of space dyed yarn, top dyed wool, yarn printing and twisting.
Meridian Specialty Yarn to invest in new U.S. plant
Speakers during an press conference announcing the expansion are (L-R) Wayne Abele, Burke County commissioner; Tim Manson, president, Meridian Specialty Yarn Group; Chip Black, mayor of Valdese; and Alden Wood, president, Burke Development.