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V A Visua Superio Superior Knits, a division of Clinton Mills, Inc. since 1970; is located on a 15 acre site in a growing Industrial Park in Greensboro, North Carolina. The company is a leading producer of fashionable double knit fabrics for the women's and men's wear markets. "Our emphasis is on quality, service and styling," says Superior's President, Bill Rhodes. "Our philosophy is to produce quality double knit fabrics that enjoy the reputation that Clinton Mills has always had for woven goods." Superior's fabrics are famous for their durability, fashion appeal, and quality. There has been a steady increase in the demand for double knit material. Fashion experts expect the demand for knitted fabrics to continue to grow as fabrics, styles, and blends of yarns and fibers are creat Constructed in 1971the facility houses a dyeing and finishing plant and a knitting plant, each considered separate with its own plant manager. Customer requirements and deliveries are k, ?J I M^f . SUPEj Divt; 3112 PL n a dav omoe aoc r.w. dwa ciooo ont I Tour C >r Knits met through the efforts of well trained and quality conscious employees. The modern knitting operation utilizes more than 175 double knit machines, each representing an investment in excess of $40,000. In addition to a complete griege inspection and mending area, the knitting plant also contains a yarn staging area. The dyeing and finishing plant houses the latest and most modern equipment available to the industry. Fabric dyeing is achieved by a battery of Gaston County Jet dyeing machines. These are computer controlled for precise dye cycles and color. The dyed fabrics go through a complex series of heat setting, drying and inspection processes before they are ready for customei deliveries. Superior Knits' fabrics are nationally market ed from the Division's headquarters in Greensboro, through a Dallas sales office, Clinton Milk Sales Corporation in New York, and manufac turers representatives in Chicago, Atlanta, Miami, St. Louis and Los Angeles. k &i\ ^v r-' v^SSgSS&iSMwBBBi^^^^^^^B I V "T *' T J. ' RIOR KNITS ION OF CLINTON MILLS EASANT GARDEN ROAD iENSBORO, N.C. 27420 (919) 275-9401 ft vfj H r ^ ? > iL # f / i BILL RHODES ...Preaideat, Saperiar KriTa ^