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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
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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.
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