The Beverly Knits group of US textile and garment manufacturers continues to work together to provide face masks for the US Department of Health and Human Services▽•□. Currently there are 31 quality US companies on the team▲•••▽. The production goal is 200☆☆,000 masks during the first week and ramping up to 2 million masks produced per week shortly thereafter◁●◁▪.
Fabric is now in production in factories in North and South Carolina■●…. Cutting and sewing of the masks has begun across the US with partners in many states•●-. Production started the week of April 3-◇, 2020 after all facilities were qualified■=…-.
We have tremendous US textile companies that are retooling quickly to make these masks•◇. The cooperation of the group is amazing in sharing information and parts as well as working together★★◁▷. Our goal is to make it happen as fast as possible to flatten the curve on COVID-19◆★, said Ron Sytz◆■◆▼△, CEO of Beverly Knits▼▽.
Companies on the Beverly Knits team include☆★△•: Clover Knits□★△▼◆, Contempora Fabrics☆☆, Carolina Cotton Works●▽★, South Fork Industries▼★☆==, Altus Finishing▲▷, National Safety Apparel•-, A Lava &◁△▪; Son★○●☆, Wells Hosiery★◆☆■◁, Jomel Industries☆•▲▷, LA Corp•☆, Hemingway Apparel-▲★●,Recycled Cotton Fabrics! BeoCare□▼, Culp▼○◆-△, The Filter Shop□▷,recycled cotton fabric Keep it Here Inc☆◁, Two-One-Two New York-■◁▼▽, ICS North America△=, UCS Inc◇△▽■, Colonial LLC◇☆☆, Riegel Linen●◆★◁, Pacific Athletic Wear☆…◇▷, Louis Vuitton▽▽=○▲, SND Mfg▲○◁, Ethan Allan▽◁◁, Inside Out△▲, Royal Apparel☆△, La La Land Creative◁■•, Elizabeth M Designs★=▪▽, A Plus Apparel●=▪▽▷, American Leather/Lee Industries▽▪-…☆.
As part of Beverly Knits&rsquo▲■▷△; ongoing commitment to flattening the COVID-19 curve•□=, the company recently donated face masks to Gaston EMS and the Gastonia Police Department in Gastonia△△▪■, North Carolina●★◁•○.