Hamrick Mills

Founded in 1900.5th Generation family owned.

2 Vertical Weaving Facilities in SC.

48”-135” Lt. to Med. Wt. cloth.

SUPPLY CHAIN -WHERE ARE WE ???

Oil Field/Cotton

Field Refinery/Gin

Filament /Yarn

Spinner

Fabric Producer(Kn

itter/Weaver)

Dyer/Finisher Product Mfr. Distributor/

Retailer Consumer

MARKETS SERVED TO 1990’s

Mattress Pad BackingComforter BackingTufting Substrate

MARKET SHIFTS 1990’s to 2000

PocketingApparelHome Décor(Curtains/Drapes)

Industrial

MARKET EXPANSION 2000 – Present

Apparel Segment – Interlining, Shirting, Uniform fabrics.

Home Furnishings/Institutional fabrics, Shade and Window treatments.

Industrial Fabrics – Tape substrates, Flocking, etc.

Reasons??

Shrinking domestic customer base.

Foreign imports with advent of trade agreements.

Pursuit of alternative avenues of distribution.

Continuous transformation and metamorphosis.

ACTIONS

Identify useful Free Trade Agreements -

NAFTA, DR-CAFTA, PERU, COLOMBIA??

Downstream marketing

Apparel Mfrs. and Brands

Uniform/Career Wear Companies

Converters, Finishers, End Users

Strategic Partners, collaboration

Where do we find them??

• Industry Organizations• AAPN• Cotton Council International• SEAMS• RegionaLink• www.about sources.com • Trade Shows• Agents/Contacts(Networking)

AAPNwww.aapnetwork.org

Cotton Council International

www.cottonusa.org

SEAMSwww.seams.org

RegionaLinkwww.regionalink.com

Trade Shows

MAGIC Texprocess Apparel Sourcing Show – Guatemala Colombiatex Colombiamoda Perumoda

OBSTACLES/REQUIREMENTS

Importing/Exporting Experience – Documentation, paperwork requirements.

Knowledge of details of FTA’s Potential for Audits by FTA countries

or USA. Record Keeping – time frame. Labeling requirements Freight Quotes – In/Out,

Surcharges/hidden costs.

515 W. Buford St. Gaffney, SC 29341 Jim Hopkins – (864)487-6283 jhopkins@hamrickmills.com Roy Lockett – (864)487-6266 rlockett@hamrickmills.com www.hamrickmills.com