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USTR and NCTO Visit A&E U.S. Manufacturing Operation

Posted on June 11, 2024 by jblackburn

Mount Holly, NC (June 11, 2024) – American & Efird (A&E) hosted the newly named U.S. Trade Representative’s (USTR) Chief Textiles and Apparel Negotiator Katherine White for a tour of our dyehouse in Mt. Holly, NC. This visit included a discussion on the impact of current trade policies on A&E, our domestic production, our people, …

Elevate Textiles Releases 2024 Sustainability Report

Posted on June 5, 2024 by jblackburn

Shares progress on 2025 goals and announces new 2030 targets CHARLOTTE, NC (June 5, 2024) – Elevate Textiles, a global provider of advanced, high-quality products and mission critical textile solutions, is pleased to release its 2024 Sustainability Report. Elevate and its distinguished brands, American & Efird (A&E), Burlington, Cone Denim, Gütermann, and Safety Components, share …

A&E Recognized as One of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity, Again

Posted on March 13, 2024 by jblackburn

Mount Holly, NC (March 13, 2024) – This spring, Newsweek announced America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity, and for the second year in a row, American & Efird (A&E) is honored to be ranked among the top companies. This award highlights large and mid-size companies recognized by their employees for genuinely respecting and valuing individuals from …

A&E Unveils New Sustainable Thread Products Awarded with Gold Level C2C Certified™ Material Health Certificates

Posted on September 19, 2023 by jblackburn

Mount Holly, NC (September 19, 2023) – Global thread maker, American & Efird (A&E) continued its advancement of sustainable practices and environmental stewardship this week with the release of two sustainable cotton thread products, each earning a Gold Level C2C Certified Material Health Certificate™. Meeting the material health requirements of the multi-attribute Cradle to Cradle Certified™ …

Elevate Textiles Releases 2023 Sustainability Report

Posted on April 26, 2023 by jblackburn

Updates progress on key commitments, collaborations, and sustainable innovations CHARLOTTE, NC (April 26, 2023) – Elevate Textiles, a global provider of advanced, high-quality products and mission critical textile solutions, is pleased to release its 2023 Sustainability Report. Elevate, along with its distinguished brands American & Efird (A&E), Burlington, Cone Denim, Gütermann, and Safety Components, updates …

A&E Recognized as a Top Company for Diversity in Workplace

Posted on April 6, 2023 by jblackburn

Mount Holly, NC (April 6, 2023) – Recently, American & Efird (A&E) was recognized by Newsweek as a 5 star ‘America’s Greatest Workplaces 2023 for Diversity’. “A&E is proud to be a part of the forward movement towards a more inclusive work culture and we strive to foster diversity in everything that we do,” said …

Elevate Textiles Expands Involvement with Textile Exchange Organization Through New Membership

Posted on July 13, 2022 by jblackburn

CHARLOTTE, NC (July 13, 2022) – Elevate Textiles, a global provider of advanced, high-quality products and mission critical textile solutions, is excited to establish a membership with the Textile Exchange organization, a global non-profit driving positive impact on climate change across the textile and fashion industries. Elevate and its distinguished brands including American & Efird, …

Elevate Textiles Releases 2022 Sustainability Report

Posted on April 27, 2022 by jblackburn

Increases industry leadership and reports significant progress against key sustainability goals CHARLOTTE, NC (April 27, 2022) – Elevate Textiles, a global provider of advanced, high quality products and mission critical textile solutions, is excited to release its 2022 Sustainability Report. Elevate Textiles and its distinguished brands including American & Efird, Burlington, Cone Denim, Gütermann and …

Elevate Textiles Leads Industry Sustainability Initiatives; Receives Validation of Science Based Targets

Posted on October 14, 2021 by jblackburn

  A&E, Burlington & Cone Denim achieve industry firsts CHARLOTTE, NC (October 14, 2021) – Elevate Textiles, a global provider of advanced, high-quality products and mission critical textile solutions, continues its leadership in sustainable manufacturing as the first global textile manufacturer to receive validation of its Science Based Target (SBTi) goals related to reducing greenhouse …

US Trade Representative Katherine Tai visits Milliken & Company and American & Efird in Visit Highlighting US Textile Industry

Posted on September 24, 2021 by jblackburn

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 23, 2021) – Milliken & Company and American & Efird (A&E) hosted United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Katherine Tai in two separate visits to the companies’ state-of-the-art textile manufacturing facilities today, marking an unprecedented visit to the heart of the U.S. textile industry in the Carolinas by the nation’s top trade …