Textile products maker Dan River to sell Apparel Fabrics Division
10 Aug '05
3 min read
In 1909 the company made its first expansion move when it merged with Dan River Power and Manufacturing Company to form the Riverside and Dan River Cotton Mills Inc. In 1964 this name was changed to Dan River Mills Inc. In 1970 the name was further abbreviated to its present Dan River Inc.
Danville based Dan River Inc is producing textile products for the home fashions and apparel fabrics markets. The company designs, manufactures and markets a coordinated line of value-added home fashions products consisting of bedroom furnishings such as comforters, sheets, pillowcases, shams, bed skirts, decorative pillows, and draperies for the adult, juvenlie, and institutional markets. Dan River also manufactures and markets a broad range of high quality woven cotton and cotton blend fabrics for apparel.