Spencer Wright retains Chairmanship of Tufting Machine

19 Sep '07

3 min read

One of the global giants of the carpet industry, Spencer H. Wright, has announced he will step down as president of the Cobble organisation after more than 30 years.

Mr Wright will, however, retain the chairmanship of Tufting Machine Company Inc, the parent group in Dalton Georgia, which includes Cobble's worldwide manufacturing, sales and distribution activities.

Citing the need to “take a step back” from frontline leadership of the company, Mr Wright nevertheless remains an active and passionate proponent of the carpet industry's continuing commercial and technical development.

He will be succeeded as president of TMC Inc by Geoff Hemingway, managing director of Cobble Blackburn Ltd, the UK-based producer of carpet tufting and Axminster weaving equipment, who will also retain his present duties.

Spencer Wright is widely regarded as one of the great pioneers of tufting technology. With an engineering degree, his business experience also included working with Price Waterhouse in New York and a period as a lobbyist in Washington.

He bought the Singer Cobble business in 1976, setting up a new company known as Spencer Wright Industries, and soon afterwards relocated its US base to the carpet capital of Dalton.

At the same time he developed the British-headquartered Cobble business, establishing it firmly among the global leaders in tufting machinery and associated equipment.

Spencer Wright Industries Inc expanded steadily to take in wide-ranging interests in specialised engineering sectors, including automotive, aerospace and civil engineering.

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