Fabric of Success
Photos by Bill Trojan/The Leader-HeraldCharlie Sammons, plant manager at Helmont Mills in St. Johnsville, shows one of the operations at the plant Wednesday
The president of Gehring Textiles, which has two local manufacturing plants and employs 200 people, has seen other area textile mills go out of business over the years, but his company survives.
He attributes the company’s continued success, in part, to diversity.
“The key is diversity of products and customers,” said Skip Gehring.
Gehring Textiles was founded as a family business in 1946. The company operates Gehring-Tricot Corp. in Dolgeville and Helmont Mills in St. Johnsville.
The company makes warp knit fabrics used in apparel, home goods, sporting goods, medicine, industrial and engineered applications.
Gehring Vice President of Operations Paul Gutowski and Helmont Mills Plant Manager Charlie Sammons started working at the company while still in school more than 40 years ago.
“We have many employees with over 15 years [of service],” Gutowski said. “Turnover is very low here.
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