Quotes
about the 2010 SEAMS
Spring Conference:
Terry Earle,
Vice President of Operations, Patriot Outfitters, Inc., Sanford, NC
"This being my first SEAMS Conference I didn’t know what to
expect. I found a great wealth of knowledge, many years of
experience, and quite a few sources of materials
and equipment. Everyone was very friendly and welcoming to the SEAMS Family. I
now have many more sources to refer to if I need help in any
aspect of manufacturing.”
Cindy Cox Wilson,
President, Artwear Embroidery, Inc., Kernersville, NC
"The SEAMS Spring Conference was a great success, culminating
a busy week at the
Expo. As usual, the conference provided a
comfortable, easy networking
opportunity with colleagues and
guests who make everyone welcome and are eager to share
information and ideas. I met a new and wonderful customer and
she has already placed an order! The meeting was brief and
informative, and the food was especially well prepared and
presented. - best and prettiest dessert ever - chocolate!”
Steve Anderson,
President & Chief Executive Officer, Integrated Textile Solutions, Inc., Salem, VA
"What a wonderful way to wrap up the highly successful “Supply
Chain USA” powered by
SEAMS! The networking and presentation
topics were a refreshing end to a busy
week.”
"How nice to see the excellent way that our new Office Manager is
taking over the reins! Kim showed that she can jump in, fit in, and
stand in with the best. We are so
thankful to have her on board with
SEAMS!”
Frank Henderson, President, Henderson Sewing Machine Company, Inc., Andalusia, AL
"In the global economy today, companies’ ability to thrive will
depend on their ability to cooperate, collaborate and partner
together. Moving forward will require imagination,
determination, and
collaboration...for ALL OF
US...”
Quotes
about the 2010 SPESA
Expo:
Gerald Schwartz,
President, Gerald Schwartz, Inc., Tucker, GA
"SPESA
Expo was the best show I’ve ever attended from a supplier
standpoint… people wanting to buy rather than asking questions. A
lot of decision makers were in the crowd. We thoroughly enjoyed
the Expo. We found it valuable with respect to conversing with
current contacts as well as exploring business opportunities with
new ones. We anticipate converting many of our leads into great
business relationships. The SEAMS Association
Members that attended as exhibitors were quite amazed at the number and
quality of contacts that stopped at their respective booths. Many
said they expect to gain new business from the show. Looking
forward to the 2012 show!”
Jim Hopkins,
Hamrick Mills, Gaffney, SC
"In terms of steady traffic through our booth, we were busier at
SPESA Expo 2010 than we have been at any trade show in 25
years. We saw a number of current customers as well as some
very promising prospects. Thanks for your efforts.”
Chris Cole,
Clemson Apparel Research, Pendleton, SC
"Everyone agreed that we’ve never seen such consistent
high-quality traffic at a trade show. Even though SPESA
Expo was smaller than the old Bobbin shows, the quality of traffic was great.
We’re really optimistic about 2010. We really appreciate the
SEAMS Association pulling this (Supply Chain of the USA)
together for their members. It was a great show.”
Sarah Friedman,
Executive Director, SEAMS Association, Columbia, SC
"The SEAMS Association participates in quite a number of trade
shows, and I must say SPESA Expo had the best quality traffic. I
made contact with retail and branded companies,
some discussing bringing back some products to the U.S. They were very excited to
learn that companies do exist that produce their products
domestically. Not only did SEAMS
Members who were exhibiting
get leads for new business, we were also able to get information for
some of our members not at the show. Thanks, SPESA, for
making this happen. SEAMS and its
members look forward to the
newly branded show, Texprocess Americas 2012.”
Charles Johnson,
Chardan Ltd., Thomson, GA
"SPESA
Expo was a great show. I feel like I got 8-12 leads, and I
feel like there are at least 3
that are solid that we’re going to get
some business from. We’re very optimistic about it. I think
the next show will have a lot more people there.”
Jim Garner,
President, Creative Outlet, Morehead City, NC
"We made a lot of contacts. I think we’re going to get some good work out of it. I got a call on
my cell phone from a man I didn’t even
give my number to. He had gone through the trouble to
call one of my customers that we share and get my cell phone number so he
could contact me, because they’re going to place some work with
us. This is a perfect example of
networking. SPESA Expo was a
great show.”
Terry Earle,
Patriot Outfitters, Inc., Sanford, NC
"The purpose of us exhibiting at SPESA
Expo was to find supply
sources, equipment, things
like that. I thought the show was great.
I’ve never been to this one, so this was my first time. If
this was a slow or a small one, then I’d hate to see a big one. There was a lot
of walking, a lot of people; we could do business with a lot of the
people here.”
Gerald Cauthen,
Contempora Fabrics, Lumberton,
NC
"We travel to quite a few shows such as Los Angeles and Las
Vegas. Many of the people that
came to this show came to see the
equipment at the other end of the building. Of course, if
they need something to sew on, they also need something to sew. As a fabric
company, we thought SPESA
Expo was a very, very successful
show. We were able to get face-to-face
time in a good, active
atmosphere. It was very heartwarming to look down our Supply Chain of the USA
Pavilion and see the people that were
participating. It was busy all three days. We made some
great contacts and solidified some situations. It was a wonderful show --
I’m glad we pursued it.”
Dee Harris,
Tuscarora Yarns, Mt. Pleasant, NC
"SPESA
Expo was the best show we’ve ever attended, and we’ve
exhibited in a lot of shows:
Guatemala, Los Angeles,
Las Vegas, wherever we needed to go. This was non-stop traffic, and
I’ve never been to a show like that. Usually there is a lot down-time, and this
time we had no down-time. It was amazing. I thoroughly enjoyed it.”
Jim Lovejoy,
SEAMS Association, Cary, NC
"The SEAMS group
(Supply Chain of the USA
Pavilion) had a lot of
entrepreneurs stop by, and I was able to take
them down the aisle to talk to someone directly.
We were educating people as well as marketing. I bet we’ll get a couple new members out of
the show.”
