HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! Continued growth in Tennessee. While the quantity of individual orders has decreased, the number of clients has increased. Whether it’s carrying cases for delicate electronic instruments, specialty work vests, or custom covers for the military manufactured with … [Read more...] about 2015
2009
SPC OWNER KIM SCHNEIDER BECOMES A LEADING ADVOCATE OF HISTORIC RESTORATIONS SPC Owner Kim Schneider becomes a leading advocate of historic restoration in the Johnson City Tennessee area. Kim's projects include the renovation of a downtown fountain and the founding of the Friends of Olde … [Read more...] about 2009
1998
SPC ADDS TO ITS CUSTOM SEWING CAPABILITY SPC acquires a totally automatic printing press with heat tunnels for quick textile printing. We now have a 6 color, 8 station fully automatic printing press. We continue to push the Made in the USA concept. Our products are not disposable like so … [Read more...] about 1998
NOVEMBER – 1997
SPC MOVES INTO THEIR 15,000 SQ. FT. FACTORY After 5 months of rehabilitation SPC moves into their new factory in Johnson City Tennessee … [Read more...] about NOVEMBER – 1997
1997
ON THE MOVE AGAIN This time SPC moves 700 miles away from our origins. We searched for 1.5 years for the right location for a new factory. We found the perfect location in Johnson City, Tennessee in the Appalachian Mountains. We knew this was a manufacturing center for sewn products, so the … [Read more...] about 1997
1988
EXPANSION #2 - 15,000 SQ. FT. OF MANUFACTURING SPACE. SPC needed a permanent home, so a 15,000 sq ft factory was purchased on the west side of Chicago. This purchase gave us the opportunity to rehab the building to make the production as efficient as possible. We began a focus on designing … [Read more...] about 1988
LATE 1985
FIRST TO DESIGN “SOFT LUGGAGE” FOR A MAJOR PLAYER IN THE LUGGAGE MARKET … [Read more...] about LATE 1985
MID 1985
FIRST TO DESIGN CUSTOM PACKAGING FOR THE YARD SPORTS GAMES INDUSTRY Packaging designed and manufactured by SPC for yard sports games is still being used today. … [Read more...] about MID 1985