Beaver Spends $2 million to Equip Plant

By Chris Sweeney Rubber and Plastics News Staff MANSFIELD, Ga.- Beaver Manufacturing Co, Inc. has invested $2 million in new equipment for its factory and headquarters in Mansfield. The plant consists of three facilities encompassing 170,000 square feet, all of which received upgrades. “We’re growing more on a global basis, Read more…

China- Are they an Opportunity or a Threat?

by Bill Loeble- COO Almost any strategic business conversation today includes China. We hear such things as “China is putting American Manufacturing out of business”, “China owns our debt”, “China is bent on taking over the world, economically if not militarily”, “China can’t be trusted with protection of trade secrets”. Read more…

Beaver Recognized for 40 Years in Mansfield

There’s international-class industry doing business out of Mansfield that recently celebrated a milestone anniversary. Beaver Manufacturing has been doing business for 40 years now, supplying the world chemically-treated yarn for use in making hoses of all sorts. It’s the nation’s leading producer of hose yarn. Ed Needham, who still owns Read more…

A Yarn Of A Tale

This is the third part of a series examining the history and economic effects of industry in Newton County, as well as the county’s continuing efforts to attract new business. This part examines the history of yarn converter Beaver Manufacturing in Mansfield, one of the county’s oldest and most successful Read more…