Our History
For nearly 90 years, Reeves has been at the forefront of quality and engineering innovation.
Reeves has evolved from being a leading textile manufacturer to being a global manufacturer of elastomer coated fabric and unsupported sheeting with expertise in rubber and urethane. Our dedication to quality assurance, service, and next generation innovation continues to give our customers the competitive edge in a wide range of high performance applications.
We have been trusted throughout our history in the most well-known and demanding endeavors. When the first man landed on the moon, Reeves fabrics were there too.
Reeves is now the largest coated fabrics manufacturer in the world with cutting edge quality and performance. We continuously enhance our capabilities through process improvements and capital investments that widen the performance gap between our products and off-the-shelf materials.
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1919 |
Reeves family establishes business to sell griege goods |
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1940 |
Develops and markets the first gas meter diaphragm (works 60 years later) |
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1964 |
Introduces the world’s first compressible printing blanket: Vulcan 714 |
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1965 |
Aquires Angelini Universal S.p.A., Lodi Vecchio, Italy as a wholly owned subsidiary |
| 1980s |
Reeves becomes one of the largest North American Textile producers |
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1992 |
Patents a graft polymer coated fabric for airbag applications |
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1995 |
Addition of new weaving facility |
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1996 |
Reeves divests textile and apparel assets. Reconfigures and invests in engineered coated fabrics technology. |
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1997 |
Weaving facility receives ISO9001 and QS9000 quality certifications |
| 1999 |
Coating facility achieves ISO9001 and QS9000 certifications for automotive restraint products |
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2002 |
Acquires Fairprene, Inc. calendered product line, a division of Longwood Industries |
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2004 |
Establishes Shanghai Reeves New Printing Consumables Co. Ltd. in China |
| 2004 |
Acquires Lloyd Manufacturing Corporation, expanding capabilities in thin-gauge and unsupported sheeting |
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2005 |
Commissions state-of-the-art four-roll calendar, increasing capabilities in specialty market applications |
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2006 |
Reeves is acquired by the Trelleborg Group through its Engineered Systems business area. |
| 2008 |
Trelleborg and Reeves form new Coated Fabrics product area, extending global reach throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. |