April 28, 2024

profile: Valley Forge Fabrics

Seamless Transition for Valley Forge Fabrics

Once, fire-safety rules drove business to the Pompano Beach company that' s become the world's largest supplier of fabric to hotels. The firm now expects environmental concerns to assure its future.

Cynthia Barnett | 9/1/2009
Valley Forge offices
About half of Valley Forge’s sales and designs are custom. The company chooses its own yarns and weavers. Its fabrics are manufactured in the United States, China, Pakistan, Israel, Taiwan, Turkey and India. Designers say the level of control gives Valley Forge more vivid colors and finer patterns than many commercial fabric houses. [Photo: Eileen Escarda]

Valley Forge FactoryThe company’s Fresh line of bedding — on the loom at left — is made entirely from recycled plastic bottles and feels as soft as cotton.
plastic bottles
Valley Forge Factory
[Photos: Valley Forge Fabrics]

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