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TSG Finishing President Michael Goldman, right, speaks to industry and government leaders at the company’s Long View plant. TSG CEO Brian Rosenstein, left, and Valdese Weavers President Blake Millinor, center, were among the group.
Virginia Annable
Rolls of fabric are piling up in TSG Finishing’s intake area.
The company adds finishes to fabrics — making them waterproof, fire retardant, softer and stiffer — and is seeing increasing demand for their services. They just don’t have enough employees to keep up with the demand.
The struggle to hire is the number one issue facing employers right now, TSG President Michael Goldman said. The company is urging local and state officials to do something about it.
“We all know it’s a problem, but we don’t want to complain without presenting any solutions,” Goldman said.
The company convened with a dozen manufacturing leaders and public officials Friday morning in Long View to talk through the hiring stagnation.
The group included Goldman, TSG CEO Brian Rosenstein, Shurtape Technologies CEO Vuk Trivanovic, Valdese Weavers President Blake Millinor, Century Furniture CFO Brandon Hucks, State Sen. Dean Proctor, a representative from Sen. Thom Tillis’ office, a representative for Rep. Patrick McHenry, Catawba County Economic Development Corporation President Scott Millar, Hickory City Manager Warren Wood and Catawba County Manager Mick Berry.
TSG made their situation clear to the group: the finishing plant is running its fabric finishing machines at 40% capacity. If the company had the number of employees they desire, they’d be able to do 75%. To keep up with the growth in orders they’re seeing now and expect well into the future, TSG wants to employ enough people to run the machines at 90% capacity, Goldman said.
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