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NUESTRA HISTORIA

TEJIENDO JUNTOS UN FUTURO MÁS BRILLANTE

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1902

Mendel Wenglinski emigró de Polonia y crea
M. Wenglinski & Conglomerado de hijos. . . 

Compañía americana de cintura

(Ahora Wendell Global Interlining)

Compañía americana de prendas de vestir

Textiles de la gran ciudad

Compañía de telas plásticas Wendell

Telas Wendell

Incorporada a Wendell Corporations especializada en componentes de telas y prendas de vestir.

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1920

M Wenglinsky & Sons DBA American Waistband expands to Manhattan at
56 W 24th Street

Mendel was joined by his sons, Carl, Max, Sam, Isidore and Nat.

1925

Wendell Conglomerate Expands into the South and opened Trajes Wendell

Caracas, Venezuela  (largest suit producer in Caracas today), United Textiles of Havana, and Textile Trim Agency of Cuba

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1942

M Wenglinsky & Sons began supporting soldiers in WWII

Registered as a primary government supplier producing Red Cross arm bandages for war effort with new location –

115 Andover Street, Baltimore, Maryland

1953

David Wendell, youngest son of Mendel, incorporated new division

Wendell Textiles, Inc. for production of waistbands and first fusible interlining.
Production lines are located in the USA.

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1963

Expanded to larger location & Robert Wendell joins Wendell  

Robert Wendell (son of David Wendell, 3rd generation) joins Wendell Textiles, Inc
as Executive VP and opens Shirt, Hug, Tab division. Creates patent for Shirt
Tucking/Hugging technology products.

 

1972

Largest Producer of Interlining

Wendell Textiles continues to grow and moves to larger space at 8803 Kelso Drive, Baltimore, Maryland. Quickly becomes the largest producer of interlinings in the USA with 14 production lines of knitting, coating, and production of non-
woven products.

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1984

4th Generation joins the company & leads development

Gregory Wendell and Scott Wendell (sons of Robert Wendell, 4 th generation) join
the Wendell Companies. They lead the development of patented, revolutionary
stitchless fusible chest piece for suit jackets and belt loop inserts.

1990-1995

Revolutionized fusible knit market, 4 generations strong

Developed and revolutionized the fusible knit market and created concepts for fusible circle knitting and tricot products with 4 new advanced production lines
with monthly outputs of 1M meters.

2005-2015

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Wendell expands into the east

Wendell moves east and continues to expand with the opening of factories in China, Taizhou Province with 20 coating and nonwoven production lines, 600
knitting and weaving machines, and supporting hundreds of USA and EU brands

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1995-2000

Global factory production expands

Global factory production expansion explodes into Mexico, Dominican Republic, Central America. Begins working with customers exporting via 807, CAFTA and
NAFTA rules.

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2015-2020

Global growth continues

Global growth continues into Bangladesh, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Haiti, Colombia, and Peru.


Supported by experienced technical in country support, studio mock-ups, import and export services and local deliveries.

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2020-2023

Continued expansion into Kenya, Africa & Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Fueled by adept in-country technical support, studio mock-up expertise, seamless import-export solutions, and efficient local delivery services.

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Further Development into Africa & Brazil
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2023 - present

5th Generation joins the company

Jordan Wendell (son of Gregory Wendell, 5th generation) joins as VP of Operations.

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