GREENVILLE, SC — The Department of Defense has selected Wellstone Mills, LLC as the only textile company to be prime contractor supplying the new Army Combat Uniform, according to the company.
Wellstone is a longtime supplier of yarns used to weave the camouflage fabric utilized in the Army’s uniform, but this marks Wellstone’s first venture as a supplier of the uniforms themselves.
The contract, which calls for deliveries this year, is part of the Army’s ACU Supply Chain Demonstration Project.
“Wellstone is pleased to be a part of this important project to improve supply chain management in support of our troops,” said Josh Hamilton, president of Wellstone Mills. “We will be working closely with our sub-contractors, all of whom have experience with the previous uniform that this new ACU is replacing, to make this project a success.”
Wellstone Mills, which acquired the textile assets of TNS Mills in 2003, manufactures a broad range of cotton and blended spun yarns for the knitting and weaving trades.
The company, based here, operates six plants in South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama.
