Cliffside, NC -- Jeff Irwin has joined Abercrombie Textiles  as  Vice President of Sales for the residential, hospitality, healthcare, and contract segments of its’ business  reporting to John Regan, CEO and principal. 

Irwin rejoins the textile industry after a three year hiatus. He was formerly involved with Chatham Fabrics before the company was sold to Interface. Irwin has more than 25 years of experience in the textiles industry. He started his career as a sales representative in California with Milliken & Company. He was promoted to a Market Manager position within Milliken in LaGrange, GA and then joined  Interface Americas as Vice President and Director of Marketing. 

He also served as Vice President of the Furniture Fabrics Division of Interface, responsible for the commercial as well as residential business units. He remained with the Interface Fabrics Group after that division's sale to Sun Capital Partners, serving as Managing Director of True Textiles (Ningbo) Ltd., the company's Asian hub as well as Vice President of Business Development for True Textiles corporately. 

 Jeff and his family live near Elkin, NC where he will be in close proximity to many of tjer Abercrombie customers. 

Abercrombie Textiles is a domestic weaver of upholstery fabrics for a wide range of industries, including the residential, hospitality, contract, transportation, healthcare and specialty industries.    The company is the combined result of Regan purchasing the Abercrombie facility in Shelby NC in 2006, and the Cone Decorative facility in Cliffside, NC in the spring of 2011.

Abercrombie Textiles has added three new representatives to their sales team to support their growth in the furnishings market. Jeff Irwin, V.P. of Sales for Abercrombie Textiles, is proud to announce the following additions:

Paul “Buddy” Fairley joined Abercrombie team in November and will represent our company in Mississippi and surrounding markets. A native as well as current resident of Tupelo, Buddy has been in the furniture industry for thirty six years. In addition to his passion for furniture, Buddy is an avid sportsman – one who may occasionally be found supporting Ole Miss but only on days ending in y!

 Mike Morgan joined the Abercrombie Textiles sales team on December 2^nd as their new West Coast Representative. A lifelong Californian and resident of Orange County, Mike began his career in the textile industry representing fabric distributors as well as Stevens Linen and Chris Stone before joining Craftex Mills. Mike represented Craftex for the last ten years. When not selling textiles Mike can be found hiking, skiing, or restoring classic cars.

Robin Hoff also joined the Abercrombie Textiles team on December 2nd, and we are proud to welcome her to our South Eastern sales team. Robin is a 10 year industry veteran with experience as a manufacturer's representative for Huntington House & Drexel Heritage. Robin's background in sales & upholstery merchandising allows her to immediately identify trends in the fashion industry that complement the world of textiles & design. Most recently, she was a sales representative for Se7en and Paragon Textiles.

“These three individuals bring a wealth of industry experience and ability to Abercrombie Textiles; we are pleased they have joined our company and look forward to growing our business with them. Each is a leader in their respective markets, a valued resource to their customers, and a true sales professional. I speak for the entire organization when welcoming them aboard, and wishing them every success” states Mr. Irwin.