HENDERSON, North Carolina — Raxon Mills, a small, specialized contract mill with annual sales of approximately $10 million will build what has been described as a state of the art textile mill of roughly 50,000 square-feet in Henderson by the summer of 2011, according to Joseph Berasi, president of Vescom America Inc., the parent company for the past 13 years.

The current Raxon mill is in Allentown, PA.

Berasi also assumed the responsibilities of Raxon’s former president, Andrew Pacuk who resigned from Raxon on October 29, 2010 after less than two years at the helm. He was previously with Robert Allen Inc., an important fabrics wholesaler. Pacuk’s future plans are not known at this time. 

Vescom America also produces contract wall coverings on a 15-acre campus in Henderson that will also be the site of the new mill. Vescom America is owned by Vescom in Holland, which is  privately owned by Philippe van Esch.

In a separate development, Claudia Rycz has joined Raxon as design director, the first such position in the last five years.  She was previously with Tru Textiles. 

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