FOOTHILL RANCH, Calif. — Venus Group, a global textile manufacturer and distributor of textile products, is celebrating its 50th year in business this year.
Founded in 1972, brothers Kirit and Raj Patel started Venus by selling imported towels from the back of their VW Bug.
Today, Venus has a global footprint, with 600 employees worldwide, a team of textile engineers and two state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Foothill Ranch, California, and Fort Lawn, South Carolina.
The company says it has grown to become a respected and trusted partner to industrial laundries, hotels, healthcare providers and more.
“When we started Venus, we were embraced with a lot of love and support from this industry,” says Raj Patel, co-founder and president.
“Customers, suppliers, employees and well-wishers were willing to give two immigrants a chance, an opportunity to realize the American Dream. We will forever be grateful.”
Looking ahead, Venus says it plans to leverage its global and domestic supply chain to help customers navigate these uncertain times.
Domestic cut-and-sew automated manufacturing, national distribution centers and web-based ordering are just a few of the capabilities that the company is leveraging to help its customers across market sectors.
“We are deeply committed to expanding resources to better serve our customers,” says Raj Patel. “We will continue to keep a pulse on the changing market dynamics and shift operations to deliver exceptional service, product availability and speed.”
Have a question or comment? E-mail our editor Matt Poe at [email protected].