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Itema America<\/span><\/a>, the U.S. subsidiary of <\/span>Itema Group<\/span><\/a> in Colzate, Bergamo, has acquired Greenville, S.C., based <\/span>Palmetto Loom Reed<\/span><\/a>, expanding its weaving sector capabilities and signaling a deeper, long term commitment to local service and manufacturing support for <\/span>North American<\/span><\/a> textile producers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Strategic Move in North America<\/b><\/h3>\n

The acquisition adds Palmetto\u2019s reed and loom expertise into Itema America\u2019s footprint at a time when North American mills are looking for faster support, local repairs, and shorter lead times on critical weaving components. For Itema, bringing Palmetto in house strengthens its ability to provide end to end support around looms, parts, and aftermarket service without relying solely on imports.<\/span><\/p>\n

Leadership and Culture<\/b><\/h3>\n

Gladys Richardson, President of Palmetto Loom Reed, said the deal is the best outcome she could imagine, noting that Itema shares Palmetto\u2019s customer first mindset and its practice of treating employees like family. Richardson, who has led Palmetto since <\/span>1994<\/span><\/a>, will stay on with the company to ensure continuity for both staff and customers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Scott Malcolm, President of Itema America<\/b>, <\/span>said<\/span><\/a> that \u201cWe want to take care of our customers from top to bottom any way we can \u2014 and we\u2019re going to be doing more of that, not less.\u201d Both leaders frame the acquisition as additive for service rather than a cost cutting or consolidation play.<\/span><\/p>\n

Operations and Workforce<\/b><\/h3>\n

Palmetto\u2019s 18 person team will continue to operate from its existing Greenville facility, maintaining local jobs and preserving technical know how built up over decades. Keeping the site intact also helps Itema America sustain proximity to a key textile region in the U.S. Southeast, where many mills and industrial fabric producers are based.<\/span><\/p>\n

For mills working in apparel, technical textiles, and industrial fabrics, the move should translate into closer support around reeds, loom components, and maintenance services, backed by Itema\u2019s broader global engineering resources. It\u2019s a modest sized acquisition, but one that fits a wider pattern of textile machinery players investing in local, service heavy footprints rather than competing on hardware alone.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Itema America, the U.S. subsidiary of Itema Group in Colzate, Bergamo, has acquired Greenville, S.C., based Palmetto Loom…","protected":false},"author":219894228,"featured_media":22742,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","pad_hide_post_author":"","csco_display_header_overlay":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1408,1,4738],"tags":[5415,5416,5417],"class_list":{"0":"post-22741","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"category-uncategorized","9":"category-textiles","10":"tag-itema-america","11":"tag-itema-group","12":"tag-palmetto-loom-reed","13":"cs-entry","14":"cs-video-wrap"},"yoast_head":"\nItema America Expands Its U.S. Footprint With Palmetto Loom Reed Acquisition in South Carolina<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=22741\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Itema America Expands Its U.S. Footprint With Palmetto Loom Reed Acquisition in South Carolina\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Itema America, the U.S. subsidiary of Itema Group in Colzate, Bergamo, has acquired Greenville, S.C., based Palmetto Loom…\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/?p=22741\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Footwear Magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/footwearmagazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-03-09T00:22:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-03-17T15:19:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/footwearmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/w21sjx6p.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Alyssa J. 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