Company:First Quality

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First Quality
IndustryManufacturing
Founded1989
FounderKambiz Damaghi
HeadquartersGreat Neck, NY
Number of locations
9 Facilities
Key people
Kambiz Damaghi (CEO)
BrandsPrevail, Cuties, Plenty, Panda, Incognito, Fletchers, Dri-Fit
Number of employees
4,000
DivisionsNutek, Fempro

First Quality Enterprises, also known as just First Quality, is an American multi-national manufacturing company, headquartered in Great Neck, New York.[1] First Quality produces home care paper products, adult incontinence products, feminine care products, baby care, and flexible packaging.[2]

First Quality was founded in McElhattan, Pennsylvania, by Kambiz Damaghi and his family, who immigrated to the United States from Iran,[3] in 1988, opening their first facility in 1989.[4] As of 2021, they have 9 total facilities, 8 in United States and 1 in Canada .[5][1]

Products

First Quality produces products like Prevail, Cuties, Plenty, Panda, Incognito,[6] Fletchers, and Dri-Fit.[7]

Locations

First Quality operates 8 locations in the United States:[3][8]

  • Great Neck, NY (Headquarters)
  • Anderson, SC (Two facilities)[9]
  • King of Prussia, PA
  • Lewistown, PA
  • Lock Haven, PA
  • Macon, GA[10]
  • McElhattan, PA

They also operate 1 facility in Canada:[8][11]

  • Drummondville, QC

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Who Wwe are" (in en). https://www.firstquality.com/who-we-are/history. 
  2. "What we make" (in en). https://www.firstquality.com/what-we-make. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 PennLive, John Beauge | Special to (2017-01-07). "State offers financial incentive for plant expansion" (in en). https://www.pennlive.com/news/2017/01/state_offers_first_quality_125.html. 
  4. "First Quality Recognized at Appreciation Luncheon" (in en-US). 2015-05-13. http://therecord-online.com/site/archives/12579. 
  5. "Damaghi receives standing ovation from packed house" (in en-US). https://www.lockhaven.com/news/local-news/2019/10/damaghi-receives-standing-ovation-from-packed-house/. 
  6. "First Quality Introduces Incognito by Prevail for Discreet Protection Against Life's Leaks". Cision - PR Newswire (Press release). Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  7. "Our brands" (in en). https://www.firstquality.com/what-we-make/Our-Brands. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Facilities" (in en). https://www.firstquality.com/who-we-are/facilities. 
  9. "First Quality to Add New Tissue Machine in South Carolina" (in en-US). 2014-06-01. http://therecord-online.com/site/archives/4525. 
  10. "First Quality Packaging bringing 115 jobs to Macon". https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2015/06/17/first-quality-packaging-bringing-115-jobs-to-macon.html. 
  11. "First Quality Buys Quebec Plant" (in en-US). 2015-08-25. http://therecord-online.com/site/archives/15560.