Mountville Mills Acquires UK Company

Posted February 23, 2018 at 12:11 pm



TRSA associate member Mountville Mills Inc., LaGrange, GA, recently acquired a majority ownership position in Purple Mustard Ltd., the largest manufacturer and printer of dye-sublimated promotional products in the United Kingdom, according to a news release.

“Purple Mustard is one of the most respected companies in the dye-sublimation industry, and we are very honored to be working with Richard Millward, Andrew Wheeler and their entire team,” said David Hart, CEO of Mountville Mills. “Most importantly, our customers will benefit tremendously from the combined marketing support, the expanded product line and manufacturing efficiencies.”

Richard Millward, commercial director of Purple Mustard Ltd., Caerphilly, South Wales, said that, “We are very excited to join the Mountville Mills family of businesses. We believe that by combining the resources of our companies, we will be able to significantly grow our business and expand our global footprint.”

Andrew Wheeler, sales director for Purple Mustard, added, “We are very excited to bring our customers the synergies of a collaborative relationship with the industry’s leader in promotional and commercial matting products.”

Founded in 1963, Mountville Mills is a family owned business and is the largest producer of rubber- backed floor mats in the world, according to the release. Mountville has three mat manufacturing facilities and two rubber manufacturing facilities in Georgia. Mountville also has a manufacturing facility located in Ronse, Belgium.

Purple Mustard Ltd., founded in 2006, is the largest manufacturer and printer of dye-sublimation-printed promotional and point-of-sale products in the United Kingdom. The company specializes in bonding natural and nitrile rubber, die cutting, sublimation and direct-to-substrate printing.

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