Service Thread
Neal Fournier is an experienced maintenance and operations professional with a diverse background in management and technical roles spanning over three decades. Currently serving as the Maintenance Manager at Service Thread since May 2002, Neal oversees plant maintenance and expansion projects, building on previous experience as Plant Manager and Technical Manager within the same company. Prior to this, Neal co-owned the Machine Shop Division at Hildreth Mechanical and Maintenance, focusing on the securement and delivery of machine shop services. Neal’s career began at Laurinburg Machine Company as a Machinist, where certification as a North Carolina Journeyman Machinist was achieved through extensive training. Educational credentials include a Machinist degree from Richmond Community College and attendance at Scotland High School.
Service Thread
We engineer and manufacture specialty yarns and threads for many industries including hose, wire & cable, packaging, and construction. Our partners know a lot about their products--say, for example, hoses--but less about how to select the best yarn or thread to use in their manufacturing. So we learn about their production processes and products and develop or engineer a yarn specifically to address problems or add value through longer running times or faster processing speeds. We’re different from other industrial thread companies in that we are ISO 9001:2008 and Green-Certified, we go out of our way to share knowledge with others to advance our industry and we invest generously in new technologies, in our team members and in our community. Our Product is Better Thread...Our Promise is Better Service.