Textile company commits to sustainability with expanded executive role

Moe Kovangji

Totowa, N.J. – Building on its push to grow its sustainability program throughout its factories and facilities, Precision Textiles has expanded Moe Kovangji’s role to include overseeing the company’s sustainability programs.

“Sustainability is one of our top priorities,” said Scott Tesser, CEO. “Precision Textiles is committed to doing its part to preserve the health of our planet and future generations to come. We apply environmentally conscious methods wherever possible, from incorporating organic wool fiber into our products to installing solar panels at our New Jersey headquarters. Our goal is to stay sustainably-sound and to continuously strive to develop new, sustainably-sound initiatives that improve the quality of our materials, products and business.”

The company has been rolling out a number of sustainable products over the past couple of years.

As the company’s vice president of manufacturing, Kovangji oversees Precision’s continuous improvement processes. During his 16-year career with the company, he has reengineered machinery, cross-trained employees and implemented energy conservation measures.

“Moe is skilled in team development and is particularly effective in implementing lean manufacturing principles and cost-reduction efforts, which makes him the perfect candidate for this position,” Tesser said.

Prior to joining Precision Textiles in 2006, Kovangji served in both engineering and plant management positions for Synthetic Industry Progress, Hills Brothers Coffee/Nestle Food and Recycled Paperboard.

“Our long-term business focus is to constantly change our business model by creating more environmentally friendly products without negatively impacting environment and community. Making manufacturing operations less wasteful, improving process efficiency, customer service and customer satisfaction,” Kovangji said.

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