Brief history of Matrix Yarns, Inc.:
Founded by Eric Barker on December 17, 2003, Matrix Yarns has grown into a family business with offices throughout the southeastern US. Since its inception, Matrix Yarns has grown to account for $60 million in sales in the past five years. Our team has the experience necessary to help suit your business’s unique needs, no matter your industry.
Matrix Yarns is a privately owned and operated textile and sourcing, servicing customers in a broad array of markets. Our 50+ years of experience in the textile industry allow us to uniquely suit our customers’ yarn sourcing needs—with integrity, trust, and top-notch customer service.
Whether you require the most expensive technical textiles available or commodity-type products—our strategically aligned partnerships allow you to source products from around the globe to help you bring the most innovative products to the marketplace.
Throughout our experience in the business we’ve learned that one of the strengths of successful businesses is the ability to create, to innovate, and to be at the cutting edge of our industry. Thus, it’s no surprise that we have extensive experience in working with customers to develop products, proprietary in nature. We enjoy doing this and some of our best business has come from this collaboration.
A company is only as strong as its supply chain. We can help strengthen yours while cutting down on minimums, lead times, and mismanagement of supply by offering a globally-aligned textile supply chain. And most importantly, allowing your business to run seamlessly, minimizing costly stoppages, shortages, and problems in manufacturing.
Give us a call today and let our experienced sales professionals help take your business to another level.
Eric Barker, President
Eric has 33+ years experience in textiles, from package dyeing, purchasing, yarn spinning and sales as well as his current role as President of Matrix Yarns. Eric manages the main office in Eden, NC and covers parts of North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, Mexico, and Europe.
Buddy Hairston, Account Sales Executive
Buddy is another member of the team with loads of textile experience, in myriad roles of manufacturing, package dyeing, and sales. He came on board in 2007 and is an integral part of the team, running an office in Rossville, GA, and covering Tennessee, Alabama, Kentucky, and parts of Georgia.
Andrew R. Barker, Vice President
Andrew joined Matrix Yarns in September, 2008, and runs the sales office in Charlotte, NC, covering western North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. He graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill with a BA in Economics in 2008 and is a fanatical Tar Heel fan.