SUPERBA reports success and remarks on the sad demise of Mr Darin McClure, President of Superba American subsidiary

The ITMA 2011 exhibition in Barcelona has been sadly marked for Superba: indeed Mr Darin McClure, President of Superba American subsidiary in Dalton, American Superba Inc, died on the 5th day of the exhibition from a sudden heart attack at the age of 45.

According to Superba, “We would like to thank all our customers, especially American, as well as our partners who numerously came to our booth to express their sympathy on this painful occasion. Despite difficult circumstances we had to be at the disposal of our many visitors on our stand to show them our new developments, explain them the advantages of our technology and know-how, at the service of the carpet industry development.”

SUPERBA presented their heat-setting line of the latest generation for carpet yarns, the TVP3, in its more tuned up version. Revealed for the 1st time at the ITMA Münich, the success of this line was immediate with more than 80 TVP3 lines sold throughout the world and new orders have been placed during the show.

“We had also for the first time a spare-parts corner to demonstrate our customers the quality difference for the Original Equipment Manufacturer parts on this market segment that became so competitive.”

The new development of this ITMA 2011 is the texturing line for artificial turf, GREENTEX. The especially innovative aspect of this new patented process astonished numerous visitors who came to look at this impressive machine able to treat up to 12 ends in one operation.

The high growth of this artificial turf field in both the landscaping and sport, has been one of the factors of high interest brought to this innovation by the industrials from the floor covering sector in search of new markets. Superba would like to dedicate the success of this exhibition to their dear departed colleague, and thank all the customers who came to visit their booth and continue to trust in SUPERBA’s experience for the success of their projects.