Riverdale Mills, based in Northbridge, Mass., has had its ebbs and flows over the years, but creative thinking, and a thirst for discovery have kept them flourishing. The company is a microcosm of the challenges and excitement surrounding the fishing and aquaculture industries.
Aquaculture North America
Riverdale Mills Celebrates 40 Years in Business
Navigator Magazine
Riverdale Mills Celebrates 40 Years in Business
The history of Riverdale Mills is a story of passion and perseverance.
Fishermen's Voice
Aquamesh® Inventors Celebrate 40 Years in Business
The history of Riverdale Mills is a story of passion and perseverance. As the company opened its doors for the first time, U.S. manufacturing had yet to recover from two recessions and many doubted the future of the sector.
Commercial Fisheries News
Riverdale Mills Celebrates 40 Years in Business
NORTHBRIDGE, MA – The history of Riverdale Mills is a story much akin to the legacy of Maine fishermen: one of passion and perseverance, the company said, in announcing its 40th anniversary.
Riverdale Mills was founded in 1980, when manufacturing in the U.S. had yet to recover from two recessions, and many doubted the future of the industry. The Knott family believed otherwise. They transformed the lobster fishing industry with the invention of Aquamesh®, a first-of-its-kind, marine wire mesh designed to withstand the harsh ocean environment.
Industry Week: 50th Anniversary Special Edition
Consider the Lobster Trap
For IndustryWeek’s 50th anniversary issue, thinkers and doers shared their prophecies for manufacturing’s next 50 years. They had big predictions about where tech will take us, how work will change, and how what matters today might be very different in 2070.
Telegram & Gazette
Women of Riverdale Mills Build the Future of Manufacturing
NORTHBRIDGE — The legacy of Rosie the Riveter lives on at Riverdale Mills Corp. in the form of 4-foot-10-inch, but hard-as-nails, Pricilla Jacques.
The Chinese government is urging people in areas less affected by the coronavirus outbreak to go back to work this week, telling farmers not to miss the spring planting season and asking large companies aim towards production targets.
Wire Journal International
Riverdale Mills: Partnering with Nature is a Key Part of its Business Plan
Power is essential to any manufacturer, and Riverdale Mills, a Massachusetts-based company, has long depended on the Blackstone River for a sizeable amount of what it needs to produce wire mesh fabric products for sectors that include marine, security, construction, and agriculture industries. Below, company CEO Jim Knott explains how tapping into hydropower, and other measures, has enabled the company to control its expenses while reducing its carbon footprint.
Worcester Business Journal
Riverdale CEO Leads Company into New Era of Manufacturing
Riverdale Mills CEO James Knott Jr. was given a leadership award from the National Association of Manufacturers this spring.