Hollingsworth & Vose » Chamber Members

Hollingsworth and Vose is a seventh generation, family-run company and global leader in the supply of advanced materials for filtration, battery separator and industrial applications. The company operates manufacturing sites and research centers in the Americas, Asia, Europe and India and is headquartered in Massachusetts. They have been in business for over 200 years. Their location here in Hawkinsville was opened 30 years ago and has been consistently growing. They most recently added a full expansion to this location in order to begin an in-house glass fiber creation and distribution center. This expansion allowed them to add 70+ employees to their roster and now they employ close to 140 people at the Hawkinsville location. In this plant, 43.3% of its workforce is made up of Hawkinsville and Pulaski County residents. The company was recognized as our 2019 Chamber Industry of the Year and are very involved in our community and its various programs and projects. For example, they are season ticket holders for the Hawkinsville High School Red Devils football team, take part in many Booster Club fundraisers, as well as work closely with Pulaski Tomorrow and Youth Leadership. They sponsor their employee’s recreational teams, take part in Animal Control fundraisers and this year they purchased 150 BBQ plates from the Pulaski County Fire Department BBQ fundraiser.