Tent maker opens in Rockbridge County

XFS Global LLC said that he purchased the assets of creative tent international and moved its manufacturing infrastructure from Las Vegas to Natural Bridge Station. Cushman & Wakefield/Thalimah said XFS is leasing 34,000 square feet of an industrial building on Douglas Way.

In addition to the approximately 40 people working at XFS, President and CEO Jacob Furby employs five people, three in production and two in administration, and is looking to hire more in the future. said that it will increase.

“We are bringing jobs to the community,” he said.

The company manufactures tents (semi-permanent, pre-engineered fabric shelter systems) for military and commercial applications. There are also versions available that are large enough to accommodate an airplane or small enough to accommodate a command post. The building comes with HVAC equipment, insulation, flooring, and lighting, which can be installed at the buyer's request.

XFS provides large white and gray shelters for churches to customers in Texas. Furby said a defense contractor will acquire three tan shelters destined for unknown destinations.

Furby said he served in the Marine Corps for eight years and was deployed to Iraq twice. He will be joined as vice president by fellow Marine Corps veteran Paul Wilcox, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. For business background, Furby worked for a fabric shelter company that once operated in the area but no longer operates, and was backed by the private equity firm that helped establish XFS in September. He said he is returning to the shelter industry. Then, in October, we purchased his assets. The ribbon cutting is scheduled for December 6th.