Company History and Staff

Lea & Sachs was founded in 1937 to provide narrow fabrics to the apparel trade. In the 1940's we added military specification items. In the 1950's we began to service the tent & awning industry, and in the 1960's we developed many items for the automotive industry. Since then, we have served virtually every industry that uses a sewing machine and several that do not. Throughout that time Lea & Sachs has built its reputation on strong relationships with its customers and suppliers through fair dealing and excellent customer service.

We became ISO certified in 1998. The ISO process has helped us refine our focus on quality and continuous improvement to ensure our customers receive the best outcome each time we do business.

We have a Detroit sales office, the Schmidt-Bowman Company, specializing in automotive industry standards and processes, helping us to become a leader in supplying narrow fabrics for automotive trim.

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1937 Lea & Sachs founded. Located in downtown Chicago

1937

1930s Apparel, filtration, bags

1930s

1939 George Martin (first generation) joins Lea & Sachs

1939

1940s Mil-Spec items

1940s

1946 Lea & Sachs incorporated

1946

1949 George L Martin (second generation) joins Lea & Sachs

1949

1950s Tents & Awnings

1950s

1960s Automotive

1960s

1961 Fred Martin (second generation) joins Lea & Sachs

1979 George B Martin (third generation) joins Lea & Sachs

1979

1980s Aerospace

1980s

1980s Hook & Loop

1980s

1981 Lea & Sachs moves to suburban Des Plaines, IL

1981

1990

1990

1998 ISO 9001 certified

1998

1998 Bob Martin (third generation) joins Lea & Sachs

1998

2002 Our official mascot adopted

1998

2016 Eric Martin and Celia Trilik (fourth generation) join Lea & Sachs

2016