Manufacturing Quality Products for you for 40 years.

United Manufacturers, Inc. (UM) was founded in 1984 by Jeffrey & Anne Faris in Fond du Lac, WI.  Our vision is to offer high quality products and on-time shipments at affordable and competitive prices.  We specialize in custom contract sewing and we do our best to ensure your product need is executed exactly as you would wish it to be and more!  We are a small business with global customers, from working with large manufacturing corporations to brand new businesses and entrepreneurs with fresh ideas.   

We strive to be the best industrial sewing manufacturer in the industry through continuous commitment to our customers to provide nothing but the best in competitive pricing, quality-made goods, delivery and service ! With our team’s versatility and vast knowledge of the industry, products, equipment and materials, we can produce any product, large or small, and have it exceed your standards.

United Manufacturers, Inc. is family-owned and -operated. Started in the early 1980’s by Anne & Jeff Faris, UM is now a second-generation family-run operation by daughters Ali Faris Helleberg and Jenny Faris.
L to R: Jenny, Anne, Jeff, Ali

Our Products & Customers

UM customers and production ability ranges from small businesses & start-ups to large global companies and organizations for both industrial sewing and specialized contract sewing needs.  We pride ourselves on working with schools and other organizations for fundraising events and education-related functions.  

We manufacture a wide variety of products, including but not limited to:

  • Heavy-duty industrial accordion style safety skirts for lift tables

  • Accordion-style sewn bellows

  • Private label apparel

  • Advertising specialties

  • Sport Bags (such as: barrel bags, tote bags, gym bags, ball and bat bags, & more)

  • Stadium cushions

  • Gym uniforms

  • Aprons

  • Hats

  • In-house Screen Printing

Our production flexibility and ability allows us to create a product to our customer's strict specifications.  To ensure each customer's specific needs are always met, we provide a variety of materials to choose from for the construction of your product:  

  • Canvas

  • Nylons

  • Fire-Resistant Vinyl

  • Vinyls

  • Neoprene

  • And many more!

UM Engineers are at your service during hours of operation for no-charge to make recommendations regarding materials, designs, and specifications to best suit your specific applications.