Company Fact Sheet
HEADQUARTERS
Pendleton Woolen Mills
220 NW Broadway, PO Box 3030
Portland, OR 97208-3030
(503) 226-4801
(877) 996-6599
pendleton-usa.com
OWNERSHIP
Pendleton is a privately held, sixth-generation family-owned business.
FOUNDERS
1863: Thomas Kay, an English weaver, began making woolen products in Oregon.
1876: Marriage of Kay's daughter Fannie to C.P. Bishop combines experience in both woolen manufacturing and specialty retailing.
1909: New mill in Pendleton, Oregon, still in operation today.
1912: Company acquires weaving mill in Washougal, Washington, still in operation today.
MANAGEMENT
President/Chief Executive Officer
John Bishop
Exec. VP Merchandising & Design
Peter Bishop
Exec. VP of Operations
Annetta Young
Exec. VP of Sales and Marketing
Bob Christnacht
Chief Financial Officer
Dennis Simmonds
Chairman of the Board
C.M. (Mort) Bishop
DISTRIBUTION
Pendleton products are available at traditional specialty stores, department stores, over 50 Pendleton stores in the United States, Pendleton catalogs and Internet at pendleton-usa.com. Pendleton products are also sold in Europe, Japan, Canada and Australia.
Great Britain, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, France, Netherlands
Joe Sharpe
+44 20 7609 9889
+49 88 089 245 275
Scandinavia, Finland, Baltics
Sofia Lewini
+46 7 0303 2433
For general Europe inquires, please call:
Laura Verdugo
1-503-535-5567
Japan
Sojitz General Merchandise Group
+81 3 6894 5760
Canada
Manitobah Mukluks
1-877-945-5551
Australia
Harbour Supply Co
+61 (0)457 922 308
FACILITIES
Pendleton owns and operates six operational facilities.
Pendleton Woolen Mill
Washougal, Washington
Mill built in 1910
Weaves blankets and fabrics for apparel, home, upholstery products
Store located at mill site
Pendleton Woolen Mill
Pendleton, Oregon
Mill built in 1895
Weaves all jacquard blankets and fabric for apparel
Store located at mill site
Columbia Wool
Portland, Oregon
Pendleton Distribution Center
Bellevue, Nebraska
Pendleton Distribution Center
Portland, Oregon
Pendleton Corporate Headquarters
Portland, Oregon
Additionally, the company owns and operates more than 40 Pendleton stores across the United States.
MANUFACTURING FACTS
The foundation of Pendleton Woolen Mills is its vertical manufacturing—controlling wool manufacturing from wool purchase to finished product. Wool processing occurs in Pendleton-owned mills and much of the manufacturing takes place in Pendleton-owned facilities.