MILAN, Italy - Parà has appointed Jeff Jimison National Sales Manager for Temp®otest USA to lead sales for the company’s line of performance fabrics for awning, casual furniture and marine applications. 

Jeff has an extensive background in outdoor performance fabric, having been involved in these markets for 15 years. Jeff’s previous position was Vice President of Business Development for Sattler Corp and was instrumental in the development and growth of the Outdura brand from its inception in 1999.  

“I am excited and honored to be chosen to lead Parà’s sales team in North America and to be associated with such a well-respected, technically advanced textile company such as Parà. Their commitment and investment in their company and products from a design, marketing, quality and manufacturing perspective is world class”.

Marco Parravicini, CEO of Parà Group said “Jeff’s knowledge of solution dyed acrylic fabrics from both a technical standpoint and his industry knowledge is exactly what we need as we make this push to establish Parà’s brand as strongly and as respected in North America as it has been for generations in Europe. We have opened our Dallas, TX distribution facility and we are carrying stock of the entire Tempotest line for awning and marine as well as our Tempotest Home fabrics for casual furniture.”

Tempotest USA is headquartered in Dallas, TX where it stocks the entire line of Tempotest marine and awning fabrics as well as the Tempotest Home Collection. 

Parà is a vertically integrated weaver of solution dyed acrylic fabrics as well as a producer of residential interior fabrics with in-house dying and printing capability. Parà has been involved in the textile business for more than 90 years and is family owned and operated by the Parravicini family.