“I am proud to say that First State Mfg, is one of my best suppliers, when speaking to other people in the business. I’m constantly telling them, ‘Congratulations on a job well done!’”
Michael J. Waskey, PQAR, East Region, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

First State Manufacturing, is "God's Gift" to aircraft cover manufacturing, and is now V-22 certified. They’ve has been tasked with providing the entire suite of V-22 aircraft plugs and covers. Eli, the president and CEO, and Ashley (the executive director) both came many times personally to PAX and now New River to perform most of the advance design and prototyping work themselves. Our trip to New River produced yet another cover to exceed user expectations….”
Bill Stone, V-22 Development Deputy, Logistics, NAVAIR

“First State Manufacturing has been extremely helpful in choosing the right seating for our family of hotels and restaurants. I sincerely appreciate their desire to go ‘above and beyond’ in fulfilling my requests and making sure I get exactly what I need.”
Thomas Kramedas, President, Axia Management (properties include Sheraton Hotel, Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, Comfort Inn, Sleep Inn & Suites, and Holiday Inn Express)

“We use First State Manufacturing for our seat covers. The advantages to our company are the ease of installation and the rapid turnaround time for our orders. Our managers can install the covers they make in a matter of minutes without any interruption to business.”
Steve Hunter, Vice President of Operations, Chili’s Grill & Bar

“First State Manufacturing takes care of all our seating, and does so at our convenience. We’ve found them to be upstanding, reliable experts in their field.”
David E Mattes, Director of Environmental Services, Westminster Village

“It is our pleasure to recommend First State Manufacturing as a qualified vendor for Amtrak seat services. FSM has the technical capacity to produce quality projects that fulfill current and future marketplace demand. We’ve witnessed the high level of dedication with which they have pursued this partnership. We’re confident First State Manufacturing can meet Amtrak’s high expectations for seat project manufacturing services…”
Lisa Weis, Delaware Manufacturing Extension Partnership

“We’ve enlisted the industrial upholstery services of First State Manufacturing for all of our seating needs for some time. Their work is consistently of superior quality, and we readily refer them as a reliable manufacturer for any industrial upholstery need.”
Brian McEwing, Superintendent of Vessel Maintenance, The Delaware River & Bay Authority

“This company is remarkable in it’s ability to meet the demanding requirements for quality and on-time delivery…”
Gary Smith, Business Development Specialist, Delaware Economic Development Office

“We’ve relied on the services of First State Manufacturing for the renovation and upkeep of our military vehicles that are sold worldwide.”
T.W. Murray Jr., T.W. Murray Jeep Parts