The Manufacturing Report

TIDAL New York Is Spurring a Manufacturing Sea Change One Flip Flop at a Time

Episode Summary

After years in the footwear industry, brothers Tim and Tommy Gibb were fed up with seeing jobs go overseas. In 2014, the brothers realized their dreams of bringing those jobs home with a flip flop that's manufactured in New Rochelle, N.Y., using sustainable materials sourced from other U.S.-based family-run businesses. In this in-depth interview, TIDAL New York Co-founder Tim shares the genesis of his company and where he hopes U.S. manufacturing is heading next. Tim Gibb's Medium Opinion: https://medium.com/@tim_30152/the-relevancy-of-local-manufacturing-in-the-age-of-covid-19-73cdf398520a Photo courtesy of TIDAL New York.

Episode Notes

After years in the footwear industry, brothers Tim and Tommy Gibb were fed up with seeing jobs go overseas. In 2014, the brothers realized their dreams of bringing those jobs home with a flip flop that's manufactured in New Rochelle, N.Y., using sustainable materials sourced from other U.S.-based family-run businesses.

In this in-depth interview, TIDAL New York Co-founder Tim shares the genesis of his company and where he hopes U.S. manufacturing is heading next.

Tim Gibb's Medium Opinion: https://medium.com/@tim_30152/the-relevancy-of-local-manufacturing-in-the-age-of-covid-19-73cdf398520a

Photo courtesy of TIDAL New York.