First Quality

First Quality
Company type
Private
IndustryManufacturing
Founded1989
HeadquartersGreat Neck, NY
Number of locations
9 Facilities
Key people
Allen Bodford (President of Absorbent Hygiene)
BrandsPrevail, Cuties, Plenty, Panda, Incognito, Earth + Eden
Number of employees
4,000
DivisionsFirst Quality Tissue, First Quality Absorbent Hygiene, First Quality Homecare, First Quality Healthcare
Websitefirstquality.com

First Quality Enterprises, also known as just First Quality, is an American multi-national manufacturing company, headquartered in Great Neck, New York.[1] First Quality produces home care paper products, adult incontinence products, feminine care products, baby care, and flexible packaging.[2]

First Quality was founded in McElhattan, Pennsylvania, by the Damaghi family, who immigrated to the United States from Iran,[3] in 1988, opening their first facility in 1989.[4] As of 2021, they have 9 total facilities, 8 in America and 1 in Canada.[5][1]

Brands

First Quality's brands produce absorbent products, such as baby diapers, menstrual pads, and other toiletry items.

Their brands are Prevail Adult Incontinence, Cuties Baby Diapers and Wipes, Plenty Paper Towels, Panda Bath Tissue, Incognito Menstrual Care, and Earth + Eden Baby Diapers and Wipes.[6]

Prevail Adult Incontinence

Prevail is associated with First Quality’s adult incontinence product business, and was registered as a trademark to First Quality Products, Inc., on July 29, 2004, and registered on July 13, 2005.[7]

The brand began selling incontinence products soon after in competition with Depend.[8]

Patents

First Quality holds patents related to their incontinence products which have been cited in later patent filings by other similar manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble, Kimberly-Clark, Kao, Ontex, Medline Inc., and Attends.[9][10]

Locations

First Quality operates 8 locations in the United States:[3][11]

They also operate 1 facility in Canada:[11][14]

References

  1. ^ a b "Who we are". First Quality. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  2. ^ "What we make". First Quality. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  3. ^ a b John Beauge o (2017-01-07). "State offers financial incentive for plant expansion". pennlive. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  4. ^ "First Quality Recognized at Appreciation Luncheon". The Record Online. 2015-05-13. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  5. ^ "Damaghi receives standing ovation from packed house". lockhaven.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  6. ^ "First Quality® Make Things Better™". First Quality. Retrieved 2026-05-20.
  7. ^ "Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada". ised-isde.canada.ca/. 2020-11-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Prevail Adult Diapers. Prevail Incontinence Supplies". LiveAnew. Retrieved 2026-05-22.
  9. ^ EP1027874A2, Karami, Hamzeh, "Disposable absorbent pull-up type diapers and incontinent briefs", issued 2000-08-16 
  10. ^ EP2177188B1, Busam, Ludwig; Stiehl, Gabriele & Tombuelt-Meyer, Thomas et al., "Absorbent Core For An Absorbent Article", issued 2015-11-04 
  11. ^ a b "Facilities". First Quality. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  12. ^ "First Quality to Add New Tissue Machine in South Carolina". The Record Online. 2014-06-01. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  13. ^ "First Quality Packaging bringing 115 jobs to Macon". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
  14. ^ "First Quality Buys Quebec Plant". The Record Online. 2015-08-25. Retrieved 2021-02-03.

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