Neutex Celebrates Hitting June Sales Goals Amid COVID-19
MUENCHBERG, Germany -- Joint Managing Directors Joseph Wheeler and Andreas Peter of Neutex Home Deco celebrated hitting their sales targets in June. “We took over our new positions on April 1 right in the middle of the COVID-19 outbreak,”… Read more.July 9, 2020
New Textiles Expo Held in Kenya: Nov. 19-20, 2020
NAIROBI, Kenya -- FASHEXPO Kenya is the first ever international fashion and textiles event that aims at boosting the domestic textile, apparel, and fashion industry of Kenya. It will be held Nov. 18 to Nov. 20, 2020. “FASHEXPO will serve… Read more.July 9, 2020
Heimtextil Russia 2020 Postponed Until 2021
Organizers seeking an alternative for this year
MOSCOW -- Heimtextil Russia 2020, which was scheduled for September 15-17, has been postponed until next year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The venue will remain the same next year at the Expocentre and will be held Sept. 14-16, 2021. “Due… Read more.June 16, 2020
India’s Modisch Group Reopens to European Sales; Now Looks Toward U.S. Upholstery Market
Neptune Mills produces first fabric line for U.S.
MUMBAI, India--Neel Merchant, director of the 30-year-old Modisch Group here, says that India is off lockdown for the most part. “Factories have started producing,” Merchant says. “People are coming to retail shops to buy.” Hamir… Read more.June 11, 2020
Glen Raven Closes Sunbury Facility in August
SUNBURY, Penn. -- Glen Raven officials will close their production facility here, formerly known as Sunbury Textile Mills, in August due to the coronavirus pandemic. More than 100 people worked at the facility, which was founded in 1954. “(The… Read more.June 8, 2020
China International Furniture Fair (Guangzhou) Held as Single Event: July 27-30
GUANGZHOU, China – The China International Furniture Fair (CIFF) Guangzhou will be a single event from July 27-30, 2020. It was to be held in March during separate weeks divided by product categories. CIFF Guangzhou features residential… Read more.June 4, 2020
Mobus Fabrics Moves for Safety and Consolidation
U.K. textile manufacturer readying to reopen
ELLAND, U.K. -- Mobus Fabrics Ltd., a leading upholstery fabric manufacturer, has begun its move into a new 65,000-square-foot office/warehouse complex. Sales Director Lee Paxman posted pictures in a LinkedIn note. “Mobus Fabrics Ltd. has… Read more.May 30, 2020
Las Vegas Hotels Booking Rooms for June 1, Major Hospitality Textile Upgrades Expected
EDITOR'S NOTE: Jay Dash, CEO of Jay Dash International, sent the following note to his hospitality agents. LAS VEGAS -- "For all agents, "Restaurants, retail stores, golf, and tennis facilities have all opened up in Las Vegas this past weekend.… Read more.May 12, 2020
