British Standards Institute Revises Flammability Requirements for Window Treatments
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, United Kingdom – The British Standards Institute (BSI) has published the 2008 revision of BS5867-2, which relates to the flammability requirements of curtains, drapes and window blinds in the contract hospitality, leisure,… Read more.July 24, 2008
SilverState Introduces First Performance Velvet Line
SALT LAKE CITY, Nevada – SilverState Fabrics recently introduced Luxurious Velvet, the company's first line of performance velvet. Each pattern exceeds the heavy upholstery specifications of 50,000 double rubs and has a stain resistant… Read more.July 15, 2008
Covington Buys Heirloom Decorative Fabrics, LLC
NEW YORK, New York — Covington Fabric & Design, LLC has purchased the assets of Heirloom Decorative Fabrics, LLC, the Westport-based converter owned and operated by industry stalwart Tom Bruno and co-owner David Silverstein. "Tom's return… Read more.July 7, 2008
Crypton® Enters China and Europe with Tietex Asia
SPARTANBURG, South Carolina - Tietex Asia Ltd. based in Thailand has been named an exclusive licensee to produce Hi-tex's Crypton fabrics in Asia according to Martin Wildeman, CEO of Tietex International, Ltd., the parent company here. Crypton… Read more.July 3, 2008
Raymakers Acquires UK-based Pile Fabric Dyers
HELMOND, The Netherlands – The more than 200-year-old mill, J.A. Raymakers & Co., has reached an agreement to acquire the business and select assets of Pile Fabric Dyers Ltd., from Rochdale, UK and will relocate its activity to the Raymaker… Read more.July 2, 2008
Microfibres Launches Two Collections
CERNOBBIO, Italy – Microfibres, a manufacturer of high performance stain-resistant flocked fabrics, launched its Pure and Vision collections at Proposte this past May. Pure is a collection of white and beige woven fabrics, and the Vision… Read more.June 27, 2008
GreenShield Unites Two Companies
PITTSFORD, New York – TSG Incorporated, the nation's largest commission finisher of woven products has recently partnered with G3 Technology Innovations (G3i) and will now offer the GreenShield family of products through its new Balance™… Read more.June 25, 2008
Designtex Introduces Cradle to Cradle Trevira CS Collection
LAS VEGAS, Nevada - At the Hospitality Design Expo this past May, Designtex launched its first Silver Cradle-to-Cradle (C2C) certified collection, the Alchemy Collection. All of the fabrics in the Alchemy Collection are 100% Trevira CS. … Read more.June 19, 2008
