Healthier Choice Gets Additional Greenguard Certification
DALTON, Georgia – Healthier Choice, carpet cushion manufacturer established in 1974, has recently announced that its entire line of cushions and acoustical underlayments have qualified for Greenguard certification as low-emitting products.… Read more.July 24, 2007
Brintons Names New Senior Designer
ATLANTA, Georgia – One of the world's largest and oldest producers of custom-woven, Axminster carpet, Brintons, has appointed Rebecca Johnstone as senior designer in the New York trading area. Johnstone is responsible for working with… Read more.July 20, 2007
Escofin Closes Depoortere
KORTRIJK, Belgium—Escofin, an important textile holding company in Belgium closed the Depoortere Freres (DPF) velvet mill in June in spite of its completed takeover on December 21, 2006. Concessions had been made by labor, the banks… Read more.July 10, 2007
Panaz Awarded Exclusive UK-Distribution of Nano-tex
LANCASHIRE, England – Panaz Limited has just been awarded rights to be the exclusive UK distributors of Nano-tex, a textile treatment offering enhanced stain resistance without compromising FR qualities or appeal. Nano-tex is already… Read more.July 6, 2007
Rockland Absorbs Baltimore Plant in Bamberg
BALTIMORE, Maryland—Rockland Industries Inc., producers of Roc-Lon® drapery linings, is moving all of its production to its 400,000-square-foot, state of the art facility in Bamberg, S.C., 40 miles outside of Columbia, according to… Read more.July 3, 2007
Quaker Fabric Corp. Faces Closure
FALL RIVER, Massachusetts – Quaker Fabric Corp. has released statements indicating that its business may face closure after its annual shutdown, which runs from July 2 through July 15 this year. Quaker Fabrics, a supplier… Read more.July 3, 2007
Jaipuria Looks at $25 Million Sales by 2010
MILAN, Italy—Jaipuria Silk Mills Pvt. Ltd.,a manufacturer of silk embroideries and jacquards since 1969, has grown into the third largest silk mill in India according to Vikram Jaipuria, director. His grandfather started an earlier company… Read more.July 2, 2007
Tietex Interiors Launches Offshore Program
HIGH POINT, North Carolina – Tietex Interiors (TI), a division of Tietex International, has introduced TradeWinds™, an offshore fabric program and business. According to TI president, Mike Durham, TradeWinds™ was developed… Read more.July 2, 2007
