North American Supplier: 'I Weave Trevira in China'
ContractInsider All the hospitality buzz that's fit to print! At least one American company claims to be buying Trevira®CS yarns and sending them to China to be woven into finished fabric. Once woven, these finished contract/hospitality… Read more.January 17, 2003
Kojo Worldwide Begins On-Site Hotel Renovation Service
San Diego, Calif. (USA) - Kojo Worldwide, the contract specialist whose annual sales have grown from $5 million to $46 million in 12 years, has begun an on-site re-upholstering and fabric repair service for hotels, the first of its kind in the… Read more.January 13, 2003
KoSa, Stanley Admit Guilt for Roles in U.S. Polyester Price-Fixing
Charlotte, N.C. (USA) - Polyester staple producer Arteva Specialties, S.a.r.l., d/b/a KoSa has agreed to plead guilty for participating in an international price fixing cartel for its product. The Luxembourg-based company, which does business… Read more.January 13, 2003
Beware of Chinese Textiles in the Hospitality Industry
Each day, you'll hear more and more about China, its huge domestic appetite for all types of products and more often, its huge push to export to America. No doubt, in the not too distant future, a supplier will walk into your office with a… Read more.January 13, 2003
Trevira®CS Launches New Program in the U.S.
New York - Trevira has launched an aggressive program of Trevira®CS yarn sampling in the U.S.A. through two companies, Titan Textiles (Patterson, N.J.) and Luftex (Tacoa, Ga.). Titan and Luftex are texturizers, with Titan specializing… Read more.January 13, 2003
Rockland Presents All-in-one Velvet
Baltimore, Md. (USA) -Rockland Industries Inc. has introduced a new collection of Roc-lon® all-in-one velvet blackout fabrics. The company said the product is dry-cleanable and can be made fire-retardant with a finishing process provided… Read more.January 13, 2003
BBGM Opens Office in Sydney, Australia
New York - Brennan Beers Gorman & Monk, a multi-service firm, opened an office in Sydney, Australia in September. From that location BBGM will try to stake a greater share of the hospitality design market in Australia, China and Asia-Pacific.… Read more.January 13, 2003
Omexco to Launch 'East-Meets-West' Collection
Heverlee, Belgium - Textile wallcoverings producer Omexco has changed its ownership structure and is making major inroads into the contract furnishings market. In July 2002, John Dubaere bought out his partner and company founder Bob Rans.… Read more.January 13, 2003
