Irwin Joins Abercrombie, Vice President, Sales
Cliffside, North Carolina — Jeff Irwin has joined Abercrombie Textiles as Vice President of Sales for the residential, hospitality, healthcare, and contract segments of its’ business reporting to John Regan, CEO and principal. Irwin… Read more.March 24, 2014
Dicitex Digitally Prints Bedding, Curtain Lines
MUMBAI, India — Dicitex Furnishings Pvt. expects to introduce a new line of digitally printed bedding and curtains at Proposte.The company has purchased a $500,000 Reggiani digital printing machine for this purpose with first production expected… Read more.March 24, 2014
Alps Industries India Makes Strong Comeback
NEW DELHI—Alps Industries Limited, India has made a strong comeback in furnishing fabrics exports by increasing its business by 60-70 percent in the last two years, according to Amitabh Sen, Senior Vice President.Alps Industries derives 60%… Read more.March 24, 2014
Wadhwa Brothers Add Walnut Cut Order Line
NEW DELHI, India — Seasons Furnishings Ltd. Has launched a new cut order line under the name ‘Walnut.’Jasmer Wadhwa, 26 is handling domestic sales of Walnut while his brother Sumer, 28, is responsible for export sales. Both young men are… Read more.March 24, 2014
Aquaclean® Brand Moves Upholstery Worldwide For Pascual Family, the Largest Producer In Spain
AURO DEL ALCOY, Spain —The Aquaclean Group is reaping the benefits of a branded strategy for easy clean fabrics developed by Rafael Pascual, Jr., the President and second generation owner.He has a business degree from Bernard Baruch College… Read more.March 24, 2014
Jover Cuts Fat, Adds Product, Faster Service, Sells Hotel Market
COCENTAINA, Spain—“We suffered four to five years in the domestic market but things seem to be improving in Europe this year,” says Francisco Pastor Jover, principal of Jover, one of the big names in Spanish fabrics today.His brother Oscar… Read more.March 24, 2014
Former Imatex Execs Open MODE Business
BULCIAGO, IT -- Pietro Bertarini and Marco Guggi, former Imatex General Manager and Export Manager respectively for many years, have started operations under the name MODE with a third, as yet unidentified third Italian partner who owns the… Read more.February 28, 2014
Rolf J. Gemmersdörfer, President and CEO of Hornschuch Group, Passes at 61
The board of Konrad Hornschuch AG was surprised to learn last Thursday that Rolf J. Gemmersdörfer, President and CEO of the Hornschuch Group, had passed away Feb. 6 in his adopted hometown of Bad Mergentheim.“The news shocked and devastated… Read more.February 12, 2014
