Sunbrella Targets Contract Upholstery As Glen Raven Enters Marketing Era Over Pure Manufacturing
GLEN RAVEN, North Carolina — Glen Raven Inc., at 133 years old is making a big push into the contract upholstery market with Sunbrella® fabrics according to Hal Hunnicutt, vice president of marketing. Sunbrella for contract is… Read more.August 5, 2013
Skai Makes Outdoor Fabric Inroads With Cool Technology
WEISSBACH, Germany —Hornschuch has developed a new generation of materials in its portfolio under the Skai® Venezia brand which is supposed to reduce the temperature of its coated fabric outdoors. “Up until now, the surfaces of colored… Read more.August 5, 2013
Larry Liebenow Passes, 69
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island — Larry A. Liebenow, the former President & CEO of Quaker Fabrics Corp., died suddenly May 23 at the Miriam Hospital in Providence, RI. Larry A. Leibenow He was the husband of Kathleen (Bendix) Liebenow. He… Read more.August 5, 2013
Cenk Tuzcu Makes New Life at Carina
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Carina brand began life as a velvet producer until Ali Cenk Tuzcu got into the act three years ago. Ali was the former partner in the Onem Mill in Bursa but chose to join the Yuncu family operation instead. The… Read more.August 5, 2013
JF Fabrics Gets Exclusive Wes Mancini Rug Deal, Rugs in Stock
TORONTO, Canada — Joanne Fabrics, which markets its US lines under the JF Fabrics brand, has made a deal with Wes Mancini Ltd. to be the exclusive distributor of its rug collection according to Lisa Nicholl, Joanne’s creative director. … Read more.August 5, 2013
Boyteks Buys Warp Knitter for New Upholstery Collection
BURSA, Turkey — Boyteks, a member company within the Boydak Group of Turkey, has launched apparel driven technology in its latest fabric collection to be introduced at MoOD. The technique used is called ‘warp knitting’. It… Read more.August 5, 2013
Hisar Finds New Life as Converter in Shaoxing, China
ISTANBUL, Turkey — Omer Faruk Topbas closed his mill, Hisar Tekstil, three years ago in Istanbul only to live again in Shaoxing China where he is running full blast. He does Turkish design in China with a Chinese owned mill dedicated… Read more.August 5, 2013