Arnold, 77, Vinyl Icon Passes
PELHAM, AL— Patrick H. Arnold, 77, passed away August 26, 2013 after a brief illness. He was the former President of Marine Specialties Group, a division of G&T Industries.He made his mark in the marine industry early on by selling… Read more.September 4, 2013
Stefan Lasek Joins Kravet Contract
NEW YORK, NY – Kravet Contract Division of Kravet Inc., has named Stefan C. Lasek as national sales manager reporting to Robert Duban, Executive Vice President of contract sales.Lasek will be responsible for managing all stages of the sales… Read more.August 25, 2013
Wearbest Names Melissa Battah Director of Contract
NEW YORK, NY - Wearbest Sil-Tex Mills has named Melissa Battah Director of Contract. In her new position Battah will be responsible for the design direction of the company's contract private label lines as well as its Bella-Dura brand of… Read more.August 22, 2013
Newberger Joins Textile Bonding Ltd
CHICAGO, Ill.--Deborah Newberger has been named international sales director for Textile Bonding Ltd., a New Zealand based coater and producer of blackout linings.She will handle all markets except for New Zealand and Australia and will look… Read more.August 14, 2013
A Combined Bentex, Se7en Find Increased Sales, New Markets Under Michael Durham, Ernest Benbassat Leadership
GREENSBORO, North Carolina — The purchase of Bentex Mills by Bur lington®Technologies (BT) just one year ago is starting to pay off according to Michael Durham, President & CEO. Sales for the combined companies are up ten percent in 2013… Read more.August 5, 2013
Enduratex Brings Textile Look to Contract Vinyl With New Topcoat for Hospitality, Healthcare Markets
MIRA LOMA, CA— Enduratex™ with 35 years in the pvc business, has come up a notch or two in the contract business in the last five years by producing more vinyl upholstery with a textile look and bring innovations in the topcoat according… Read more.August 5, 2013
Brazil’s Artefacto Buys Huge Quantity of Upholstery Fabric
SAO PAULO, Brazil — Artefacto dominates the furniture scene in Brazil with 30 retail outlets, five of them in Sao Paulo in addition to its own manufacturing plant. Business is flat in Brazil but is moving forward in the USA, according… Read more.August 5, 2013
Agnetta Says Italian Mills Face Tough Future Without New Fabric Export Markets
COMO, Italy — Italy is declining domestically and demand is going down according to Piero Agnetta, principal of Milan based L.M. Consulting. “The Italian textile mills are caught in a credit crunch because the banks will not lend them… Read more.August 5, 2013
