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
Arti Bhandari Mehta Opens 11th Artéé Fabrics & Home Outlet
HUDSON, Massachusetts - Artéé Fabrics & Home stores has opened its 11th outlet in Scarsdale, NY and a 12th store in Las Vegas is in the pipeline scheduled to open by October 1. Artéé Fabrics & Home is owned by Arti Bhandari… 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
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
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
Adesal, Argentina’s Boutique Mill, Logs 10th Year at Showtime USA
HIGH POINT, North Carolina — Adesal Jacquards, one of the largest mills in South America is routinely turning in 5-10 percent sales increases each year by catering to what its customers need—lots of designs and small quantity minimums according… Read more.August 5, 2013
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
Local Relationships Key to Successful Furniture Design
BELMONT, North Carolina — While overseas suppliers have had a good run recently, when it comes to furniture and fabric design it appears that local, domestic manufacturing relationships are taking hold. Even before shopping for the latest… Read more.August 5, 2013
