Stout Hangs Tough, Weathers Major Fire, Sees Five Percent Sales Growth in 2012, Adds Hospitality
COLMAR, Pennsylvania — Stout beat the effects of a devastating fire last year but continues to grow in spite of a U.S. market which needs to recover from lackluster housing starts, says Mark Rickers, the fabric buyer for this 85 year… Read more.April 6, 2012
J. Queen New York Bedding Designs Drive New Piecegoods
FRANKFURT, FDR — J. Queen New York, the successful new entry in the U.S. bedding industry with a reported $20 million plus sales in its first year of shipping has followed up with a collection of piecegoods based on the best selling… Read more.April 6, 2012
Camira Projects $100 Million Through Direct A/D
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, UK — Camira Fabrics, a 40 year old, privately held English woolens weaver, expects to achieve $100 million sales worldwide by 2013 with the successful launch of its U.S. mill direct program to the contract interior… Read more.April 6, 2012
Epitaph for Gratry Lorthiois, the French Weaver
The company ‘Gratry Lorthiois’ disappeared to become a brand name in 2009. When the new owners Antoine and Damien Willefert bought the company in January, 2009 I left the company several months later. There are many factors the new… Read more.April 6, 2012
Classical Elements Triples Warehouse
MORRISVILLE, North Carolina — Classical Elements, a trimming supplier has entered 2012 located in a new, 40,000 square foot showroom, office and warehouse here, more than tripling its previous space in order to support a rapid growth… Read more.April 6, 2012
German Area Contract Fabric Weavers See Export Opportunity; Home Market Looks Lackluster in Future
FRANKFURT, Germany — German area contract fabric suppliers see a future in export markets, especially in China and India in spite of slow markets at home. SR Webatex, a leading supplier of customized textile solutions in Bayreuth, also… Read more.April 6, 2012
Abercrombie Expands Outdoor Line
SHELBY, North Carolina — Abercrombie Textiles, LLC is expanding its role in the outdoor market with its first full collection of performance outdoor fabrics. The line, which debuted in December of 2011, consists of textured body cloths and… Read more.April 6, 2012
Cohen Builds Large, Global Trim Empire
NEW YORK, New York —Samuel Cohen has taken a small, “onesey-twosey” side business of trim for home furnishings and made it into one of the largest suppliers of trim in the world with over 20,000 items in stock. Cohen designs and converts… Read more.April 6, 2012
