Collins Drives Thornber Busby & Busby Export Sales
LANCASHIRE, UK— Thornber Home & Leisure Ltd. is looking to the U.S. jobber and manufacturer for increased sales of its low to middle ranges of woven fabrics.“We sell our volume production to the UK furniture trade including DFS but we… Read more.October 1, 2011
Ragolle Buys ITM Designs
Waregem, BE -- On September 1, Ragolle NV here has purchased the design archives and intellectual assets of ITM, a jacquard weaver in Kruishoutem, Belgium owned by Bernard Clarysse.The purchase price was not disclosed. It will place Ragolle… Read more.September 9, 2011
Small, Family Owned Mills, Wholesalers Prosper in Difficult World Economy Against the Tide
Boca Raton, Florida — Norbar Fabrics is navigating the rebounding economy with a keen focus on select new lines and design books geared to customer needs and industry trends. In that way, Norbar Fabrics has been a kind of barometer of… Read more.August 26, 2011
MoOD Sees First Wide Width Linen Collection
Kruishoutem, BE — Nelen & Delbeke is proving that a small family fabric business is still a viable way to serve the retail and editeur markets according to Thierry Delbeke head of the business with his son Dexter and wife Caroline. Recently,… Read more.August 26, 2011
Capiro Finds its Niche, Buys Locally in Caravans
DEERLIJK, Belgium — Capiro has created a niche for itself as one of the top European wholesaler/suppliers to the highly concentrated caravan and motorized trade with 80 percent of the business in Germany, France and UK according to Christoph… Read more.August 26, 2011
New Brands Expand Climent Empire; Home Fabrics is Their Favorite Drug!
COMO, Italy — The Climent brothers, Juan and Jose, report that sales have increased in 2011 over 2010 to the tune of 20 percent based in part on their acquisition of Pepe Penalver last year and the emergence of ‘Viollettes,’ its… Read more.August 26, 2011
Bekaert-Depla Introduces 15 Linen Ranges at MoOD
DEERLIJK, Belgium — Bekaert-Depla will introduce its first linen ranges at MoOD according to Jo Demunster, owner of the brand and the parent company Muvantex. The collection in linen and polyester blends will feature 10-15 designs in… Read more.August 26, 2011
Enzo Angiuoni, Bullish On Future Despite Fears
Birago Lentate, Italy — ”We are all worried and scared about the future of the textiles business in Italy but I am still like a lion about the future,” said Enzo Angiuoni principal of the family mill which bears his name One of his… Read more.August 26, 2011
