JAB Introduces European Collections for North America
BIELEFELD, Germany — Shortly after announcing the sale of Stroheim to Fabricut, JAB Anstoetz rolled out three new European fabric collections: Soleil Bleu, Chivasso, and Jab Anstoetz. Launched in May across the US and Canada, the leading fabric… Read more.May 25, 2010
Chella Celebrates 10 Years of Outdoor Fabrics
BROOKLYN, New York — Chella Textiles is celebrating its 10-year anniversary and held a special event at Scott Bodenner’s design studio to commemorate the occasion as well as the introduction of some new fabric designs.Bodenner is Chella’s… Read more.May 25, 2010
Duralee to be Clarke & Clarke’s Exclusive U.S. Distributor
BAY SHORE, New York — Clarke & Clarke, the U.K.-based fabric and wallcoverings editor has announced that Duralee, one of the U.S.’s largest textile companies, will be the exclusive distributor for its products in the United States.Emphasizing… Read more.May 25, 2010
Fabricut Purchases Stroheim Brand from JAB
TULSA, Oklahoma — Fabricut Inc. has purchased the Stroheim brand, the 145-year-old U.S. editor, after six months of negotiations with JAB, the powerhouse European editor based in Bielefeld, Germany.“We expect to significantly increase our… Read more.May 25, 2010
Gaston College Tech Center Develops U.S. Textile Niches
BELMONT, North Carolina — Since 2005, the Textile Technology Center at Gaston College has attempted to keep new textile niches from going offshoreby helping entrepreneurs, start-up companies and other textile producers develop new textile… Read more.May 25, 2010
Sipco Publications Sells Boutique Media Group to ST Media International
OSSINING, New York -- Sipco Publications Inc., publisher of Fabrics & Furnishings International for 20 years, has sold Boutique Media Group to Cincinatti-based ST Media Group International, a publisher of information products for the… Read more.May 17, 2010
Heimtextil 2010 Reports Six Percent Growth in International Visitors
FRANKFURT, Germany - With more than 72,000 visitors from more than 120 countries, the 40th annual Heimtextil Frankfurt saw an increase in traffic from buyers who showed increasing optimism that the worst may be over or at least nearly so. … Read more.January 21, 2010
Decorama Managers Acquire Company From Perfect Fit
Hialeah, Fla. (USA) — Decorama Desley Cortley, which manufactures made-to-measure draperies and bedding, has been acquired from Perfect Fit Industries by its management and a group of investors, DDC Acquisition Partners. "The transition… Read more.January 1, 2010
