Sanderson Acquisition Hopeful "Turning Point" for Reshaped Walker Greenbank
MILTON KEYNES, Buckinghamshire — Wallcoverings and home textiles supplier Walker Greenbank foresees a lucrative future following the acquisition last year of Arthur Sanderson & Sons, one of the British textile industry's most prestigious… Read more.January 30, 2004
Andrew Martin's Flagship New York Showroom Displays High-end Fabrics, Smoke Machines and 15-foot Buddhas
NEW YORK – Andrew Martin, Britain's second largest privately owned international furniture and fabric house, opened the doors in October to its U.S. flagship store in New York. The company is relying on this venue to attain in the U.S.… Read more.January 29, 2004
AMERICAS FILAMENT To Raise Cost of Dacron® Polyester Yarns by Seven to Ten Percent
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – INVISTA business unit AMERICAS FILAMENT announced it will increase the price of Dacron® polyester filament yarns by seven to ten percent beginning February 15. "Raw material costs have escalated severely… Read more.January 27, 2004
World Market Center in Las Vegas Partners With New York Real Estate Firm
LAS VEGAS – The World Market Center in Las Vegas partnered in January with The Related Companies, L.P. to develop and operate the Las Vegas Market, a 7.5 million-square-foot home and hospitality furnishings trade facility currently under… Read more.January 27, 2004
Peter Hans Kaufmann, 86
Peter Hans Kaufmann died on January 20th, 2004 at the age of 86. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Funeral services will be held at Stephen Wise Synagogue, 30 West 68th Street, New York City at 2:30 PM on Friday, January 23rd,… Read more.January 21, 2004
Absecon Mills Inc. Fights Competition With New Fabrics, Designs and Quality Control
COLOGNE, New Jersey—Absecon Mills Inc., the 25-year-old producer of non-residential seating fabrics, has introduced jacquard looms, high-performance fabrics, hip designs and souped-up turnaround times to keep its edge in a soft economy,… Read more.January 7, 2004
Construction of Twenty-acre Underwater Hotel Underway in Dubai
DUBAI – Ever dream of looking out your window onto a bubbly coral reef, or of having the ocean current lull you to sleep? Well come December 2006, you'll be able to sleep with the fishes within the comfort of your bedroom at Hydropolis,… Read more.January 5, 2004
Former Letchinger Accounts Regroup as High Five Textiles
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.C. – The five mills that abandoned agent Purcell Letchinger in early December have formed a firm called High Five Textiles based in South Plainfield, N.C. Algemene AFW of Ledegem, Belgium; Bruvatex-Cositex of Heule,… Read more.January 2, 2004
