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
Trevira To Launch Trevira CS Bioactive Home Collection at Heimtextil 2004
FRANKFURT, Germany - Trevira will launch its first Trevira CS Bioactive home textile collection in January at Heimtextil 2004, the company announced November 11. Given the high demand for flame retardant materials in the contract sector, Trevira… Read more.December 10, 2003
Leiscio Takes Export Post At Mario Sirtori
COSTAMASNAGA, Italy—Ferdinando Leiscio has been named export manager of Mario Sirtori Spa, the jacquard upholstery mill. He replaces Albert Rossini, who held this post at Mario Sirtori for two years following the departure of Franco Nannucci.… Read more.December 9, 2003
Moscow Furniture Fair a Smash Hit
MOSCOW—The Moscow Furniture Fair "Furniture 2003" held in November at the Expocenter here was a huge hit by anyone's measure, filling 11 halls with exhibitors. The sprawling fair included furniture, hardware, fabrics, kitchen cabinets… Read more.December 8, 2003
Gendelman Opens Century Textiles
GASTONIA, N.C.—Russian-born flock converter Alex Gendelman has recently opened a print plant here under the name Century Textiles Manufacturing Inc., plant manager Ronald Watford confirmed. Watford said Gendelman is shipping finished,… Read more.December 8, 2003
Five Mills Abandon Pact With Purcell
LEDEGEM, Belgium – Five principal lines have terminated their relationship with Purcell International Textile Group Inc., Algemene marketing consultant Lucas Callens said. Algemene AFW in Ledegem, Belgium; Bruvatex-Cositex in Heule, Belgium;… Read more.December 8, 2003
Absecon Unveils Its First Nano-Pel™ Line
COLOGNE, N.J.—Absecon Mills has reached an agreement with Nano-Tex™ to apply stain-repelling Nano-Pel to Absecon's new "Clean Room" upholstery line. "Absecon can produce fabrics like Clean Room which incorporate changes at the… Read more.December 8, 2003
Walker Greenbank Appoints New Managing Director at Arthur Sanderson & Sons
DENHAM, England - Michael Parry has assumed the helm of Arthur Sanderson & Sons, its parent company Walker Greenbank announced November 17. "I am delighted at the opportunity to build upon the strength of the Sanderson and Morris & Co. brands,"… Read more.December 3, 2003
