Gerster Export Manager Says Growth is Coming From New Markets
Frankfurt, Germany – Wilgund Hörmann, export manager the German curtain specialist Gerster for North America and Great Britain of, said that the positive sales at the company in recent years is mainly due to the strong increase of its… Read more.July 9, 2001
Rhodia Targets Suede Upholstery Products for Growth
Valence, France — Rhodia Performance Fibers is investing a reported 55 million Euros in a new flock manufacturing facility here in order to further upgrade the tow it produces for flock fiber, on-line by the end of 2001 according to Regis… Read more.July 5, 2001
Exhibitors from China Come to New York
New York—Some 180 textile, apparel and home furnishing manufacturers from China came to the Jacob Javits Center in New York June 6-8 for the second annual China Textile & Apparel Trade Show. This year's show was "so well received by… Read more.June 29, 2001
Pakistan's Meena Bazaar Comes to New York
New York—Recently, a delegation of 13 women business owners hand picked by the Pakistani Export Promotion Bureau (EPE) exhibited their products to U.S. buyers at the Consulate of Pakistan in New York. The visit was arranged by "Asian… Read more.June 29, 2001
Kravet Buys GP&J Baker, Parkertex; Crowson Winds Up With Monkwell
Bethpage, NY (USA) – In a bidding race almost too close to call, U.S.-based Kravet Fabrics Corp. has completed its acquisition of the assets of GP&J Baker and Parkertex, and U.K.-based Crowson Fabrics acquired the Monkwell brand from Silentnight… Read more.June 26, 2001
Silentnight sells Monkwell to Crowson Fabrics
Barnoldswick, Lancashire (UK) — Silentnight Holdings, the U.K.'s largest furniture manufacturer, has disposed of the first of the fabric companies it acquired when it bought Cornwell Parker for about $34 million last autumn. Fabric wholesaler… Read more.June 25, 2001
Lim Wants to Help Chinese Suppliers
New York - Anthony Lim, president of AUSSINO (U.S.A.) INC., would like to help the buyer invest in China or at least buy from Chinese suppliers. 10-year-old Aussino Group currently claims $60 million in sales and is aiming for $100 million… Read more.May 31, 2001
Davis and Intohome: Not a Match
After sending a press release announcing Bill Davis's return to TPS, there are new reports that no agreement was reached between Davis, the founder of Intohome and TPS, the organizing body that bought the exhibition. An unnamed source said… Read more.May 24, 2001
