Coelima Brings High Quality and Its Own Name to Bedlinens
Company Wades Into Contract Sector With a Range of Bedlinen For Hospitals Pevidém, Guimarães (Portugal) — With a goal of leading the bedlinen business, Coelima is reducing in-house production capacity in the pursuit of higher… Read more.January 5, 2001
Tablecloth Producer Looking for Distribution in U.S.
Guy Peixoto's Range of Bedding Products Gaining Broader Base of Global Consumers Caldas de Vizela (Portugal) — Twenty-five years ago, Guy Peixoto sold some floral-design tablecloths to Harrods in London, thus beginning the Portuguese… Read more.January 5, 2001
Sampedro Focuses on Growing International Bedding Market
Lordelo, Guimarães (Portugal) — Although most expensive home textiles made from linen are still sold in very light colors, the market is seeing more prints and contemporary designs and colors, according to Sampedro, the biggest linen… Read more.January 5, 2001
Hunter Douglas Going Soft On Metal as Fabric Business Swells
'Fashion is Forcing the Change to Soft Window Coverings,' Says Division Director Rotterdam, NL — Hunter Douglas may have started its window covering business with metal slats, but soft blinds have taken over in the U.S. market and now… Read more.January 5, 2001
Five-Year-Old Albatros to Expand Facilities
After a 50% Increase in Sales in 2000, Hendriks Takes 'Optimistic View' of Future Eersel, Holland — Albatros has added new production facilities as well as a new up-to-date logistic center here as a result of "a 50% sales increase in… Read more.January 5, 2001
Etun's Fourth Generation Opens New Jacquard Mill in Yavne
Company Hopes High Profits Continue With 4,000 Square Foot 'Dream House' Mill Tel Aviv— This month, if all goes as planned, Etun Ltd. will undergo a major change in its 132-year history when it moves to a new factory in Yavne. The… Read more.January 5, 2001
Duskin to Unveil Franchised Curtain Rental Business in 2001
Osaka, Japan — Duskin Company Ltd., a publicly held Japanese company will introduce a new franchised curtain rental business geared to the long-term residential market in 480 Japanese locations on 1 April 2001 by franchising all of its… Read more.January 5, 2001
Australian Directors Expect Further Consolidation in 2001
Sydney Australia — The year 2000 saw major consolidation in the competitive middle and decorative products sectors of the market. A number of acquisitions, mergers and strategic alliances developed throughout 2000. According to John… Read more.January 5, 2001
