Conso President Findlay Takes Company Private
Union, S.C. - Conso International Corp., a publicly traded company, has been taken private by J. Cary Findlay, Chairman, president and CEO. Conso had sales of $120 million in 1999 and is considered the largest producer of decorative trimming… Read more.April 17, 2000
Glen Raven Overhauls Upholstery Lines With New Division
Glen Raven, N.C. - Glen Raven Mills Inc. has launched Glen Raven Decorative Fabric division in order to make a dent in the better upholstery market. The new division falls under the watch of Ralph Allen, product manager of residential and contract… Read more.April 17, 2000
Jagdish Furnishings Services New Kind of Indian Customers
Dehli, India - Forty years ago, the Khandelwal family began retailing ethnic costume dresses, headgears and fashion accessories to brides and groom. However, in 1982, Jagdish Khandelwal began retailing handloom furnishings. Today, Jagdish stores… Read more.April 17, 2000
American Decorative Adds Two Distribution Points, New Salesman
New York - Last year was a banner year for American Decorative Fabrics, and Joe Rosenfeld, president of American Decorative Fabrics, expects another. Rosenfeld said that the company has expanded its loom capacity to eight times what it was in… Read more.April 17, 2000
Textile Designers at CITDA Rush to Harness New Technologies
Charlotte, N.C. – Mark Westerberg, an industry solutions manager at IBM, said he believes that the textile design industry is as cutting edge. However, when he spoke at the Computer Integrated Textile Design Association's annual conference,… Read more.April 17, 2000
Showtime Exhibitors Have High Hopes for High Quality in 2000
High Point - Exhibitors at High Point's Winter Showtime said they are beginning to sell more of their higher-end products. Several exhibitors at the show, which took place 11-15 January, are projecting an increase in sales for 2000, especially… Read more.April 17, 2000
Samelson Buys Coral, Adds Corporate Sales
Chicago, Ill. – Coral Fabrics Inc., a contract distributor/jobber, was sold during the first week of April to Charles Samelson Inc., the owner of Samelson/Chatelane Inc., an estimated $25 million converter and wholesaler of contract fabrics… Read more.April 17, 2000
DNL Holdings Acquires Schoepp, Irish Velour Furnishing Fabric Maker
Drinagh, Wexford, Ireland – Schoepp Velours of Ireland Ltd has been acquired by DNL Holdings, a private US group, for an undisclosed amount. The deal is likely to provide the Irish company with additional capital and enhanced access to… Read more.April 17, 2000
