Familiar Faces Are Behind the New Name 'Style Furnishings'
Sheffield, England – A team headed by Len Bichard has bought the piece goods division of Curtina and formed a new company, called Style Furnishings Ltd. Bichard's team made the purchase amidst competition from several other bidders. The… Read more.January 8, 2000
Fanair Has Staked its Claim Distributing by Microfibres Products
Giussano, Italy – Fanair, a worldwide textile distributor, has a new brach in Giussano where its international markets will be handled. The branch, which is 2 years old, executes important export functions. It's helped export to move bigger… Read more.January 8, 2000
Goeters Installs Jacquard Weaving Units and an Inkjet Printer
Zele, Belgium – Belgian printing specialist Ets. Goeters ''Ars et Labor'' has set up its own jacquard weaving unit, which should be operational in January 2000. This, together with a refinement and expansion of the existing coating facilities,… Read more.January 8, 2000
Jay Yang Signs Contract To Design Collections for Spectrum
New York – Jay Yang has signed a long-term licensing contract to produce extensive and exclusive fabric collections for the Spectrum division of Covington Industries Inc. The licensed collection is said to employ new manufacturing techniques… Read more.January 8, 2000
Kingsway's Sales Increase With New President, Sales Team
Roxboro, Quebec – Kingsway's fabrics division has seen its sales to retailers and furniture manufacturers increase 60 percent since Catherine Shearson joined the company in early 1999 as President. ''We've completely changed the look… Read more.January 8, 2000
Levy & Co. Gains New Export Markets When Old Ones Run Dry
Zona Libre de Colon, Panama – When Levy & Company/ Deco'Llection's export markets began drying up, company co-owners and brothers Levy knew they had to move quickly: Exports account for nearly three-quarters of the company's sales. ''We… Read more.January 8, 2000
Lim Hopes to Grow Showplace Franchise in Singapore
Shanghai, People's Republic of China – Richard Lim has weathered the Asian business storm in Singapore by adding two Showplace showrooms to his growing franchise chain in the past two years. Lim owns four Showplace showrooms himself… Read more.January 8, 2000
N. Irish Linen Producers Invest in Design-Based Development
Belfast, Northern Ireland – Steeped in tradition, the Irish linen industry is fast catching on to trends. Linen was once a fad and lately it's been considered a classic, but now demand for it is on the rise in the furnishings business,… Read more.January 8, 2000
