MoOD Sold to Easyfairs
BRUSSELS—Easyfairs, a Brussels based trade show organizer has purchased MoOD, the annual decorative fabrics, window covering, upholstery and wall covering exhibition from Textirama. The current management headed by Patrick Geysels will… Read more.February 22, 2018
Zhongwang Pulls Plug on European Division;
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM--After four months on the market, Z-Wovens Europe has ceased operations under Guy Parmentier due to the high cost of developing new designs for the European market in the face of disappointing orders. The first collection… Read more.February 20, 2018
Sahco Hesslein Files Voluntary Bankruptcy;
NUREMBERG, FDR—Sahco Hesslein, the small German editeur based here has filed for insolvency as of February 8, just two weeks after another German editeur, Nya Nordiska found itself in similar financial straits. “It's not Germany but the… Read more.February 12, 2018
Nya Nordiska Voluntarily Reorganizes Business,
DANNENBERG, FDR—Nya Nordiska, a medium sized German editeur, filed for protection under the Germany bankruptcy laws February 2 according to a letter sent to its suppliers by Remo Rentgen, CEO. The move to reorganize was made to “adapt… Read more.February 12, 2018
Evteks Makes Fashion Statement by Changing Dates to 24-28 April, 2018, One Week Prior to Proposte in Como
ISTANBUL—The 24th running of Evteks in Istanbul has new show dates of April 24-28 according to Istanbul Trade Fairs, a division of CNR Expo, the show organizer. The reason for the new dates had to do with the fact that Ramadan starts the… Read more.February 8, 2018
Enduratex Launches LeatherPlus Engineered Leather
CORONA, CA.—Enduratex, a provider of performance upholstery fabrics, has offered an engineered leather composite fabric that is different from bonded leather and priced competitively versus a leather hyde. LeatherPlus™ is reportedly an… Read more.February 2, 2018
Klingensmth Leaves Z+R
NEW YORK—(USA) Robin Klingensmith, design director for Hodsoll Mckenzie and Travers brands at Zimmer + Rohde since 2015 has left the company, it was learned. Klingensmith’s tenure with Z+R predates 2015 when Erin Finn left the company in… Read more.January 29, 2018
Li Expands U.S. Manufacturing Footprint in Gaffney, S.C.,
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Home Fashions International is expanding its existing operations in Cherokee County, South Carolina with a reported expenditure of $5.5 milion expected to create 60 new jobs according to the Chamber of Commerce here. Since… Read more.January 26, 2018
