Valdese Produces Justina Blakeney Collection; Fabric.com Offers 50 sku’s
VALDESE, North Carolina – Justina Blakeney’s first fabric collection produced by Valdese Weavers is being offered for sale on Fabrics.com, the Amazon owned site. About 50 sku’s are on offer at $22-$45 yard retail prices per yard. … Read more.August 7, 2017
Warp Knitted Upholstery Rounds Out Boyteks Product Line Up According to Mustafa Yildirim, General Manager
KAYSERI, TR — Boyteks has developed a $20 million business in value priced warp knits for headboards, mattress covers and more recently, a line of velvet upholstery in an unlimited color range for sofa and furniture manufacturers worldwide,… Read more.August 7, 2017
Amardeep Opens Modern Warehouse, Trades Up Fabric
JAKARTA, Indonesia—Amardeep, a 34-year-old company, has opened “a state of the art, 6,250 square meter warehouse with cutting machines in place” according to Ashok Nanwani, the owner. “Business is slow but sure right now and it has… Read more.August 7, 2017
Americans, Germans Pass On Evteks This Year But That May Change with New Show Dates
ISTANBUL, Turkey — The 2017 version of Evteks May 16/20 saw aisles crowded with visitors but where they came from represented a marked change from previous Turkish exhibitions. There was a great influx of visitors from the Middle East including… Read more.August 7, 2017
Craig Shirk, 65, Covington’s Mr. Contract, Passes
NEW YORK, New York — Craig Shirk, Vice President of Contract Sales for Covington Fabrics & Design LLC passed away of natural causes on May 28 at his home in Tavares, Florida. He was 65 and joined Covington in 2010. Under Shirk’s… Read more.August 7, 2017
Penelope’s Tasman Picks Passion Over Money; Boutique Mill Holds its Own in Upholstery World
COMO, Italy — “There are more successful companies than Penelope if the criteria for business is only how much money you generate but our goal was to create a company that is long lasting as opposed to a short term success,” says Murat… Read more.August 7, 2017
Richard Oussoren, Pieter van Acker Purchase Acker Mill
GEMERT, The Netherlands—The acquisition of Johann van den acker by the principal of Raymakers and a sixth generation member of the van den Acker family may lead to coordinated velvet and flat weave collections for the two companies according… Read more.August 7, 2017
Warwick Australia Targets India to Capitalize on Fast Paced India Market; Opens India Based Sales Office, Warehouse
NEW DELHI, India — Warwick Australia has established direct India operations to market its furnishing fabric collections based on India’s high emerging market potential says Cameron Warwick, Warwick Joint Managing Director. He timed the… Read more.August 7, 2017
