Thomas W. Hilb, Heritage House Founder Passes On
CORNELIUS, North Carolina — Thomas Werner Hilb, 66, a well-liked veteran textile entrepreneur with 40 years in the business, finally succombed to cancer December 17, after battling the illness for several years. He was born in Cincinnati,… Read more.March 16, 2017
Escolys Debuts Studio 51 Collection
Ingooigem, Belgium — Escolys has developed a new upper end upholstery brand of 40 designs called the Studio 51 Collection. Each design represents a different quality and taps into a higher price level for this mill than previously, according… Read more.March 16, 2017
ROMO, Major International Fabric Wholesaler, Moving into New UK Home
Nottingham, UK — The new ROMO warehouse will house eight automatic stacker cranes for single width fabrics and two automatic stacker cranes for wide width fabrics. There will also be about 20 single width cutting machines and six wide width… Read more.March 16, 2017
STI’s Revolution® Outdoor Fabric, Plus Overall Growth, Puts Mill Under Pressure to Return to Four to Six Week Delivery Cycle
HIGH POINT, North Carolina —The Revolution Brand of performance fabric by STI is putting additional strain on its manufacturing capability as it scrambles to add more production in Kings Mountain, N.C. Revolution is a new growth engine… Read more.March 16, 2017
Letter to the Editor
Dear Eric, It was very nice to see you again at Heimtex. Here’s our new showroom in Iran, our new showroom south of Lebanon (Saida) and the latest brands we now represent exclusively, such as Eijffinger, The Sign, etc… Thank you for sharing… Read more.March 16, 2017
Whyte & Ivory Builds Drapery Lining Business in USA and UK
NELSON, LANCASHIRE, UK—In six years, Whyte & Ivory has become a sizeable importer/distributor of drapery linings and curtain fabrics in the UK and USA. Starting this year, Whyte & Ivory made an exclusive distribution deal with Rowley Company… Read more.March 16, 2017
Marx’s At Trump’s Inauguration
“Really terrific Once in a life time….great wonderful fulfilling never do it again” ~David Marx, President Express Air Freight, Jamaica, NY Karen and David Marx Read more.March 16, 2017
Walker Greenbank Adds Clarke & Clarke To Its Fabric Portfolio
DENHAM, UK—Walker Greenbank has acquired Clarke & Clarke for a reported price of £42.5 million over a four year period. The annual sales of Clarke & Clarke are reportedly £18 million. Clarke & Clarke’s creative vision and global… Read more.February 28, 2017
