Major Expansion Greets C&M Textiles’ 65th Year
MONTREAL, Canada —Retailer and distributor C&M Textiles has opened its newly expanded 40,000 square foot flagship location on St. Hubert Street to serve the custom residential and contract market primarily in Canada but also elsewhere. … Read more.December 18, 2015
Poland Price Driven
BRUSSELS — “In Poland, wholesalers are just trying to sell more goods without regard for profit,” according to Suleyman Ozturk, CIM&T (Crescent International Marketing & Trade) is a 17 year old wholesaler and also a brand based… Read more.December 18, 2015
Rockland Brings U.S. Made, Soft Roc-lon® Blackout Lining to World Market
Baltimore, Maryland — Rockland Industries Inc., creators of Roc-lon drapery blackout linings has introduced ‘Luna’ and ‘Lily’, the softest blackout linings in its history according to Darren Fradin, Vice President, Sales & Marketing. … Read more.December 18, 2015
Richloom Contract Makes Major Play in Vinyls, IMO Lines
NEW YORK, New York —Richloom Contract reports increased growth in all product areas with some major introductions in the contract arena. The nearly 100 year old converter which started on the lower Eastside of New York has increased its… Read more.December 18, 2015
Hellyn Family Takes Over Devantex
BRUSSELS — On September 4, the Movelta Group was the successful high bidder for the 14 Van de Wiele velvet looms and archives that had previously made up the Devantex product line. Originally, there were three sisters and two brothers in… Read more.December 18, 2015
Vandewieles Move Production to Romania, Take Over Ragolle Line
Kruishoutem — For the past year, Beaulieu has been making its upholstery in Ploiesti, Romania as well as part of the Ragolle brand from Waregem. The Beaulieu Group, largely concerned with the manufacture of carpet, has quietly owned the… Read more.December 18, 2015
European Mills Consolidate in Stronger Family Hands Like The Hellyns and Vandewieles of Belgium
BRUSSELS — Mergers, bankruptcies and closures have been the recent history of the Belgian Textile Industry, which has been buried by high labor costs and Government bureaucracy. Belgium forces its textile producers to pay something like… Read more.December 18, 2015
