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
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
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
RM Coco Founders Leave; Bank Takes Over With Rapidly Falling Sales, Turnover
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri — James and Beverly Rust, the principals of RM Coco and the Custom Creations workroom division left the company on October 16. At a company wide meeting with the Bank consultants hired to dispose of the assets as… Read more.December 18, 2015
Margaret Bachleda Passes
NEW YORK, New York — A dedicated entrepreneur in the textile industry, Margaret Bachleda started her career working with Lanscot-Arlen Fabrics, one of the large American converters which prospered in the mid 90’s. After Lanscot-Arlen… Read more.December 18, 2015
Tenace, Oberndorfer Join Global Textile Marketing Exchange
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — Rachelle Tenace and her husband Juergen Oberndorfer have both joined Global Textile Marketing Exchange, Inc. as Sales Manager and Market Development Manager, respectively. They report to President and founder, Bill… Read more.December 18, 2015
Prestigious Adds Large Nantong Showroom As China Business Expands
BRADFORD, UK — In order to accommodate a growing business in China that is now at $3 million, Prestigious Ltd. in the UK is following up its original, small Shanghai based showroom with a much larger one in Nantong. “We feel there is a… Read more.December 18, 2015
Surprises at Textile Sources Exhibition in New York
NEW YORK—Javits Center, New York was the scene once again for the Textile Sources Show during NY Market Week in July. Here is Michael Hodges, Sales Manager and Steve Blumenfeld, sales representative with Premier Fabrics, the print people… Read more.December 18, 2015
