Wang Rebrands, Redefines Babei’s Role as Total Home Player Under Tuscon Products Label With American design for Chinese Market
SHANGHAI, China — More Chinese companies have moved into a one stop shopping zone for home furnishings arena than ever before in an attempt to grow their overall share of the home furnishings business including fabrics. “This includes fabrics,… 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
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
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
