Texco Acquires Lomitex, Now Last Dutch Printer
ALMELO, The Netherlands—The Dutch print converter Texco has acquired Breda (Holland) based Lomitex (December, 2014) and showed its first new collections of Lomitex prints at Heimtextil.Henk Veldhuis, founder of Texco, confirmed the development.… Read more.March 10, 2015
P/Kaufmann Relaunches Western Window Brand; Stewart Jervis Heads Charge
NEW YORK, New York — Western Textiles, a brand/business acquired by P/Kaufmann Inc. 17 years ago and mothballed 12 years ago, will be relaunched as a window fabrics sheer line by Stewart Jervis, newly named President. Stewart JervisThe… Read more.March 10, 2015
Westwood Weavers Opens Textile Tower Showroom
HIGH POINT, North Carolina — Veteran fabric onlookers would be hard-pressed to recognize all of the changes in the Textile Tower here as many American mills have disappeared and new names, many with Chinese principals have taken their place.One… Read more.March 10, 2015
Alhambra, Lizzo Emerge From Default Ready to Do Business
ALICANTE, Spain — Alhambra and Lizzo are back on solid footing after a “great response from our customers at Heimtextil and Deco Off, and the 2015 collections have had a great success,” says Juan Climent, a principal of the two companies.“The… Read more.March 10, 2015
Eroica Enterprises Converts Chinese Drapery Goods
Miami, Florida — The structure of the fabric industry has changed according to Adrian Dombey, principal of Eroica Enterprises here, a converter of jacquard drapery fabrics from China.“Those who were mills are now distributors and converters;… Read more.March 10, 2015
Casa Chonburi Becomes Important Resource, Taking Sales Away From Chinese Suppliers
CHONBURI, Thailand — Casa Chonburi Co., Ltd., a jacquard mill since 1976 with 229 looms is gaining ground against Chinese mills in the $3.20-$6.50 price range.“The company produces 125 million meters a month,” according to Thanveechai… Read more.March 10, 2015
JF Fabrics Launches Talking Fabrics Books; Lisa Nicholl Develops Designer Collection Mobile App
ONTARIO, Canada — JF Fabrics has launched “talking fabrics books,” which a company representative claims “is an industry first.” The three new color books series are built with an interactive technology that is activated with JF Fabrics’… Read more.March 10, 2015
Crypton Protects Its Patented Products With ‘SigNature T DNA’ Authentication System
Bloomfield Hills, Michigan — As a result of expansion to international markets from the USA, The Crypton Companies has incorporated a DNA-based, anti-counterfeiting technology and product authentication solutions program to be used across… Read more.March 10, 2015
