Garbagnate Monastero, IT—Francesca Busnelli, the 40-year-old majority shareholder, together with a pool of unidentified investors, acquired Enzo Degli Angiuoni, a high-end jacquard upholstery mill here in November. The purchase price…
HIGH POINT, NC—Four experts created minimum standards for Performance Fabrics, the fast-growing upholstery category in the furniture industry during a panel hosted by the Interwoven Exhibition on November 15. The…
GREENSBORO, NC—Aquaclean® USA Inc. is looking to expand its 6,000 square foot warehouse here after one year in business according to Rafael Pascual, principal. “This facility enables Aquaclean to invoice…
DALLAS, TX—Christian Leard joined Perennials and Sutherland LLC as CEO in February 2023. He is the first CEO to be hired from outside of the Perennials family management which was…
VIENNA, AUSTRIA— The Lenzing Group is turning its attention to the upholstery fibers market after achieving success in the apparel, bedding and towel business. LENZINGâ„¢ ECOVEROâ„¢ Viscose, TENCELâ„¢ Modal and…
PLANTATION, FL—Ron Rubinoff has been named CEO of Lewis Hyman, Inc., a 50-year-old company dedicated to serving big box retailers. Previously, Rubinoff was President of the Hunter Douglas windows division…
GARBAGNATE, IT—Enzo degli Angiuoni S.p.A., the 40-year-old upholstery fabric weaver was reportedly sold to Limonta S.p.A. in an earlier story on the F&FI website, but the deal was not completed,…
Ghent, BE—Calcutta Home Fashions Inc. has been launched in the USA to sell Belgian made upholstery by the piece and by the cut in middle to upper price points. Calcutta…
BRUSSELS—Weverij Van Neder n.v. based in Azegem, Belgium is rebranding itself as ‘Van Neder’ and pushing for more European sales. The rebranding effort was spearheaded by Charlotte Van den Broucke,…
Register Now! One of the hottest segments of the upholstery fabric business today is the Performance Fabrics category. Many companies offer product which performs at a higher level than ordinary…