Van Lathem Acquires Clairdecor
Templeuve, France – Clairdecor, a 50-year-old jacquard fabric producer in Tourcoing, France was acquired in July by Van Lathem for an undisclosed price. Van Lathem is a 100-year-old manufacturer, importer…
Burlington House Forms New Group
Burlington, NC (USA) – Burlington House, a division of Burlington Industries, Inc., has combined its residential upholstery group with its commercial interiors group to form Burlington Interior Fabrics. “The new…
DuPont Unveils New Brand, Home Products Quality Seal
Wilmington, DE (USA) — Capitalizing on the consumer’s need for quality assurance, DuPont recently unveiled a new brandmark. The DuPont Home Products Quality Seal, is designed to build quality and…
Crowson Fabrics to Open Kings Road Showroom in January
Dedicated Outlet to Feature Crowson and Newly Acquired Monkwell Brands Uckfield, East Sussex (UK) – Crowson Fabrics Ltd. and its newly acquired Monkwell brand plans to open its flagship store…
Pindler & Pindler Becomes A Design and Color Leader
Moorpark, CA (USA) – Soft spoken Curt Pindler, president of west-coast based Pindler & Pindler, hardly seems contrarian in nature. Yet this third generation Pindler has steadily led his more…
Stout Brothers Emerges Into Major Decorative Jobber
Colmar, PA (USA) – As it approaches its 75th anniversary, Stout Brothers Co., with sales of just under $20 million has been growing at a rate of at least 10…
Weave Introduces Glasgall Division
Hackensack, NJ (USA) – Weave Corporation, a leading designer and weaver of better jacquard upholstery fabrics will introduce, a new division, the Glasgall Silk Company this winter. Glasgall Silk Company…
Welspun India launches Home Textile for luxury segment
MUMBAI, FEB, 16: Welspun India enters the luxury segment in home textile with UK-based brand Christy, through its subsidiary Welspun Retail. Christy, best described as England’s original luxury towel manufacturer,…
Rhodia Technical Fibers Replaces Rhodia Performance Fibers with New President
Valence, France—Rhodia Group has merged two divisions, Rhodia Performance Fibers and Rhodia Industrial Yarns, to form a new division to be known as Rhodia Technical Fibers. Laurent Schmitt has been…
Burlington Files Ch.11 Bankruptcy
Greensboro, NC (USA)— Burlington Industries, Inc. has filed voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. In round numbers, Burlington had a net loss of $91…