Garden City, NY (USA) – Pacific Weavers announced it has completed a deal for ownership of the Dallas-based jobber, Fairmount Fabrics, according to Pacific Weavers vice president Barry Sendach. Pacific…
Tyngsboro, Mass. (USA) – Joan Fabrics Corporation has completed the sale of its automotive business to Collins and Aikman, according to Joan chairman Elkin McCallum. The deal was reportedly worth…
HIGH POINT — Lanscot Arlen is reintroducing thermal-backed window fabrics based on current energy shortages in the U.S.A and in other parts of the globe. “We are introducing 24 new…
São Paulo, Brazil — Coteminas and Springs, manufacturers of home furnishing textile products based in South America and North America respectively, have formed an alliance they believe will benefit customers…
Augsburg/Gummersbach, Germany – On 1 September, A.S. Creation Tapeten AG, a wallpaper producer, purchased Fuggerhaus Stoffe GmbH, a high end fabric wholesaler based in Augsburg Germany. The purchase price was…
London The organizers of the Summer Furniture Show have announced a new name, venue and date for its exhibition. The London Furniture Show, as it is now known, will take…
Winterthur, Switzerland – Following the decision to manage Sulzer Textil as an independent company within the Itema Group, Paolo Antonietti has been appointed president of Sulzer Textil. He succeeds Ulrich…
San Francisco, CA (USA) – Deepa Textiles announced that Howard Fishman has joined the company as president an chief operating officer. Prior to the appointment, Fishman was with BKM, a…
Manufacturers Brace Themselves For Fallout of Government Mandate São Pãolo — The Brazilian energy crisis has prompted the country’s government to stipulate an across-the-board reduction of energy consumption. It is…
High Point, NC (USA) — Eight-year-old JF Fabrics Inc. is the new kid on the block as an American book jobber with a niche in transitional, traditional and contemporary styled…