Ulusoy Fantasy Curtains
Ulusoy Tekstil A.S., in the Yenibosna district of Istanbul, is a three-year-old fantasy curtain producer, which exports most of its production. Ulusoy Commercial Investments Holding Inc., the parent company is…
Aydin Tekstil: Major Upholstery Player
Ali Aydin, following in the footsteps of his father whose untimely passing a few years ago is still taken very hard, is transforming Aydin into a major upholstery producer with…
Tanriverdi, Maker of Verdi(r) Brand
Tanriverdi, the 30-year-old embroidered panel specialist in Catalca, Istanbul, expects to have better year in 2000 than it did in 1999. “Year 2000 is firming up, but 1999 was not…
Küçükçalik Grows 40 Percent
General manager Yilmaz Küçükçalik pointed to record growth in the first quarter of 2000 with export sales of $16 million and an expectation of $65 million for the year. The…
Özel Family Enters Textiles
Just 18 months ago, Soler Özel established a new textile factory in Izmir under the Gocay banner near the airport. The company is expecting $20 million in sales in 2000…
Turkish Upholstery Backcoated
Turkish upholstery mills are moving towards backcoated products with a polyolefin and polyester chenilles face to combat American mills like Culp, said Akin Eraydin, a veteran upholstery producer. “The ability…
Assyst-Bullmer Increases Upholstery Business; Lands LA-Z-BOY
Briarcliff Manor, N.Y. (USA) -The Munich, Germany-based CAD/CAM company Assyst-Bullmer opened a showroom in Atlanta, Ga., (U.S.A.) in April. In the month the showroom (and office) facility opened, two companies…
Courtaulds Dumps Furnishings, Towels; Walker Greenbank Buys Standfast, Weavestyle
London – The large British-based clothing and fabrics group Courtaulds Textiles plc has sold its furnishing fabrics and towels businesses. The Standfast and Weave-style jacquard woven and commission-printed furnishings operations…
First Edition of Heimtextil Tex-Styles to Be Held in October
Delhi, India – The India Trade Promotion Organization has a joint-venture agreement with Messe Frankfurt to host the first Heimtextil Tex-Styles exhibition in Delhi, 5-8 October 2000. It’s expected that…
Isle Mill Moves to New Facilities, Concentrates on Export
Inveralmond, Perth, (UK) – The Isle Mill, a prominent Scottish weaver and exporter has moved several of its operations from Pitlochry to Perth. “We had been headquartered in a small…