Magheralin, Northern Ireland (UK) – Broomhill Home Furnishings has secured the U.K. license for supplying bedlinen under the brand ”Cosmopolitan,” the international women’s lifestyle magazine. Broomhill is now one of…
The Fabric Industry Needs Web Standards According to the July 2000 Webtrends(r) report, www.sipco.net received an average of more than 3,000 hits a day. (A ‘hit’ is one person looking…
Briarcliff Manor, NY (USA) – Ellen Letchinger has formed a new sales agency in the USA called Distinctive Textiles based in the Midwest. She was previously in sales with Purcell-Letchinger,…
Brussels – Spartan International, Inc. and Fashion Technologies, Inc. have made an agreement that will allow the continued operation of Spartan’s Cherokee Finishing Plant in Gaffney, S.C. In Late August,…
Brussels—Mark Aizawa has been appointed president of Chris Stone & Assciates, a Vernon, CA (USA) fabric printer and converter. He replaces Ron Kneitel, who has been president since the passing…
Istanbul — Persan, a major Turkish home fabrics distributor expects to have 20 shops by 2002, according to Mahmut Kis, principal. In an interview with Sipco.net during Decosit, Kis said…
Decosit Contract Village Canada Mornbern Inc. (Cornwall, ON) France Velours Blafo S.A. (Decines Charpieu) Germany Schmitz-Werke GmbH & Co (Emsdetten) Italy Alcantara Spa (Milano) Arazzo S.N.C. (Vigliano Biellese (Bi)) Fidivi…
New York– Sources within Covington Industries have confirmed that Rona Griest has left the company. Griest was vice president of creative services. No further details were available regarding her departure…
Tupelo, Miss. — Industry veteran Tom Finneran has been named senior vice president of Cone Decorative Fabrics, reporting to Burt Kaplan president in New York. The pair has known each…