Broomhill Invests $4.8 Million, Doubles Turnover in Five Years
Magheralin, Northern Ireland – At a time when the overall U.K. textile market is growing at just two percent a year, Broomhill has doubled its turnover in the past five…
C&A Velvets Tops $20 Million Mark With Auto and Upholstery
High Point – The core business of Collins & Aikman Velvets is to sell automotive interior systems, but that isn’t stopping the company from selling velvet upholstery to the furniture…
Gamma Holdings Consolidates and Forms Bekaert Decoration Textiles
Oudenaarde, Belgium – Bekaert Decoration Textiles N.V. (BDT) is the name of the newly formed group within the Gamma Holdings Company that encompasses the former individual Belgian production units St…
Carpetland Diversifies Products; Offers Home Products
Drogenbos, Belgium – In January 1975, two Belgian businessmen, Leon Seynave and Luc Geuten opened their first Carpetland shop in Aartselaar, close to Antwerp.  Today, the Carpetland Group counts…
Chatham and Microfibres Settle Copyright Suit
Elkin, N.C. – Chatham Fabrics division of CMI Industries Inc. has negotiated an out of court settlement of a copyright infringement suit against Microfibres Inc. of Paw-tucket, R.I. The suit…
Familiar Faces Are Behind the New Name ‘Style Furnishings’
Sheffield, England – A team headed by Len Bichard has bought the piece goods division of Curtina and formed a new company, called Style Furnishings Ltd. Bichard’s team made the…
Fanair Has Staked its Claim Distributing by Microfibres Products
Giussano, Italy – Fanair, a worldwide textile distributor, has a new brach in Giussano where its international markets will be handled. The branch, which is 2 years old, executes important…
Goeters Installs Jacquard Weaving Units and an Inkjet Printer
Zele, Belgium – Belgian printing specialist Ets. Goeters ”Ars et Labor” has set up its own jacquard weaving unit, which should be operational in January 2000. This, together with a…
Jay Yang Signs Contract To Design Collections for Spectrum
New York – Jay Yang has signed a long-term licensing contract to produce extensive and exclusive fabric collections for the Spectrum division of Covington Industries Inc. The licensed collection is…
Kingsway’s Sales Increase With New President, Sales Team
Roxboro, Quebec – Kingsway’s fabrics division has seen its sales to retailers and furniture manufacturers increase 60 percent since Catherine Shearson joined the company in early 1999 as President. ”We’ve…