HELMOND, Holland — Raymakers’ Richard Oussoren expects to relaunch his company with a full orderbook, he says, despite its bankruptcy by Lantal Textiles AG, the parent company. The Board of…
VALKENSWAARD, Holland—Kobefab International B.V., the Dutch fabric wholesaler, owner of the KOBE® brand, filed for bankruptcy September 25. Kobefab International B.V. (Noord-Brabant) was declared bankrupt by the court in Oost-Brabant.…
CORRECTION: In the autumn issue of Fabrics & Furnishings International — the capacity of Kelida’s new Cairo, Egypt upholstery fabric mill will be 20 million meters per year. Apologies to…
WAREGEM, Belgium –Beaulieu International Group (B.I.G.) has named Jean-Baptiste De Ruyck CEO. Beaulieu’s major business is the manufacturing of vinyl flooring and carpeting. It has several upholstery brands under the…
Travo, Emilia-Romagna, IT—After working for Bru Textiles for almost 18 years, Olivier Delhomme has created his own company named ‘Design Opera Associates’ now in its ninth month of operations here.…
Preston, UK- Matthew Crew, 61, has joined Cortman Textiles Ltd. as Chief Executive Officer after a 43-year career in the decorative fabrics industry. He reports to Cortman’s owner, Peter Onslow,…
DUBAI, UAE — Ajay Bikram Singh, owner of Baumann Dekor in Gmund, Austria, was the successful bidder this past February for purchasing Kolkata, India based Eastern Silk Industries Ltd. (ESIL)…
COMO, IT—The four-star Cernobbio hotel has been in the hands of the Ambrosini family for fifty years and will now be renovated by new owners, the Villa d’Este Group. Visitors…
Chorley, Lancashire, UK—Andrew Lewis has succeeded Matthew Crew as Managing Director of Beaumont Textiles here. Crew held this post since 2019. Prior to joining Beaumont, Crew was managing director of…
JERSEY CITY, NJ—Effective July 1. Michael Day, 30-year Swavelle veteran has joined Topteks, an Istanbul, Turkiye based converter and Penelope, the Turkish Mill in Bursa, Turkiye as Creative Director. He…