RADG Appoints Interim Management Team; Cathie Shouldis Named President
MIAMI BEACH—RADG Holdings LLC has appointed an interim management team to run the newly acquired Robert Allen and Duralee fabric business. Cathie Shouldis has been appointed the president of the two brands. Shouldis comes out of the Costume… Read more.June 12, 2019
Bettini Joins Cortech
BLOOMFIELD, N.J.----Joe Bettini has joined Cortech LLC as executive vice president, sales, after a 29-year career at Swavelle Millcreek Inc., a New York converter and fabric manufacturer. Bettini was most recently vice president of the hospitality… Read more.June 11, 2019
Curtain Wholesaler Holland Haag Has Two Principals, Agaath den Heijer and Rob Appel, After Buy Out of Bob Bruijn
WADDINKVEEN, The Netherlands -- Agaath den Heijer and Rob Appel are now the two principals of Holland Haag after they bought out the shares of Bob Bruijn on May 29. Holland Haag offers a complete fabrication of curtains for residential and… Read more.June 9, 2019
Richloom, Chambers Make Distribution Deal
NEW YORK—Richloom Fabrics Group will distribute upholstery fabrics produced by Chambers Fabrics in North Carolina under Richloom’s Fortress Clear Performance brand. Michael Saivetz, COO of Richloom says this arrangement will allow his company… Read more.June 8, 2019
Rollie Attard Named Panaz COO
BURNLEY, England — Rollie Attard has been named COO for Panaz Ltd., a contract-hospitality-specialist wholesaler and converter. He reports to his father, Group Chief Executive Tony Attard. For the past four years, Rollie Attard had been… Read more.May 28, 2019
Lekow Leaves Ethan Allen
DANBURY, Conn. -- Anne Lekow, senior director upholstery merchandising at Ethan Allen Interiors, has left the company and her replacement is not known. Ethan Allen had sales of $767 million in the fiscal year 2018. According to Fabrics &… Read more.May 1, 2019
Ed Marquez Named President, Swavelle Hospitality; Bettini Leaves Swavelle Hospitality After 29 years
NEW YORK—Ed Marquez has been named president of Swavelle Hospitality fabrics. He has been with Swavelle for 18 years. Previously, he was vice president of operations, and prior to that, he was sales manager. Ed Marquez has been named… Read more.April 7, 2019
Talbert Joins Golding Fabrics
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—Julie Talbert has been named Merchandiser /Stylist for Golding Fabrics, a division of P/Kaufmann. Golding is a converter of upholstery fabrics for the furniture industry. She has been in that job for the past six months… Read more.April 3, 2019
