Ruchan Retires; Baydar Joins Vanelli
BURSA, TURKEY—Ruchan Tacettin has retired after more than 30 years as export director of Vanelli and sister company Dina. Mevlut Baydar has recently joined Vanelli as sales director. He was previously involved with Boyteks here and more… Read more.June 10, 2021
American Silk Names Kena Cohenour Director of Design & Merchandising
HIGH POINT, NC--American Silk Mills tapped former Bassett textiles & merchandising Vice President Kena Cohenour as Director of Design & Merchandising. Cohenour was previously with Bassett for over 20 years. Some of Cohenour’s awards include… Read more.May 10, 2021
Gordon Boggis Named Carnegie CEO
ROCKVILLE CENTER, NY—Gordon Boggis is the new CEO of Carnegie Fabrics. He is a turnaround specialist with a background in the food industry. He reports to Ethan Thurow, Director. James Kaplan was the previous president of Carnegie Fabrics… Read more.April 27, 2021
Photovoltaic
MADRID--Ana Rodes, an industrial engineer, has developed a way to integrate solar cells into woven outdoor textiles which can be fabricated into awnings and umbrellas. This story was recently released in El Pais, the Spanish newspaper. The… Read more.March 10, 2021
American Decorative Fabrics’ Jack Cobb Remembers ‘King’ Don Eng
“The most respected person that I have ever worked with.”
GREENSBORO, NC—Much has been written about the recent passing of Don Eng, a beloved mentor to many who got their stripes working for Collins & Aikman about 25 years ago. C&A is of course a defunct American textile relic of the past. F&FI… Read more.March 10, 2021
Donald Reid Eng, 90, Passes On
CONCORD, NC--A memorial service for Don Eng, a beloved character and mentor to many in the upholstery fabrics business will be held at 11:00 am Thursday, March 4, 2021, at St. James Lutheran Church. He was most remembered for his role as Vice… Read more.March 3, 2021
Mobus Ltd. MD Ian Bostock to Retire
ELLAND, WEST YORKSHIRE, UK--Ian Bostock, Managing Director and principal of Mobus Fabrics Ltd. will retire in May 2021 according to Lee Paxman, sales director. There are four active partners at Mobus including Bostock. The others are Lee Paxman,… Read more.March 2, 2021
Valdese Names Blake Millinor President
Assumes CEO Role When Shelton Retires
VALDESE, NC—Blake Millinor is the new President of Valdese Weavers as of March 1. Valdese is one of the largest mills in the world today according to F&FI. Michael Shelton will continue to serve as CEO of the company but Millinor is expected… Read more.March 2, 2021
