De Boevere Leaves Beaulieu
KRUISHOUTEM, Belgium — Bart De Boevere has resigned his position at Beaulieu Fabrics N.V. as export sales manager after four and half years in that post. He covered the U.S. market as well as South America, South Europe, the Middle… Read more.June 28, 2005
Richloom Names Glenda Soloniuk
NEW YORK, New York — Glenda Soloniuk has been named vice president of worldwide sourcing, a new position at Richloom Fabrics Group. At the same time, Lisa Ayers will assume Soloniuk's former role as Richloom design director for furniture… Read more.June 27, 2005
Duralee Eyes $100 Million Sales by Catering to Interior Designers
BAY SHORE, New York — Duralee Fabrics Ltd. expects to hit the $100 million sales mark by 2007 by catering to residential and contract interior designers, according to Len Silberman, founder and CEO of this aggressive fabric wholesaler… Read more.June 27, 2005
New and Notable Names Join The Robert Allen Group
NEW YORK, New York — The Robert Allen Group is in the process of advancing the design structures of the organization to better meet customer needs. These improvements will affect The Robert Allen Group fabric brands including, Beacon… Read more.June 22, 2005
Hatefa-Lakatex Acquires Texoprint Design Rights
HAAKSBERGEN, The Netherlands — Hatefa-Lakatex has restructured itself into a leaner and more aggressive company with the June acquisition of the Texoprint design library and all running patterns on an exclusive basis according to Bert… Read more.June 9, 2005
Steve Sargetakis, 82
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Steve Joseph Sargetakis, a founder of Silver State Inc., a fabric wholesaler here, died May 9th, 2005 at the age of 82. "Dad was stricken by a stroke five years ago and was never able to fully recover from it,… Read more.June 9, 2005
Tietex Commits to U.S. Market with Purchase of 300,000 Sq. Ft. Plant
HIGH POINT, North Carolina — Tietex Interiors (TI) has announced an investment in the future of its aggressive domestic (U.S.) strategy with the addition of a 300,000 square foot manufacturing plant in Matkins, North Carolina. The plant… Read more.June 9, 2005
Daun Snares Spandauer Velours, Adds to Massive Textiles Portfolio
BRIARCLIFF, New York — Daun & Cie AG, a 1.6 billion Euro privately held corporate giant, has purchased the interests of The Becker Group in Spandauer Velours GmbH & Co. for "next to nothing," a source said, although the actual purchase… Read more.June 8, 2005
