Growth at Valdese Mandates Personnel Restructuring
VALDESE, North Carolina – With the acquisitions of CIRCA1801, Home Fabrics and Guild 360 Contract, as well as the folding of two large competitors, Valdese Weavers has undergone several progressive changes in the last year, including the… Read more.November 30, -0001
Linens 'n Things Shell Out to Three Senior Executives
CLIFTON, New Jersey – Three senior executives of Linens 'n Things have been given substantial raises in salary. The company's board of directors has approved higher base salaries for the svp, cfo Francis Rowan ($300,000); evp of store… Read more.November 30, -0001
Nuhouse Design Joins the Bacarrat Hotels Brand
MIAMI, Florida — Nuhouse Design Associates, a Florida-based interior design firm, has been selected to create the look of the first hotel of the new Bacarrat Hotels and Resorts brand. The new hotel is set to be an exclusive, ultra-luxury… Read more.November 30, -0001
Mohawk Shuts Doors of Two Yarn Facilities
CALHOUN, Georgia. – Mohawk Industries announced that it will permanently shut down two of its synthetic yarn manufacturing sites in the next 60 days in Dillon, South Carolina and Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia. According to company officials,… Read more.November 30, -0001
Canadian Jim Ennis Eyes USA, Boosts 2009 Sales 30 Percent
EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada – J. Ennis Fabrics has been quietly growing under the fabrics industry radar by making strategic moves to further its business in the USA, according to second generation owner, 42-year-old, Jim Ennis. The company… Read more.November 30, -0001
Spectro Introduces Two in One Blackout Hospitality Curtains
LEOMINSTER, Massachusetts - Spectro, a major printer and producer of drapery fabric has created a two in one blackout lining for hotel interiors complete with myriad face fabrics. Designers and specifiers of hotel interiors now have an intricate… Read more.November 30, -0001
Valdese Expands Custom Dyeing
VALDESE, North Carolina—Valdese Weavers has completed the installation of $2.8 million worth of yarn dyeing equipment in its dye house here to produce its own dyed yarns for all of its fabric brands, said President and CEO, Mike Shelton.… Read more.November 30, -0001
Donald Rifkin Joins Covington
New York, New York - Donald Rifkin has been named director of inventory control and strategic planning of Covington Fabric & Design, LLC according to Mark S. Kahan, chairman & CEO of this fabric converter. Rifkin is a graduate of Stanford… Read more.November 30, -0001
