MIDRAND, South Africa - Julian Gelb, a well-known veteran of the home fabrics industry and managing director of wholesaler Home Fabrics, and other members of the company management have purchased the company from Daun & Cie for an undisclosed amount.... Read more.

February 10, 2008

NEW YORK, New York – Westgate has announced their purchase of the Brazilian assets of the now dissolved decorative fabric supplier Quaker Fabrics. Quaker filed for bankruptcy about six months ago and earlier this week, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court approved... Read more.

February 7, 2008

LONDON, England – The British Contract Furnishing & Design Association (BCFA) will host a seminar for the purposes of encouraging manufacturers and service providers to increase business during the run-up to the 2012 Olympics. The seminar will focus on design... Read more.

February 7, 2008

PORTLAND, Oregon – Ann Sacks, former founder of Ann Sacks Tile and Stone, has made the move from luxury tiles to budget tiles. Now president of DESIGN AND DIRECT SOURCE, a company dedicated to designing within a budget, Ann Sacks'... Read more.

February 7, 2008

DEERFIELD BEACH, Florida - Mark Buytenhuys has been named sales director at Brimar, a 22-year-old, privately held trimmings, hardware and fabric wholesaler based in Lake Forest, Ill., a suburb of Chicago. Brimar sells its lines to designers through a network... Read more.

February 1, 2008

PAWTUCKET, Rhode Island - A funeral was held today for Jim Fulks of Microfibres. The former executive vice president died last week in a hotel room in China. He would have been 66 on February 1st. Fulks was working on... Read more.

January 30, 2008

ORANGE COUNTY, CA – KTGY GROUP, INC., Architecture and Planning, has appointed Lalaine Tanaka as principal in the company's Irvine office. With over 20 years of experience in architectural design, Tanaka will lead KTGY's Hospitality division. "With over two decades... Read more.

January 28, 2008