NEW YORK, New York — Ruthie Reinglas, previously with Beacon Looms and CHF has joined Handel House of Textiles as senior vice president of design. At the same time, Sheldon Handel left Handel House, the company he founded, after he... Read more.

April 7, 2005

TILBURG, Holland — Cornelius de Kort and partner Jan Van Hout purchased Aabe on January 1 for an undisclosed price. The purchase price includes a factory, equipment and warehouse. Aabe employs 75 people as a specialist weaver of aircraft interiors,... Read more.

April 4, 2005

NEW YORK, New York — The Robert Allen Group has announced that it will complete the move of its remaining design studios from its Mansfield, Massachusetts facilities to its New York offices. According to the company, the last remaining design... Read more.

March 28, 2005

HACKENSACK, New Jersey — Weave Corporation, a jacquard fabric mill, said that NATCO Products, of Providence, RI, has paid an undisclosed sum to settle Weave's claim of infringement of its pattern U12003. NATCO admitted that its imported Chinese decorative pillow... Read more.

March 1, 2005

CASERTA, Italy — Raffaele Alois & Co. founded in 1885, has joined forces with other small silk producers to create a silk production center in an effort to restore the commercial and tourism interest in the Italian silk industry. Raffaele... Read more.

February 28, 2005

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — Westgate Interiors has rehired Mark Knight as the executive vice president of merchandising and design. Knight will be responsible for all merchandising and design for the Westgate and Payne product lines. He was vice president of... Read more.

February 23, 2005

GREENSBORO, North Carolina — International Textile Group (ITG) has named Scott George vice president of sales and marketing, a new position. His responsibilities include Cone Jacquards, Solar Cone and Burlington Contract. At the same time, Howard Cantese, vice president of... Read more.

February 23, 2005