Duralee Adds Important Hardware Lines With B. Berger Purchase
BAYSHORE, N.Y—Another small fabric wholesaler has been gobbled up, this time by Duralee Fabrics, Ltd. which has confirmed the purchase of the B. Berger family of companies from Rellig, Inc., the parent company, based in Macedonia, O, a suburb… Read more.August 9, 2012
Valley Forge Taps Andrew Mahoney, Executive Vice President
Fort Lauderdale, FL. -- Valley Forge Fabrics, has chosen to seek management help outside the fabrics industry with the hiring of Andrew Mahoney as executive vice president, a new position reporting to co-presidents and sister and brother, Diana… Read more.July 26, 2012
Chinese Mills Promote Warp Knitted Upholstery
NEW YORK—Chinese upholstery continues to dominate the volume price level of $2-$4 for upholstery. Chinese warp knits suited for upholstery dominated The Home Textile Sourcing Show presented by Messe Frankfurt at Javits Center July 24. Zhejiang… Read more.July 24, 2012
Mood Fabrics Expands Home Business, LA Store Nearly Doubles to 20,000-Square-Feet
LOS ANGELES — Despite competition from the likes of F&S Fabrics and Diamond Foam in Los Angeles, Mood Designer Fabrics will expand its 12,000 square-foot store to 20,000-square-feet in December to make room for the home furnishings fabric… Read more.July 24, 2012
Mort Shapiro, Former Covington Executive, Dead at 78
DIX HILLS, NY—Mort Shapiro, former executive vice president of sales for Covington Fabrics died June 18 at the age of 78 after a 6 ½ year battle with cancer. He was born August 14, 1933. He is survived by his wife Joyce and three sons;… Read more.July 11, 2012
Brunswick Buys Intellectual Assets of Henri-Robert SA
A previous article on this website incorrectly stated that “late in 2011, M. Olivier Duchange purchased the assets of Henri Robert Textiles, a Belgian converter that went bankrupt.” “The company is not bankrupt and was not sold to M. Olivier… Read more.July 10, 2012
Flandria Unveils Major Karim Rashid Line, World Distribution Begins January 2013
MOSCOW, Russia--Karim Rashid, the charismatic international designer has teamed up with Flandria, an important high end Russian wholesaler and converter to produce a diverse collection of 20 designs in six color ways, a total of 120 sku's.The… Read more.July 1, 2012
Kenya: Furnishing Fabrics Market Grows at 15% a Year
NAIROBI, Kenya — The economists predict that the next trade and business prospectus after Asia is hidden in Africa. In the furnishing fabrics segment, Africa which is largely dependent on imports, expensive high end furnishing fabrics… Read more.June 27, 2012
