Phifer’s Designed Fabrics Makes Progress in Casual Outdoor Arena
TUSCALOOSA, AL—Phifer, the world’s largest producers of woven fiberglass and aluminum insectscreens is becoming a more significant player in the outdoor woven jacquard and dobby fabric marketthrough its Designed Fabrics Division, according… Read more.April 12, 2012
Desalux Closes Mill
DADIZELE, BE--Desalux, a high end jacquard mill which supplied editeurs and top jobbersworldwide has filed for bankruptcy.This company was established by Germaine Desmet and his wife in 1975 and was in its secondgeneration of management with… Read more.April 12, 2012
CryptonHome, Residential Crypton App, Gains Major Residential Furniture Sales
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Michigan — Crypton, an 18 year old contract fabric phenomenon has finally cracked the residential code for residential fabric sales with CryptonHome. “The new residential program racked up ten furniture manufacturer participants… Read more.April 12, 2012
D’Décor Expands Solid Color Capacity
TARAPUR, India — D’Décor with one million square feet of weaving, dyeing and finishing capacity, expects to complete a 100,000 square foot weaving plant here about two hours from Mumbai by September for the production of plain dobby… Read more.April 6, 2012
Stout Hangs Tough, Weathers Major Fire, Sees Five Percent Sales Growth in 2012, Adds Hospitality
COLMAR, Pennsylvania — Stout beat the effects of a devastating fire last year but continues to grow in spite of a U.S. market which needs to recover from lackluster housing starts, says Mark Rickers, the fabric buyer for this 85 year… Read more.April 6, 2012
J. Queen New York Bedding Designs Drive New Piecegoods
FRANKFURT, FDR — J. Queen New York, the successful new entry in the U.S. bedding industry with a reported $20 million plus sales in its first year of shipping has followed up with a collection of piecegoods based on the best selling… Read more.April 6, 2012
Camira Projects $100 Million Through Direct A/D
Huddersfield, Yorkshire, UK — Camira Fabrics, a 40 year old, privately held English woolens weaver, expects to achieve $100 million sales worldwide by 2013 with the successful launch of its U.S. mill direct program to the contract interior… Read more.April 6, 2012
Epitaph for Gratry Lorthiois, the French Weaver
The company ‘Gratry Lorthiois’ disappeared to become a brand name in 2009. When the new owners Antoine and Damien Willefert bought the company in January, 2009 I left the company several months later. There are many factors the new… Read more.April 6, 2012
