Heritage Acquires Certain Assets From Dana Mills
CONCORD, North Carolina — Heritage House Fabrics has purchased the inventory, patterns and name of Dana Mills Inc. from Deborah Newberger, principal of the 41-year-old Chicago, Illinois based converter of contract fabrics and blackout linings… Read more.March 23, 2011
Raxon Builds U.S. Textile Mill, Rycz Appointed to Design Director
HENDERSON, North Carolina — Raxon Mills, a small, specialized contract mill with annual sales of approximately $10 million will build what has been described as a state of the art textile mill of roughly 50,000 square-feet in Henderson… Read more.March 23, 2011
Design Resources' Alan Naness says, "Bonded Leather is Here to Stay!"
Bonded leather, a niche corner of the leather upholstery industry, is maintaining its fair share of the market thanks in large part to Alan Naness, founder and president of Seattle-based Design Resources, Inc. With more than forty years … Read more.March 23, 2011
Création Baumann Celebrates 125 Years with U.S. Expansion Plans, Launch of Curtain Collection
LAGENTHAL, Switzerland – Création Baumann is celebrating its 125 year anniversary with the recent launch of a spring “Inspired” collection of curtains and upholstery and has announced plans to bring its Systems sector which includes… Read more.March 23, 2011
Indonesian Retailers Lead Economy with Contract and Performance Fabrics
Thanks to a growing domestic consumption, the GDP of Indonesia is forecasted to grow six to seven-percent over the next year, far outpacing its regional neighbors who are still coping with the effects of a global recession. Much of the… Read more.March 23, 2011
Alan Barr Leads Crypton as New CFO and COO
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Michigan — Performance fabrics and cleaning products manufacturer Crypton has hired Alan A. Barr as its CFO and COO, effective immediately. He will replace David Littleson, who has left the company, and he will report to Craig… Read more.March 22, 2011
Vision Fabrics Hires Travis Robinson to Manage Southeastern Market
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — Vision Fabrics, the newly launched U.S. jobber brand for J. Ennis Fabrics, has hired Travis Robinson to manage the company's jobbing, retail and speciality markets in the southeast region of the U.S. Robinson… Read more.March 22, 2011
F. Schumacher Appoints Gerald Puschel to Chairman of Board
NEW YORK, New York — F. Schumacher & Co. appointed Gerald W. Puschel as Chairman of the Board of the company, effective immediately. Puschel had previously served as president and CEO and has held held a variety of other top management… Read more.March 18, 2011
