Following Sale to Sattler, Outdura Restructures Senior Management
HUDSON, North Carolina — Outdura Corp. has announced the hiring and repositioning of several key staff members, including Amy Hawn, formerly controller at Shuford Mills and assistant controller at Shurtape as the new CFO for Outdura.Hawn will… Read more.March 18, 2011
Kravet Wins Bid, Purchases 111-Year-Old Brunschwig & Fils
NEW YORK, New York — After 111 years in operation, Brunschwig & Fils, the preeminent design-house of home furnishings, was sold through an auction process to Kravet, one of the largest privately held distributors of fabrics and luxury… Read more.March 9, 2011
Spandauer Digitally Prints High Pile Velvets in 12 Colors
LICHTENSTEIN, Germany — Spandauer Velours has found a way to digitally print up to 12 color jacquard patterns on high pile wool greige goods according to Ervin Yildiz, export manager. Spandauer’s digital print sales are at approximately… Read more.February 11, 2011
Trevira GmbH Joins Polyester Consortium
BOBINGEN, Germany — Trevira GmbH, the polyester fibre manufacturer headquartered in Germany, is now owned by a consortium of Thai-based Indorama Ventures PCL and Itallian-based Sinterama. The consortium signed a share purchase agreement… Read more.February 7, 2011
Spires Joins Zhongwang
FALL RIVER, Massachusetts — Bea Spires, Jordan Sweeting and Jack Seymour have recently joined a new upholstery design and sales operation reporting to Yan Lin Shan, principal of Zhongwang Holding Group Co. Ltd., Hangzhou, China. They previously… Read more.January 28, 2011
TSG Ready to Emerge from Bankruptcy in Q2
NORTH WALES, Pennsylvania — TSG Incorporated has filed its Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization with the United States Bankruptcy Court. The announcement comes after the company recently announced a "significant" transaction with a subsidiary… Read more.January 25, 2011
Julian Meyer, 54, Loses Battle with Pancreatic Cancer
BIELEFELD, Germany — Julian Meyer, born May 5, 1956 passed away on November 8. He was 54 years old when he passed away of pancreatic cancer. Meyer was the vice president of product development for JAB, one of the world’s largest fabric… Read more.January 24, 2011
Morotti Joins Luilor
MILAN, Italy — Stefano Morotti has joined Prato-based Luilor as its general manager. The company was founded in 1990 by Marco Biagioni and the mill owns 50 jacquard and 20 dobby looms and focuses its production on high end fabrics. Morotti… Read more.January 20, 2011
