Gum Tree, Synergy Unveil Line Sourced Off-Shore
High Point — Gum Tree Fabrics (Tupelo, Miss.), a converter and distributor, and Synergy, a small textile sourcing company, have formed a partnership to convert fabrics sourced off-shore. At Showtime, Gum Tree unveiled the "Heritage" line… Read more.August 13, 2002
Evteks 2002 Fuels Turkish Export
Istanbul Evteks 2002 (22-26 May), the world's second biggest home textile exhibition, was held in Istanbul's CNR Expo Center. In an area covering 100,000 square meters, 8,500 foreign textile professionals milled through the aisles. According… Read more.August 13, 2002
German Silk Producer Spinhutte Unveils Clara S. Brand
Purcell & Letchinger picks up Second Silk Line as Spinnhutte's Exclusive U.S. Agent New York — Spinnhutte, Germany's only silk producer, introduced a line of upholstery and drapery weight silk fabrics through the Purcell & Letchinger… Read more.August 13, 2002
First ShowRoom Exhibition 'Hits the Spot' with U.K. Trade
Manchester, England — Announcing visitor numbers for April's inaugural ShowRoom held at Manchester's G-Mex Centre, exhibition organizer Simon Boyd was delighted with response to the new event. "We clearly hit the spot with the right offer… Read more.August 13, 2002
'AFGO,' a Hit in Its First Edition
Glen Head, N.Y. (USA) — As companies in the textile industry diversify and change ownership, so too do the industry's golf tournaments. Such is the case for HFPA's annual golf tournament, no longer presided over by HFPA and dubbed "AFGO"… Read more.August 13, 2002
Schweizer Appointed VP of Cotance
Barcelona, Spain — Rudolf Louis Schweizer was elected for a two-year term as a vice president of Cotance (Confederation of Tanners and Dressers of the European Community) in June. Schweizer is the managing partner of Schweizer Group International… Read more.August 13, 2002
Matisse Expands Warehouse, Office
Lyon, France — Matisse Decoration France is expanding its warehouse and offices by 50 percent to 1,500 square meters after six years at the same location. Eric Mathou started up the company four years ago to service the decorative jobber… Read more.August 13, 2002
Hendriks Weaves Designs in China
Eersel, The Netherlands — "We got tired of having our designs copied by the Chinese so we decided to make a special European style and quality line in China under the Asian Weavers label," said Bas Hendriks, co-owner. Asian Weavers,… Read more.August 13, 2002
