Designers Guild Wins Appeal
Designers Guild announced in December that it won a House of Lords appeal case against Russell Williams. Two years ago, F&FI reported that Designers Guild won a copy infringement case against Russell Williams, which traded the allegedly infringed… Read more.March 27, 2001
Fischbacher Relocates
Paris– The high-end Swiss editor Christian Fischbacher has moved the location of its Paris showroom. Downstairs. Formerly on the third floor of 20 Rue du Mail, Fischbacher started sharing a street-level space with the carpet manufacturer… Read more.March 27, 2001
Joan Fabrics Completes Acquisition of Circa 1801
Tyngsboro, MA (USA) – Elkin McCallum, chairman and CEO of Joan Fabrics Corporation, announced last week that he has completed his acquisition of Circa 1801. "This transaction, combined with our current ownership of Doblin gives us the… Read more.March 27, 2001
Rubelli Reorganizes
Venice, Italy – Rubelli, at 150 years of age, has reorganized its business operations of Bises, Lisio and Zetland into a single unit, Rubelli Spa with combined sales of 40 million euros, said Alessandro Favaretto Rubelli, principal. … Read more.March 27, 2001
Baltex2000 to Open Distribution Point on Spanish-Portuguese Border
Tallinn, Estonia – The 100-year-old mill Baltex2000 has just added an agent to increase sales in Spain and is open a distribution center on the border between Portugal and Spain, according to Mati Sirkel, business development and research.… Read more.March 26, 2001
Leather Guarantee Guard Announces European Expansion Plan
Brussels, Belgium – Leather Guarantee Guard, the quality label organization for leather lounge furniture will expand from the Benelux countries towards France, Italy and Switzerland. Currently, the company is building relationships with… Read more.March 26, 2001
Appelbaum Heads 2 Park Group, In P/Kaufmann Inc. Reorganization
Major converter restructures, promotes executives in streamlining effort New York – P/Kaufmann, Inc. has restructured internally, grouping the Braemore, Bloomcraft and Western Textile divisions under an umbrella name, the 2 Park Group,… Read more.March 26, 2001