Daun & Cie Buys Home Fabrics and Fabric Library
Midrand South Africa – Waco International sold fabric wholesalers and converters Fabric Library and Home Fabrics, respectively, to Daun & Cie AG Group of Germany for an undisclosed price. Waco, a South Africa-based holding company whose… Read more.March 19, 2001
Joan CEO and others Reportedly in Talks to Acquire Texel
Mexico City – Texel upholstery division of Pliana Holdings here is in talks with prospective buyers according to industry sources. The principals of Pliana Holdings, namely Shauna de Brun, refused comment on the possible sale of the… Read more.March 13, 2001
Kremer Garber Leaves Main Street Textiles
Blauvelt, NY (USA) - Maria Kremer Garber, a well known global sales and marketing executive has left her position as director of international sales for Joan Fabrics, Main Street and Doblin fabric lines. She held this post for two years but… Read more.March 6, 2001
Mastercraft International Creates New Sales Team
High Point, NC (USA) —The international sales and marketing effort for all Mastercraft, Main Street and Joan Fabrics companies has been consolidated under the Mastercraft International umbrella, said Peter Thompson, vice president, international… Read more.March 2, 2001
Cornwall Parker Up for Crowson and Kravet in Auction
London - Final bids are coming in in the auction for Cornwall Parker Textiles. Final bidders for the Cornwall Parker Textile Group are understood to include Crowson in the U.K. and Kravet Fabrics in the U.S.A., but no one is talking about… Read more.February 13, 2001
Fischbacher Moves to Shared Paris Showroom
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.February 13, 2001
McCallum 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.February 13, 2001
Deco Contract Courts European Specifier
Frankfurt, Germany – Textirama director Patrick Geysels wants a piece of the hospitality pie. As a result, the Ghent, Belgium-based trade fair organizer is launching a new fair called Deco Contract, billed as "a worldwide view on contract… Read more.February 9, 2001
