Cone Hires 'Babe Ruth' of Industry: Tom Finneran
Tupelo, MS (USA) — Industry veteran Tom Finneran has been named senior vice president of Cone Decorative Fabrics, reporting to Burt Kaplan, president in New York. They have known each other for 30 years since Finneran was at Joan Fabrics… Read more.December 12, 2000
Annabel Continues DVW
Ghent, Belgium — Just a few weeks after DVW's surprising absence from Decosit stirred rumors, news got out that the bankrupt Belgian decoration fabrics producer was taken over by his colleague Annabel from Mariakerke, near Ghent. The… Read more.December 12, 2000
As global supply shifts, Americans look for new footing in the Middle East
DUBAI, U.A.E. — Gone is the Middle East of the glorious late-'80s when, according to an American exhibitor at Index Dubai, the affluent buyer's modus operandi went something like this: "Let's buy 50 jetfighters at $1 million a piece… Read more.December 12, 2000
Clarysse Acquires Majority Interest in ITM
Kruishoutem, Belgium — In July 2000, Belgian toweling weavers Clarysse became the majority shareholders of the upholstery fabric weaving mill ITM International. Clarysse took over the shares of the two brothers of ITM's founder, Dirk Malfait,… Read more.December 12, 2000
Warwick U.K. focuses on new image, modern look
BRUSSELS — Since Roger Head became managing director of Warwick U.K. a year ago, the converter has undergone what one employee referred to as "an internal revolution." At the crux of the transformation is a renewed focus on marketing,… Read more.December 12, 2000
De Rycker and Starmore Launch Heritage Design Collections
Partners Hope that Original Textile Interpretations Score Licensing Contract With Editors New York — Raymond De Rycker is a man who can't work enough. Before "retiring," a year ago, he worked at companies such as Avon (cosmetics),… Read more.December 12, 2000
Ahoy, Captain Geiger
Chris Geiger, director of export sales for Covington Industries, sails the seven seas in more ways than one. Here, Bill is pumping out the waste tanks of his 28 foot boat. He spends weekends and vacations motoring the New York waterways with… Read more.December 12, 2000
UK Fabric Exhibitors Return to Decorex with High-End Products
Exhibition Focuses on Regaining Audience and 'Recaptures Hearts of the Trade' London — After 10 years at Syon Park, Decorex International moved into central London in October and "has recaptured the hearts of the trade," one exhibitor… Read more.December 12, 2000
