Chivasso Co-Founder Richard J. Schutte To Retire;
COMO, IT—After 30 years at the helm of fabric wholesaler and editeur Chivasso, co-founder Richard Schutte, told friends at Proposte that he will leave the company at year end. Ellen Steentjes and Richard J. Schutte His exact future… Read more.June 21, 2017
Milliken Names Jennifer K. Harmon as Vice President, Specialty Interiors
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Milliken has named Jennifer K. Harmon as its new Vice President of the specialty interiors business, which is part of the company’s Performance & Protective Textiles Division. Harmon, who was previously vice… Read more.June 12, 2017
Galloway named President of Robert Allen Duralee Group Contract division
HAUPPAUGE, NY—Kerry Galloway has been named President of Robert Allen Duralee Group Contract division in April. He was previously Vice President of Robert Allen Contract prior to the merger of Robert Allen and Duralee March 31. At the… Read more.June 3, 2017
Covington’s Contract Man, Craig Shirk, 65
NEW YORK--Craig Shirk, Vice President of Contract Sales for Covington Fabrics & Design LLC passed away unexpectedly of natural causes on May 28 at his home in Tavares, Florida. He was 65. Shirk joined Covington in 2010. Under Shirk’s… Read more.May 30, 2017
Bru Textiles, James Dunlop Textiles Joins Forces in Pacific Rim, Also Export Markets
CHRISTCHURCH, NZ—James Dunlop Textiles, founded in 1907 and now managed by the fourth generation of the Dunlop Family has recently merged into a new group of textile companies which will be named James Dunlop Group (JDG) according to John… Read more.May 30, 2017
Lee Giller Passes
AKRON, OHIO--Lee Steven Giller, founder of B. Berger and Bailey & Griffin a hardware and fabrics jobber died April 28 just shy of his 60th birthday due to the effects of a 12-year battle with breast cancer. The Family requests that donations… Read more.May 23, 2017
Geysels Says MoOD, Indigo Are Almost Sold Out; Boutique Shows Endure
GHENT, BE — MoOD and its sister exhibition Indigo is turning in a better result than at the same time last year, according to Patrick Geysels, Director of MoOD and Indigo. This is occurring in spite of the fact that “the fabrics industry… Read more.May 22, 2017
Brazil’s Orlean Plants Its Flag in USA; More Outlets Scheduled
MIAMI, Florida — Orlean, a Sao Paolo, Brazil based manufacturer of wallcoverings and sheer curtain fabrics has opened its first branch in the USA here with another one to follow in New York within five years according to Gustavo Orlean, the… Read more.May 22, 2017
