Robert Allen and Duralee Fabrics Finally Merge
NEW YORK--The Robert Allen Group and Duralee Fabrics, Ltd. have finally merged (March 31) capping off negotiations that began last year with the loss of the founder, Leonard Silberman last April. The Robert Allen Duralee Group (The RAD Group)… Read more.March 31, 2017
Valdese Weavers Buys Circa 1801 Facility
Valdese, N.C., March 30, 2017 - Valdese Weavers has purchased the Circa1801 facility in Connelly Springs, NC, announced today by Michael Shelton, President & CEO. The 156,000 square foot structure houses the Circa 1801 Design studio, administrative… Read more.March 31, 2017
Eric Lazarus Joins Aperture Contract, Samelson’s New Roller Shade Division
New York, New York—Eric Lazarus, 30 years plus hospitality industry veteran has been named Vice President of Aperture Contract, the newest addition to the Charles Samelson, Inc. family of brands, focused on providing a collection of decorative… Read more.March 23, 2017
Maxwell Fabrics Names Zoë Drummond Design Director
VANCOUVER, Canada — Zoë Drummond has been named Design Director of Maxwell Fabrics and Telafina brands, a wholesaler here. Maxwell is a Vancouver based fabric wholesaler with business also in the USA. Zoë Drummond Jennifer Apple … Read more.March 16, 2017
Aquaclean Group Opens Singapore Branch
SINGAPORE — Marta Kokot, a Polish national and former Director of Aquaclean Poland, is heading Aquaclean’s new venture to develop South East Asian markets. This area includes a total of ten countries including Australia and New Zealand.… Read more.March 16, 2017
RM Coco Buys Wesco, Restructures Lines, Opens First Corporate Showroom
CAPE GIRARDEAU, MO—RM Coco has acquired Wesco Fabrics from its owners, Marla and Dick Gentry for an undisclosed purchase price. Wesco Fabrics is a third generation family owned wholesale home furnishings business in the midsized national… Read more.March 16, 2017
My Friend For More Than Forty Years
A Remembrance: Sofka Writes About, Tom Hilb, Sadly Lost in 2016 I met Tom when he was in his mid-twenties as he began working for his father, Werner Hilb and his company Hilb & Company. My early relationship with Hilb & Company was as… Read more.March 16, 2017
Thomas W. Hilb, Heritage House Founder Passes On
CORNELIUS, North Carolina — Thomas Werner Hilb, 66, a well-liked veteran textile entrepreneur with 40 years in the business, finally succombed to cancer December 17, after battling the illness for several years. He was born in Cincinnati,… Read more.March 16, 2017
