Duralee Eyes New Direction for Highland Court Brand
BAY SHORE, NY – In what the company says is “an important part of the Duralee family,” new collections of the Highland Court brand have been postponed following the resignation of Head Designer Tamra McLeod in May.Duralee executives say… Read more.June 9, 2014
Former Quaker Exec Joins Bella-Dura®
HIGH POINT, NC—Stuart Schneider, a veteran fabric man has returned to the upholstery fabric industry as Sales Director for Bella-Dura, an indoor/outdoor fabric brand produced by Wearbest Sil-Tex Mills, Ltd., Fairlawn, NJ.He reports to Irwin… Read more.June 8, 2014
Valdese Weavers Enters Drapery Fabric Business
HIGH POINT, NC—Valdese Weavers, the largest upholstery mill in the USA and second in the world only to D’Décor (India) has thrown its hat in the drapery weight goods market for the first time with a collection of 300 best selling designs… Read more.June 6, 2014
Golding Added to the House of P/Kaufmann
NEW YORK-- P/Kaufmann has confirmed its acquisition of Golding Fabrics, a converting company based in Archdale, NC on May 30 from Linda and Graham Buckner. “P/Kaufmann’s primary contribution will be financial support and there… Read more.June 5, 2014
GIBER SpA CORRECTION
In a previous story about Giber SpA, it should have said that this company was involved in “Procedura Concordata,” an EC program that allows a company to pay off its creditors while operating its business. Giber management indicates it is… Read more.June 2, 2014
Marco de Benedetti Joins Boselli
OLGIATE COMASCO, IT--Marco de Benedetti, export manager for Clerion SpA in Mariano Comense, Italy for the past five years, is leaving the company May 30 to take on the responsibility as the Manager of the decorative fabrics division… Read more.May 29, 2014
Highland Court to Get Facelifts
BAY SHORE, NY—Duralee Fabrics has announced a redesign, a reengineering to be exact, of its top fabric brand, ‘Highland Court.’In a letter to its vendors prior to Proposte 2014, Duralee said it would cancel all pending and existing fabric… Read more.May 29, 2014
Tissus Metridis On A Growth Track As Greece Moves Forward Again
ATHENS, Greece — After going through a severe economic crisis in 2008 which saw unemployment reach 1,400,000 people; the collapse of 35 percent of all Greek companies with more than 65 percent of all Greek companies closing down, Greece is… Read more.May 22, 2014
