Interview with Olaf Schmidt, Vice President, Textile Fairs, Messe Frankfurt
NEW YORK, New York - Until 2006 Olaf Schmidt worked in the textile industry as a managing director of distribution/marketing. Schmidt now manages and coordinates the concentration and quality of product channels as the vice president of textile… Read more.August 31, 2009
Spectro Buys Claremont
LEOMINSTER, Massachusetts - Spectro Coating Corp., a major global player in flock fabrics, acquired Claremont Flock Corp. from the employees for an undisclosed price on August 28. "The purchase will allow us to strengthen our position in… Read more.August 31, 2009
Victor Introduces New Collections Including Craftex
FALL RIVER, Massachusetts - With five new collections launching, Bea Spires and her design team are building Canada-based Victor into an industry leader whose success they plan will rival that of Quaker's in its heyday. That time of success… Read more.August 21, 2009
Durrah fabric Showrooms Opens in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - Al Sorayai United Company has opened a 15,000-square-foot fabric showroom in Jeddah and Riyadh under the name of ''Durrah Fabrics'' and expects to shortly open a third branch in Dammam according to Saleh H. Alsourayia,… Read more.August 21, 2009
Barclay Butera Honors Benjamin Moore Paints with Collaboration
MONTVALE, New Jersey - Kravet fabrics and Benjamin Moore Paints have announced that their three-year-old color collaboration has just evolved even further. Prominent designer Barclay Butera, who recently released an exclusive line of rugs… Read more.August 21, 2009
Ward Bitter Counters Rumors of Ruin at Scalamandre
NEW YORK, New York - Despite rumors that the company has been teetering on the edge of bankruptcy, Ward Bitter, president of Baranzelli Silk Surplus, the retail arm of the family business Scalamandre, insisted Baranzelli is doing just fine,… Read more.August 17, 2009
SilverState Fabrics Announces New Patterns with Newfound Resistance
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - SilverState fabrics introduces Textures, a NANO-TEX collection in nine new solid patterns. These new fabrics boast high levels of durability and breathability with nanotechnology which permanently builds spill and… Read more.August 12, 2009
Glen Raven Plant Receives Environmental Recognition
GLEN RAVEN, North Carolina - Glen Raven, Inc., a global provider of innovative fabric-based solutions with operations in North America, Europe and Asia, has earned an internationally recognized environmental certification - International Organization… Read more.August 12, 2009
