Profiles & People
Charles Adams Appointed Chief Sales Officer for Victor Group
QUEBEC, Canada – Victor Group, a leading North American-based textile company, appointed Charles Adams to the position of chief sales officer Friday Oct. 16. Adams, a long-time veteran of the textile industry, will be in charge of all the sales... Read more.
October 19, 2009
Notaro Joins Sunbury Textile Mills
NEW YORK, New York - Tom Notaro has accepted a position with Sunbury Textile Mills as Vice President of Sales & Marketing reporting to Rocco Simone, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing. "We are very excited to have Tom... Read more.
October 15, 2009
Tietex Asia Innovates First Wide Width Velvet
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Tietex Asia has developed an innovative wide width velvet in 290 cm. for curtains through its Chonburi, Thailand-based mill. "This is the first wide width velvet ever made in the world," boasted Dirk Hagemeijer, the Holland based... Read more.
October 7, 2009
Kravet Introduces Value-Driven Brand, ‘kravetsmart’
BETHPAGE, New York – In an effort to prove that high-design products can be durable and reasonably priced, Kravet has introduced kravetsmart, a new brand which aims to provide just that. Kravetsmart will offer fabrics, trimmings, furniture and carpets to... Read more.
October 7, 2009
Warwick UK, St. Leger & Viney Merge
BRUSSELS, Belgium—John-Andrew Ovenstone has been named president of Warwick UK, a new position resulting from the merger of Warwick UK and St. Leger & Viney in South Africa. Ovenstone came to Warwick from St. Leger & Viney, a South African... Read more.
September 28, 2009
Jay Carlson Named President of Nice Link Home Furnishings
SHANGHAI, China – The former vice president of Richloom Fabrics Group, Jay Carlson, has been named the new president of Nice Link Home Furnishings in Haining, China. Specializing in American-designed upholstery textiles, cut-and-sewn fabric and fully upholstered seating in fabric... Read more.
September 25, 2009
Benetti’s to Show at High Point Market
HIGH POINT, California – Manufacturer of high-end case goods and upholstery, Benetti's Italia USA, will make its debut at the High Point Market in October. Based in Rancho Dominguez, California, the 17-year old company produces hand-carved, antique reproductions of wood-exposed... Read more.
September 25, 2009