Profiles & People
Hazel Siegel Retires From Textus After 40 Years in the Contract Textile Industry
BEDFORD, N.Y. - Hazel Siegel has announced she will retire as President of Textus at the end of December after devoting 40 years to the contract textile industry. In the fall, Siegel - who holds a masters degree in education... Read more.
December 17, 2003
For Herman Krieger, Burgeoning Business Abroad Spells Profit Back Home
NEW YORK - Though most American textile suppliers groan at the mention of buyers taking their business offshore, manufacturer Herman Krieger has found plenty to smile about. The chairman of CDS Ensembles, a 25-year-old sewing, warehousing and distribution company, said... Read more.
November 26, 2003
Waverly Names Leahy VP, Friedman Departs
NEW YORK-Thomas J. Leahy has been named to the position of vice president, fabrics, Waverly Lifestyle Group reporting to Dale Williams, president and general manager, Waverly Lifestyle Group. Leahy replaces Arthur Friedman, vice president of sales who has left to... Read more.
November 14, 2003
Delsack Leaves Robert Allen
MANSFIELD, Mass.--Sheldon Delsack resigned October 9 as vice president of marketing, after 20+ years with The Robert Allen Group. He will continue as a consultant to Robert Allen through the end of 2003. His plans beyond that date will be... Read more.
November 14, 2003
West Opens Third Office
LAFAYETTE, Colorado-Benjamin West, an independent, 40-person hospitality purchasing firm has opened a new office in Rockville, Maryland one year ago which ''is going to be the number one purchasing firm in the USA'', said Kathleen Jones, project director. Aside from... Read more.
November 14, 2003
Showtime exhibitors are ‘cautiously optimistic’
HIGH POINT – After two years of what Bud Caywood describes as the "clock stopping," thanks to 9/11 and the economy, he and others were upbeat about the opportunity to show new goods at Showtime (3-9 April; High Point). Some... Read more.
April 10, 2003
Broyhill Evolves Into High Profile Brand
Lenoir, N.C. (USA) — One of the most widely recognized brand names in the United States is becoming a household name internationally as well. Said Mac McCall, vice president of international and contract sales for Broyhill, "Certainly in the mind... Read more.
December 16, 2002