BRUSSELS, BE—Late in 2011, M. Olivier Duchange purchased the intellectual assets of Henri Robert Textiles, a Belgian converter that went bankrupt.
In its latest victory against copyright infringement, Prestigious Textiles has been awarded substantial damages and costs in a case brought against Pangrim Co Ltd of Korea.
“Our industry continues to struggle on many fronts. Downsizing and shortened workweeks have become the accepted norm. The number of inquiries made by wholesale customers to verify availability and current pricing has added another layer to the daily burden handled by a reduced staff within most organizations.
KONTICH, BE—Bru Textiles, a Belgium based converter and distributor has launched an outdoor fabrics collection for the first time called ‘UV –PRO’ woven in 100 percent solution dyed acrylic yarn.
Bru executives were not available for comment. As a company policy, they do not usually comment on any press reports and prefer to market their products under the radar.
FRANKFURT, GERMANY—J. Queen New York, the successful new entry in the U.S. bedding industry with a reported $20 million plus in sales after just one year of shipping its bedding designs, has followed up with a collection of piece goods based on the best selling bedding designs.
KELHEIM, Germany--Dave Hoyland has left the Dolan business of the Lenzing Filaments Business Unit at the end of 2011 where he was the managing director for the last four years.
NEW YORK -- Robert M. Duban has joined Covington Fabrics & Design as executive vice president of sales for Covington, effective January 1 and reports to Greg Tarver, president & CEO of Covington.
NEW YORK—P/Kaufmann Inc. will introduce a new brand in late 2012 called Hillbrown, through PK’s Clarence House division according to Bob Appelbaum, president of Clarence House.