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De Leo Textiles Launching First Outdoor Fabric Line

Gary Evans, December 13, 2011
HIGH POINT - De Leo Textiles launched its first outdoor high performance fabric at Showtime here last week, with the initial collection containing seven patterns featuring a solid fabric, stripes, plaids and botanicals. More
Culp sales grow 18.7% as ticking, fabric do well

Larry Thomas, December 8, 2011
HIGH POINT - Fabric supplier Culp Inc. said its sales increased 18.7% in the second fiscal quarter, thanks to strong performances in its mattress ticking and upholstery fabric businesses. More
LTM's new line influenced by Diane Harrison artwork

Gary Evans, December 8, 2011
HIGH POINT - LTM Textiles is launching a fabric collection at Showtime that is influenced by original art from England's Diane Harrison. It's organically inspired and feels as beautiful as it looks, the Huntington Beach, Calif., fabric house said. More
Can brown, gray play well together?

Gary Evans, December 8, 2011
HIGH POINT - Cleaner neutrals and the continuing shift to a gray palette are trends fabric mill executives see for upholstered furniture as the International Textiles Market Assn.'s Showtime gets under way here this week. More
Davis joins Morgan Fabrics

Furniture Today Staff, December 7, 2011
LOS ANGELES - Industry veteran Luana Davis has joined Morgan Fabrics as vice president of sales and merchandising. She succeeds Jack Cobb, who left in August to pursue other interests. More
Mexico City-based jacquard source launches UTP-America fabric line

Furniture Today Staff, December 7, 2011
HIGH POINT - Jacquard textile mill Unidad Textile Puente, based in Mexico City, is introducing a line at Showtime under the new UTP-America name, for its newly established distribution arm in Winston-Salem, N.C. It is exhitibing here this week in space 1-528 in Suites in Market Square. More
Moore & Giles staying busy

Furniture Today Staff, December 7, 2011
FOREST, Va. - Although leather prices remain at historic highs and less expensive b o n d e d leather is grabbing market share by the container load, business isn't slowing down at leather supplier Moore & Giles. More
De Leo Textiles launching first outdoor fabric line

Gary Evans, December 5, 2011
HIGH POINT — De Leo Textiles is launching its first outdoor high performance fabric at Showtime here this week, with the initial collection containing seven patterns featuring a solid fabric, stripes, plaids and botanicals. More
Culp's sales climb 18.7% in latest quarter

Larry Thomas, November 30, 2011
HIGH POINT — Fabric supplier Culp Inc. said its sales increased 18.7% in the second fiscal quarter, thanks to strong performances in its mattress ticking and upholstery fabric businesses. More
Events set for High Point's Showtime fabric show

Furniture Today Staff, November 30, 2011
HIGH POINT — Showtime, the semiannual fabric show here, will host an opening night Welcome Home party Sunday evening from 5:30-8 p.m. in the Boiler Room at Market Square. More
ITMA adds 17 members, most of which will be at Showtime

Gary Evans, November 30, 2011
HIGH POINT — Seventeen new member companies have joined the International Textile Market Assn. and most of them will exhibit at the ITMA's Showtime fabric show here, which opens Sunday. More
Luana Davis joins Morgan Fabrics as vice president

Furniture Today Staff, November 29, 2011
LOS ANGELES — Industry veteran Luana Davis has joined Morgan Fabrics as vice president of sales and merchandising. More
Robert Allen taps Kowalczyk for CEO post

Furniture Today Staff, November 18, 2011
NEW YORK - Phillip Kowalczyk joined The Robert Allen Group as president and CEO, effective Nov. 1. He also was named a member of the fabric supplier's board of directors. More
Retired home furnishings executive Ron Bolen dies

Furniture Today Staff, November 17, 2011
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Ron Bolen, a former home furnishings executive, has died of cancer. More
Newcomer Artistic Leathers offers North American line

Larry Thomas, November 4, 2011
HIGH POINT - Two veterans of the leather upholstery business have launched a company that is offering North Americanmade leather sofas, recliners and home theater seating. More
Crypton makes new push in home furnishings fabrics

Gary Evans, October 29, 2011
HIGH POINT - Performance fabric supplier Crypton will visit several High Point Market showrooms this month for a show-and-tell of its patented, eco-friendly process that encapsulates fibers with permanent stain, order, mold, mildew and bacterial resistance. More
Three finalists named for AHFA's Sage Award

Heath E Combs, October 28, 2011
HIGH POINT - Crypton Super Fabrics, Leggett & Platt Home Furniture Components and Sauder Woodworking have been named finalists for the 2011 Sage Award. More
Phillip Kowalczyk named president, CEO of The Robert Allen Group

Furniture Today Staff, October 27, 2011
NEW YORK — Phillip Kowalczyk will join The Robert Allen Group as president and CEO, effective Nov. 1. He also will be a member of the fabric supplier's board of directors. More
STI to invest $4.2 million

Furniture Today Staff, October 14, 2011
KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. - Domestic fabric producer STI (Specialty Textiles Inc.) says it plans to invest $4.2 million over the next three years to expand its facility here by 32,000 square feet and add about 60 new jobs. More
Renee Smith joins upholstery source Paul Robert's design team

Furniture Today Staff, October 10, 2011
TAYLORSVILLE, N.C. — Renee Smith has joined upper-mid-range upholstery producer Paul Robert as part of the company's furniture and design team. More

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