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JAB
$22 million
Morphrow
29.
$20 million
Arben Group
$70 Million
$100 million
Mumbai, India Rohit Shah, Manish Shah, Deepak Nishar/Partners
$18 million
$50 Million Andreas Zimmer, MD Frankfurt, Germany
Sarom Pvt. Ltd.
Zimmer+Rohde
33.
Pete Kweon, Principal Seoul, Korea
$20 million
$50 million
Phillip Skaff, MD Beirut, Lebanon Fab Pvt. Ltd.
Beacon
32.
Cees Vissers, MD The Netherlands
P.J. Skaff
18.
Melbourne, Australia Cameron Warwick, MD
$20 million
$53 million
31.
Kobefab International
Warwick
16.
Michael Fischbacher, Owner St. Gallen, Switzerland
$20 million
$70 million
Vlad Stepanov, Principal Moscow, Russia
Christian Fischbacher
30.
Shanghai, China Hohans Cheung, Principal
Farouk Danika, CEO Durban, South Africa
Soyuz-M
15.
Archie Tchernov, Principal Moscow, Russia
14.
Tricia Guild, Principal London, UK
Davis
Kazimierz Hanusiak, MD Bielsko-Biala, Poland
3.
28.
$70 million
13.
17.
$130 Million
David Butcher MD Denham Bucks, UK
2.
Upholstery & General
Designers Guild
Mouscron, Belgium Philippe Debie, Principal
$25 million
Mathieu Derville MD Paris, France
27.
$71 million
12. Indetex
Texdecor Group
Walker Greenbank
Bielefeld, Germany Chris-Jakob Schminnes, President
$300 million
Here is a listing of the Top 40 fabric wholesalers in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the Pacific Rim. Someday we’ll tackle South America, but not on this listing! The 40 wholesalers are listed here for sales of $2 billion of fabrics—but wallcoverings are now a growing part of the sales for fabric wholesalers…so it’s not just fabrics being sold! The sales figures for most of the companies here are my personal estimates based on conversations, intuition, and over 40 years in the fabric business. Some companies publish their figures because they are publicly held companies, but most do not. Most wholesalers are privately held. I do not wish to offend anyone either by omission or misstatement of their actual volume. This listing is more a reference guide than anything else, and an attempt to give the industry a measuring stick against the wholesale fabric trade. Wholesalers on this list can get a sense of where they stand in the world. The size of the company is relative to the size of the trading area it is in. Yet, there are some companies which go way beyond their immediate geographic trading areas like JAB, Davis, and SIC in Poland. The Top 25 wholesalers of North America list was published in the previous issue of Fabrics & Furnishings International (winter). You can compare the two lists for what it’s worth and get a better idea of the world of fabrics. Going forward, F&FI will publish a list of contract jobber specialists in the summer issue. If you have questions about these figures and the companies listed or those not listed—please do not hesitate to ask. I’m not in a position to defend the figures here, so take them as you wish. I’d be interested in your thoughts about it though. Please email me: Eric@FabricsandFurnishings.com. —ERIC SCHNEIDER
These Top 40 account for $2 Billion Annual Fabric, Wallcovering, Trimming Sales
TOP 40 Fabric Wholesalers Outside North America