The April 2012 High Point Market marked the first time that Agio International Company Ltd., a leading outdoor-furniture manufacturer, had exhibited at High Point. It won’t be the last. Agio-USA officials recently announced the company’s plan to return for the October High Point Market—this time, in a larger space in…

Woodard has appointed Greenberg & Associates as retail representatives for the state of Florida. The three-person team of Jim Greenberg, Carrie Greenberg, and Andrew Sharp brings over 30 years of combined industry experience to the new role. The company is confident that their depth of knowledge and wealth of expertise…

In response to growing demand for Sunbrella® fabrics woven with specialty yarn colors and constructions, Glen Raven Custom Fabrics is creating a new yarn plant in Burlington, North Carolina. The new operation, which represents a $10 million investment, is being designed specifically to meet customers’ requests for increasingly diverse and…

Glen Raven, Inc., was named North Carolina Manufacturer of the Year (large-manufacturer category) by McGladrey L.L.P., (the nation’s fifthlargest assurance, tax, and consulting firm); Fifth Third Bank; and the North Carolina Chamber of Commerce. Steve Menaker, Carolinas and East region manufacturing lead for McGladrey, says, “At McGladrey, we are dedicated…

Napoleon Appliance Corp. (NAC) has expanded its U.S. sales force for the Gourmet Grill division, hiring four new account executives and one regional sales manager in the past six months. The account executives hired are Kimberly Moffitt-Anthony for Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee; Jim Boucher for Southern California, Arizona,…