Shademaker, manufacturer and marketer of luxury contract shade products, recently introduced its completely redesigned website at www.shademakerusa.com. The redesign incorporates an updated vertical-positioning format and a professional design. Simplification was incorporated in the site with regard to content navigation, as well as internal-update functionality. The site’s luxury contract message was…

Pelican Reef Wicker, a manufacturer and distributor of indoor wicker and rattan furniture (with a focus on outdoor woven furniture branded Panama Jack Outdoor), has appointed Perry Catanese as its national sales manager. Catanese’s experience in the casual industry began on the retail side, in the early 1990s, when he…

Couristan, Inc., manufacturer of high-quality area rugs and of residential broadloom and custom contract carpeting, has signed a licensing agreement with emma gardner design,L.L.C. (Petaluma, California). Under this agreement, Couristan will be given the license to manufacture, pro-mote, market, and distribute a series of hand tufted, power-loomed, and out-door/indoor performance…

ZipJack Umbrella Company (Elmsford, New York) lent a helping hand in early December 2012 to victims of Superstorm Sandy by serving as a community drop-off location for donated items for residents affected by the storm. According to Martha Dubinsky Witkowski, owner and president of ZipJack Umbrellas, her employees were pleased…

The entire casual furniture industry is saddened to learn about the loss of Merv Conn, vice president of Mallin Casual Furnitue, who died unexpectedly on Feb. 14 while undergoing a medical procedure. A memorial Service will be held Wednesday, Feb. 20 at 11 a.m. at Temple Adat Elohim, 2420 E.…