Allen Swers, a casual-furniture industry leader who played a major role in the development of the Sunbrella® brand more than 30 years ago, died this past week at the age of 93. Swers was credited with more than two decades of innovation at Glen Raven’s custom-fabric division.

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FORT COLLINS, CO - Established in Fort Collins, Colo, Surroundings Outdoor Living Store is the sister company of Mill Brothers Landscape Group, which has been providing award-winning custom landscape design and grounds maintenance in Fort Collins and Northern Colorado since 1980.

Surroundings provides an array of outdoor living products…

GLEN RAVEN, NC - Trivantage, the nation’s one stop shop for the marine, awning and furniture industries, has named Bret Kelley as vice president of sales. Backed by a state-of-the-art distribution system, expansive inventory and friendly customer support team, Kelley, a textile industry veteran, will lead sales associates in providing…

LARGO, FL - Leader’s Casual Furniture®, indoor and outdoor casual furniture and accessories manufacturer and retailer, recently purchased more than 20,000-square-feet of space located at 4505 South Florida Avenue, with plans to use 13,000 square-feet to open its 19th showroom in Lakeland, Fla.

The showroom will display…

VISTA, CA - Sunset West, an outdoor furniture manufacturer located in Southern California, has selected Dawn Joblinske as its new executive of Sales and Marketing Coordination, effective immediately. Joblinske will fill a new executive role to meet the demands of the Company’s recent growth. The selection was made after an…