F at S ree co how pie tim s e
Volume 27, Number 3
Summer 2017
The Global Home & Contract Sourcing Newspaper
Driven By Z-Wovens USA Success, Zhongwang Launches Z-Wovens Europe Under Direction of Guy Parmentier Designs by European Marc Geysen jacquard woven in Zhongwang Hangzhou mill Sipco News Network
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PRES, Belgium — Z-Wovens Europe, a subsidiary of Zhongwang Holding Group of Hangzhou China has established itself in Europe under the direction of Guy Parmentier, a wellknown export specialist and consultant based in Europe. Parmentier under his Eutex Agency, was an important advisor to many other mills over the years
in Europe and Turkey. He says this is his first opportunity to work with a serious China based mill. “My son Justin is going to handle more and more the remaining agencies at Eutex as I am really committed to make this great Z-Wovens venture
Dotterer’s Designs Drive Brentwood’s Rapid Growth
a real success.” “Z-Wovens Europe will be handled through our company in
Spain – with an office in Altea, Spain. We also will utilize the Eutex office in Ieper Belgium,” Parmentier says. “Later on, we have the idea to open a Z-Wovens office and showroom.” Zhongwang is one of the larger upholstery mills in China with sales in
excess of $25 million under the ownership and leadership of principal Yang Lin Shan. In 2006, Yang adopted the finishing and weaving techniques of Quaker Fabrics in a Hangzhou finishing plant when the two companies were working together in a joint venture. Zhongwang prospered and started a US division in 2010 and established Z-Wovens E u r o p e (continued on Page 27) PAGE
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Marc Geysen, Rena Yang, Jennifer Yang, Guy Parmentier
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Katherine Dotterer, Brentwood Design Director
Lee Silberman, CEO
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Marta Benson, President, Pottery Barn
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