Soyang Europe has acquired the stock and intellectual property (IP) of specialist textiles supplier Brook International. The agreement will see Brook International’s products integrated into the Soyang Europe portfolio, and distributed from the company’s facility in Altham, Lancashire. Soyang Europe will also take on Brook International’s supply chain.
Chris Drury, formerly a director at Brook International, has joined Soyang Europe as sales manager and will work with both existing Brook International clients and Soyang Europe customers.
“We believe that this agreement will benefit both our own customers and those previously working with Brook International,” said Mark Mashiter, managing director of Soyang Europe. “Soyang Europe customers will get access to an expanded range of textile products, while existing Brook International clients will benefit from our wider-reaching offering.
“We are also delighted to have Chris Drury on board as this will help ease the transition process for Brook International clients.”
Established in 1898, Brook International started out specialising in traditional flag fabrics but in more recent years has moved into digitally printed polyester fabrics for soft signage.