To celebrate 10 years in business, Veratex employees last week surprised Mark Katz, senior vp, front left, and Avi Cohen, president, front right, with a party, including a cake, plaque, banner and poem at the company's headquarters in Panorama City, CA.(Brief Article)

Home Textiles Today, December, 2001

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: To celebrate 10 years in business, Veratex employees last week surprised Mark Katz, senior vp, front left, and Avi Cohen, president, front right, with a party, including a cake, plaque, banner and poem at the company's headquarters in Panorama City, CA.

Veratex has grown from a home textiles manufacturer with less than $1 million in sales in its first year to a significant player in the luxury bedroom ensemble business with sales totaling well over $50 million for 2001.