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March 1st, 2014
San Francisco fabricator Liz Diaz scores, designing and building course markers for 2013 America’s Cup races. By Jim Tarbox Even on the water, the old real-estate adage holds true: It’s all about location, location, location. Or, in the case of San Francisco Bay Master Fabric Craftsman (MFC) Liz Diaz, owner of North Beach Marine Canvas, […]
Crypton recruits Pawlus
March 1st, 2014
Shelley Pawlus has joined The Crypton Companies as a director of Outreach Contract Division, a role that will include planning and implementing Crypton’s corporate outreach programs, which provide strong educational content and valuable sales support. Pawlus received her MBA from the University of Phoenix and has developed strong relationships with the architecture and design community. […]
Global Imaging promotes Martin
March 1st, 2014
Erica Martin assumes a new role at Global Imaging, Louisville, Colo., as visual communication specialist for the wide- and grand-format printing and supplies integrator. Martin, who designed marketing materials and established brand standards for Global Imaging, will have expanded responsibilities in brand marketing and social media. She will lead and direct the design and production […]
Enduratex taps Kessler
March 1st, 2014
Enduratex™/China General Plastics Corporation of America (CGPCA), Mira Loma, Calif., has appointed John Kessler as contract manager to oversee growth of the company’s vinyl-coated fabrics in the contract market segment. Kessler previously worked with the Mitchell Group, Kestrel Fabric Products and Omnova Solutions, respectively. He is an Ohio native and a graduate of Bowling Green […]
Crum to lead Seaman Corp.
March 1st, 2014
Seaman Corp., Wooster, Ohio, recently announced the promotion of John Crum to the positions of president and chief operating officer. Seaman develops high-performance industrial textiles for applications such as roofing systems, truck tarps, architectural fabrics, geomembranes and other specialized markets. An employee of the company for 16 years, Crum previously served as Seaman’s vice president […]
Polyfab shade sails get ‘safe sun’ seal
March 1st, 2014
Melanoma International Foundation (MIF) promotes prevention, early detection and innovative treatment for melanoma, a form of skin cancer that metastasizes rapidly and is often deadly. Polyfab USA, Manhattan Beach, Calif., has been awarded the MIF Seal of Approval for its shade sails and structures and commitment to safe sun behavior. “Our business started in Australia […]
Opdyke Awning celebrates a century
March 1st, 2014
In 1914, Chester B. Opdyke Sr. delivered custom-made awnings and canopies to his Jersey Shore customers in a horse and buggy. The subsequent century would see generations of Opdykes expand and diversify the family-owned business to serve customers in all of New Jersey and the Tri-State Area. Jim Opdyke, now president of the company, and […]
Victor Group achieves FACTS certification
March 1st, 2014
The Association for Contract Textiles (ACT) owns the new Facts certification mark, which recognizes contract textiles that meet the multi-attribute NSF/ANSI 336 standard. To carry the Facts mark, a textile must be assessed by an independent third party for eight sustainability attributes: fiber sourcing, safety of materials, water conservation, water quality, energy, air quality, recycling […]
Auburn certifies ‘Made in the USA’
March 1st, 2014
Auburn Mfg. Inc. (AMI), Mechanic Falls, Maine, takes its “Made in the USA” commitment seriously, now issuing its own Company of Origin certificate with each price quotation it provides. The AMI certificate attests that the products are made in the USA, from yarn to finished product, at the company’s manufacturing facility in Maine. In addition, […]
Top Value: 40 years and counting
March 1st, 2014
Top Value Fabrics, based in Carmel, Ind., has been supplying textiles for the industrial, activewear and print media markets since 1974. Now, after reaching its 40-year milestone, Top Value continues to grow as an employee-owned business through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan. “This really is our business, and we would like to take this opportunity […]