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What’s New from Sunbrella® Shade?
February 1st, 2023
At Sunbrella, we are committed to consistently providing you, our partners, with high-quality solutions, superior service and support to help you succeed. With that in mind, we’re excited to kick off the year with the release of our new Sunbrella Shade Collection and new Sunbrella Exceed™ FR shade fabric—both available now, ready to ship, with […]
Heated apparel for USA bobsledders
February 1st, 2023
ORORO Heated Apparel, based in Las Vegas, Nev., has announced a four-year partnership with USA Bobsled/Skeleton (USABS). The company will be the presenting sponsor of the USABS National Team Trials (2022-2026), an event that determines which athletes will make the national team, and it will provide heated gloves, mittens and socks to the USA bobsled […]
Ontario’s Regal Tents specializes in high-profile events
February 1st, 2023
Photos: Michelle MacLeod Photography Canadian sales executive Michelle McCulloch knew from age 12 she wanted to become a mover and shaker in the tent rental industry. Growing up in the Ontario-based family business Regal Tents & Structures, the now-40-year-old sales executive was able to learn the tricks of the trade thanks to strong mentorship from […]
Designing (for) women
February 1st, 2023
Aurora Specialty Textiles Group (ASTG) quality technicians are shown checking the quality of Aurora’s Expressions Canvas products. The company’s core strength is the application of coatings and finishings to woven, knitted and nonwoven fabrics, typically cotton and polyester-cotton blends. Photo: Aurora Specialty Textiles Group Inc. The specialty fabrics industry has historically been overwhelmingly male, and […]
Beyond PPE
February 1st, 2023
The medical textile industry is still growing even as the demand for masks and other PPE declines. Photo: © Arthurmustafa, Dreamstime.com The medical textiles industry, like many, was upended by the pandemic. New opportunities may have presented themselves, notably the production of personal protective equipment (PPE), as the need for infection control exploded. But there […]
Simplifying sustainability
February 1st, 2023
Bio-based Dyneema® rope uses waste from the pulp and timber industry as its primary raw material. Photo: Material ConneXion There is an abundance of information available about sustainability that, while conveying much, can lack clarity. A simpler directive regarding sustainability would be this: If you produce something, to be “sustainable” (leaving aside the social aspects […]
The lighter side of OSHA
February 1st, 2023
When most of us hear the word “OSHA,” weinstantly conjure up images of ticket-writing cops invading our workplace. And these aren’t the $35 tags that grace our windshield when we linger in a parking spot too long. These citations can easily hit the four- or five-digit mark depending on the severity of the violation. Let’s […]
Hemp offers new growth opportunities
February 1st, 2023
An industrial hemp field at the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture. The variety of cannabis cultivated for hemp has only small amounts of THC relative to that grown for the production of marijuana or hashish. Photo: UK College of Agriculture Hemp fiber is gaining traction for its medicinal and industrial applications. How far this […]
Perry Pavilion
February 1st, 2023
To help the Virginia Arts Festival celebrate its 25th Anniversary at a new venue, a new custom tent was needed. Tents LLC, of Frederick, Md., approached the Tukwila, Wash.-based Rainier Tent with a bold and creative idea for the Pat “Bunny” Perry Pavilion, a staple for the annual festival. FTL Design Engineering Studio designed the […]