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Exterior fabric graphics industry creates own opportunities
October 1st, 2024
This themed exterior fabric graphic panel draws attention to the entrance of the parking structure. It consists of a special steel support frame with Facid® aluminum extrusion for attachment of the mesh fabric panels. Mesh fabric is used for parking structures to comply with airflow and ventilation requirements. Image: Eide Industries Inc. Sustainability, art, better […]
Third generation manages Charnecke Tents
October 1st, 2024
Think of the last big outdoor event you attended. There’s a good chance it included a tent, whether you were at a community festival, a business gathering or a wedding reception. Photo by Phil Koehler Photography For decades, customers across the country have relied on Rosholt, Wis.-based Charnecke Tents for high-quality tents of all sizes. […]
Reusable textiles are finding wider use in medical facilities
October 1st, 2024
A worker is shown in a Prudential Cleanroom Services facility donning a reusable cleanroom hood, coverall and boots from Prudential Overall Supply. Image: Prudential Overall Supply/Ben Dekker–DXL Creative As concerns grow over how to mitigate the negative environmental impacts associated with the disposal of textiles past their useful life, one area under scrutiny is medical […]
Textiles in the defense industry
October 1st, 2024
Finnish Marines with the Nylands Brigade prepare to move out on skis after landing near Alta, Norway, during the NATO allied forces Exercise Nordic Response 24 in March. Image: NATO A synergistic relationship exists between defense agencies and the textile industry. Small-to-medium enterprises enjoy support from the defense sector through funding mechanisms such as the Small […]
Business marketing made simple using AI
October 1st, 2024
Image: Dreamstime.com/©Moawia Husnain Full disclosure, I’m not really a marketing guy. When I started AP Consulting more than two years ago, I had no idea what I was doing. And as much as I would like to say I know everything now, I don’t. And that’s OK. The internet is the most extensive repository of […]
Custom printed linens unlock growth opportunities
October 1st, 2024
Ideal Tent and Event Rentals, Tea, S.D., originally used this Panama linen tablecloth, custom-printed by A1 Tablecloth, South Hackensack, N.J., to showcase its linen printing services. However, customers were so drawn to it that it has since been requested for weddings as a specialty drink table and cake table covering. Image: Ideal Tent and Event […]
Lawrence Fabric shade sails provide rooftop dining upgrade
October 1st, 2024
Relaxing in outdoor seating is a favorite part of eating at the Frisco Barroom, a restaurant located in the St. Louis, Mo., area that has both a 50-seat back patio and a shaded rooftop deck that accommodates 42. The sun protection on that upper perch was an improvement made a few years after the eatery […]
Artist makes Sioux City Art Center razzle and dazzle
October 1st, 2024
The final installation of Razzle Dazzle draped and secured over the Sioux City Art Center and its Gilchrist Learning Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Razzle Dazzle was installed and on display Aug. 31–Sept. 1 for the city’s ArtSplash 2024 event. Image: Adam Gonshorowski Amanda Browder, a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based artist dedicated to making contemporary art accessible, […]
The unlikely travels of Washington’s tent include Goodwill
October 1st, 2024
George Washington’s sleeping and office tent is on permanent display at the Museum of the American Revolution. The tension ropes are just for show. It’s actually draped over a specially crafted frame. Image: Museum of the American Revolution It’s every thrifter’s dream to find something truly amazing in the donation racks. But a literal historical […]
PUMA less reliant on bottles for recycled jerseys
October 1st, 2024
Global sports company PUMA has scaled up its textile-to-textile recycling innovation RE:FIBRE, creating millions of replica football jerseys with a minimum of 75% recycled textile waste and other waste material. Image: Business Wire Global sports company PUMA has scaled up its textile-to-textile recycling innovation RE:FIBRE, creating millions of replica football jerseys with a minimum of […]