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As our industry has evolved over the past century-plus, so has the magazine you’re reading now. And if you’re reading this online, the web and digital-only publications are definitely part of it. What began in November 1915 with the first publication of The National Tent & Awning Manufacturers Review steadily became more inclusive of a wider range of products as new materials, finishing treatments and niche products were invented over the ensuing decades.
The publication became The National Canvas Goods Manufacturer’s Review in 1924, then Canvas Products Review in 1958. “National” was eliminated from the organization name and from the magazine due to the growing number of Canadian members in the association. The publication’s next moniker was Industrial Fabric Products Review in 1966, then finally Specialty Fabrics Review in 2008.
Over the decades, the association and magazine content has been witness to two World Wars, astronauts landing on the moon, job offshoring and a global pandemic or two as well as the invention of nylon, polyester, aramids, airbags and inflatable sports domes, just to name a few innovations. The magazine has been there with news and expert insight to help our readers through all that change and its effects on our industry as it has happened.
For more than a century, Review—now supplemented by digital newsletters, a website and downloadable digital-only special issues (see the Resources area of this website for links to the shade and military e-editions)—has delivered timely, trusted industry information to help readers stay informed about their market areas.
No matter what format, that’s one thing that’s not up for change.