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Mar Ricketts and Guildworks soar to new heights
March 1, 2023 | Features, Perspective
Growing up in Maryland, Mar Ricketts liked flying kites and architecture, two interests that continue to influence him today.
Ontario’s Regal Tents specializes in high-profile events
February 1, 2023 | Features, Perspective
Canadian sales executive Michelle McCulloch knew from age 12 she wanted to become a mover and shaker in the tent rental industry.
Weathering all seasons
January 1, 2023 | Features, Perspective
Sails have propelled Brydon Roe’s personal and professional paths for as long as he can remember. He and his brother grew up boating and windsurfing on the lakes of Ontario, Canada, before getting their first jobs at a windsurfing shop and eventually opening their own. Enticed by its sunny beaches…
Mike Charlton defines success on his own terms
November 1, 2022 | Features, Perspective
Mike Charlton begins most weekdays with a leisurely cup of coffee on his back porch with his wife and business partner, Rachel Charlton, in Yorktown, Va. They typically leave for work by 9 a.m., where they fabricate custom marine canvas projects until 5 p.m.—at the latest.
Mission Critical
October 1, 2022 | Features, Perspective
Call it a business founded on frustration and driven by inspiration. Spiritus Systems, which supplies nylon tactical gear for law enforcement, military personnel and other customers, started as an idea that took root on the side of a mountain in the Hindu Kush range in Afghanistan, where reliable ge…
Technotense leader takes DIY approach
August 1, 2022 | Features, Perspective
When Cesar Eloy Pérez founded Technotense in 2019, he wanted to create a company that would professionalize the industry of designing, building and installing lightweight tensile structures.
Mike Kallas helps Roeming Industries navigate change
May 1, 2022 | Features, Perspective
Since pandemic-related effects reduced the sewing workforce that Mike Kallas leads from 20 employees to fewer than 10, he has been earnestly seeking new sewers for his team. But you might not know it based on the job listings he posts—not if you’re new to the industrial fabrics industry, that is…
A focus on what we do best
April 1, 2022 | Features, Perspective
If a college friend hadn’t had extra space in a harborside building he was renting in downtown Bellingham, Greg Keeler may have never started up Washington-based marine canvas company Oyster Creek Canvas Co.