AAD awards shade structure grants

October 1, 2010  |  Awnings & Canopies, Industry News

In an effort to encourage communities across the country to Be Sun Smart and prevent skin cancer, the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) has awarded grants for the purchase of shade structures to the Chicago Park District and 37 other organizations around the country. In addition to the shade str…
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Carole Bellon creates results for her clients and company

October 1, 2010  |  Awnings & Canopies, Features, Management, Perspective

Carole Bellon’s straightforward and tough-minded approach to business results in a win-win situation. By Sigrid Tornquist When I was younger I wanted to grow up to be a doctor or a pilot—or a race car driver. I’ve always liked competition,” says Carole Bellon, owner and president of Bellon I…
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Easy-to-use awning software

October 1, 2010  |  Awnings & Canopies, Products

Awning Manager™–Sales & Fabrication Software, a collaboration between Donald Sweitzer of U.S. Canvas & Awning and John Contreras of Omnireign Solutions, delivers automated editable proposals and pricing, quotes, calculates material needs, provides editable 3D shop drawings, gener…
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Fabric education for architects and designers

September 17, 2010  |  Awnings & Canopies, Industry News

With the current emphasis on sustainable building design, architects, designers, builders and other industry professionals are exploring multiple means to achieve sustainable design, such as natural ventilation and daylighting, energy efficient HVAC systems, green roofs and landscaping and the use o…
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PAMA and IFAI Japan to host roundtable at IFAI Expo Americas 2010

September 7, 2010  |  Awnings & Canopies, Industry News

All members of the Professional Awning Manufacturers Association (PAMA), and the awning industry at large, are cordially invited to attend a roundtable discussion with IFAI Japan at IFAI Expo Americas 2010 in Orlando, Thursday, Oct. 28. This is the second year that PAMA and IFAI Japan have hosted an…
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New line of stylish sun control options

August 1, 2010  |  Awnings & Canopies, Products

Tri Vantage® has launched the Shade Inspiration Collection™, a line of decorative window shades for interior and “outdoor room” applications that is designed to offer fabricators and consumers a variety of stylish sun control options. The collection’s shade choices range …
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Mesh canopy elevates Arizona museum

August 1, 2010  |  Awnings & Canopies, Projects

The sun stays hot and bright at the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, Ariz., and the museum store’s floor-to-ceiling glazed windows needed a canopy with an aerodynamic look. W.S. Tyler, Mentor, Ohio, used the company’s DOKAWELL-MONO architectural wire mesh to provide an uplifting look…
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Growing success for Awnings Today

August 1, 2010  |  Awnings & Canopies, Industry News

The fourth year of the Awnings Today campaign, sponsored by Professional Awnings Manufacturers Association (PAMA), a division of Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI), proved to be the project’s best to date, an effort that garnered more than 16 billion impressions, from print, w…
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Trends in fabric awnings and canopies worldwide signal future growth

June 1, 2010  |  Awnings & Canopies, Markets

By Michelle Sahlin The worldwide recession has affected both commercial and residential market sectors of the fabric awning and canopy industry. The collapse of financial and capital markets (needed for new commercial and residential construction), employee layoffs, and wage freezes or reductions ha…
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Awning heater offers warmer outdoor living

June 1, 2010  |  Awnings & Canopies, Products

Tri Vantage® now offers awning fabricators the new Somfy® Infrared Heater with RTS receiver and remote control, to more effectively heat the space under awnings, provide better comfort and allow consumers to extend the use of their outdoor living areas. Convenient, energy efficient and envir…
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