Service Thread appoints Todd

January 22, 2020  |  Company News

Service Thread, an advanced manufacturer of engineered technical yarns and industrial sewing threads, announces that Sam M. Butler III has appointed Jay Todd as the new chief executive officer. Butler, his colleague and close acquaintance and former chief executive officer of the company will contin…
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Elevate Textiles commits to sustainability

January 22, 2020  |  Company News

Elevate Textiles has made a commitment to achieve sustainability targets by the year 2025 across its portfolio brands including American & Efird, Burlington, Cone Denim, Gütermann and Safety Components. The company’s 2025 goals include using at least 80 percent sustainably sourced cotton and …
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Jeff Nichols promoted to operations supervisor for Dunlap’s U.S. Thread division

January 21, 2020  |  Company News

Dunlap Industries Inc. is pleased to announce the promotion of Jeff Nichols to operations supervisor for its US Thread division. Nichols has worked with US Thread the past 12 years, plus several years part-time during his high school years. He has been an integral part of the company and has perform…
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BAT opens powder coating plant

January 21, 2020  |  Company News

BAT has inaugurated a new powder coating plant in its Noventa di Piave, Italy, factory. Equipped with the most modern methods of process control, the new plant ensures the enhancement of the products’ qualitative features and limits the risk of environmental pollution. The plant, in which aluminum…
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YKK wins U.S. Good Design® Award

January 21, 2020  |  Company News

QuickFree®, a zipper developed by YKK, has been recognized in the “Personal” category of the 2019 Good Design® Awards. Founded in Chicago in 1950 and presented each year by The Chicago Athenaeum, the award is considered the oldest and most prestigious global awards program for design excellenc…
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Ehmke Manufacturing Company announces promotions

January 20, 2020  |  Company News

Ehmke Manufacturing Company Inc., Philadelphia, Penn., has announced the promotion of team members to help implement new business and sales strategies. Glenn Aust will assume the role of president of Ehmke. The role was previously vacant after the retirement of Louis Verna, Jr.in 2001. Aust is respo…
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Steve Szenay appointed Serge Ferrari technical support manager

January 13, 2020  |  Company News, Industry News, News

Serge Ferrari announced that Steve Szenay has been promoted to Technical Support Manager for North America. Szenay will be responsible for disseminating technical information for all Serge Ferrari products sold in the United States and Canada, including product use, fabrication best- practices, main…
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Seaman Corp. CEO named best in 2019

January 3, 2020  |  Company News, News

Seaman Corp., a leading industrial coated fabrics company, has received recognition by Comparably as having the Best CEO 2019, according to a news release from Seaman Corp. This recognition adds to Seaman’s streak of workplace accolades, including The Perfect Engine Award (2012), Industry Leadersh…
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Sioen Industries acquires Dickson Coatings

December 20, 2019  |  Company News

Sioen Industries has reached an agreement to acquire Dickson Coatings from Glen Raven Inc., Glen Raven, N.C. Sioen, a Belgium-based Euronext stock-quoted company, is a leading producer of PVC coated technical fabrics. With the acquisition, Sioen and Dickson plan to partner in the development of sun-…
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Levi Strauss & Co. and Hohenstein collaborate to bring safer chemicals to the apparel industry

November 19, 2019  |  Business, Company News, News

Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.) and Hohenstein have announced a collaboration to utilize the ECO PASSPORT by OEKO-TEX® certification system in the LS&Co. supply chain. This will amplify the capabilities of the Screened Chemistry program developed by LS&Co., helping establish a clearer p…
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