Stevenson and Woodie join HEYtex USA

January 22, 2018  |  Company News, News

Carol Stevenson has been named northeast sales manager and Eric Woodie has been named purchasing and logistics manager for HEYtex USA. Stevenson has experience in sales and marketing, is a Boston native and attended Emerson College. Woodie has experience in buying, planning, scheduling materials pur…
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Denney joins BondCote, Anderson retires

January 19, 2018  |  Company News, News

Martin Denney has been named president of BondCote, the American branch of the international textile group, HEYtex®, Bramsche, Germany. Denney succeeds Ted Anderson who retired after 14 years of leadership. Previously, Denney was president of North American operations for Gale Pacific Ltd. He has a…
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Berry Global acquires Clopay Plastic Products

December 15, 2017  |  Company News, News

Berry Global Group Inc., Evansville, Ind., has acquired Clopay Plastic Products Company Inc., a subsidiary of Griffon Corporation. Clopay is a global supplier of printed breathable films and an innovator in the development of elastic films and laminates. Their product offerings are designed for appl…
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Roy Schweinfurth, former IFAI president, dies

October 26, 2017  |  Company News, News

Roy Schweinfurth, former IFAI board member and president, died October 8th. He served on the IFAI Board of Directors from 1977 to 1989, and as IFAI president (a position now called chairman) from 1985 to 1987. He was involved with the IFAI Awning Division, now called the Professional Awning Manufact…
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Sand Sea and Air accepting supply donations for Puerto Rico

October 4, 2017  |  Company News, Industry News, News

Terri Madden, the owner of Sand Sea and Air Interiors Inc., located in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and a regular contributor to Marine Fabricator magazine, recently contacted IFAI to provide an update of the situation facing her business as well as many others on the hurricane-ravaged island. “I am…
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Safety suppliers to combine

August 25, 2017  |  Company News, Industry News, News

MSA Safety Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa., has entered into an agreement to acquire Globe Holding Co. LLC, Pittsfield, N.H. Globe is an innovator and provider of firefighter protective clothing and boots, with annual revenues of approximately $110 million. MSA is a global leader in the development, manufactu…
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In memoriam: Robert H. Chapman, III

August 24, 2017  |  Company News, Industry News, News

Robert H. Chapman, III, chairman, CEO and treasurer of Inman Mills, Inman, S.C., passed away on August 23, 2017. He was 66. A longtime textile industry leader, Chapman was the fourth generation of the family to run the 116-year-old company. He served in many leadership roles in the textile industry,…
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Croda acquires Enza Biotech

August 24, 2017  |  Company News, Industry News, News

Croda International Plc, a Yorkshire, U.K.-based developer of specialty chemicals, has acquired Enza Biotech AB, a research enterprise established as a spinout company from Lund University in Sweden. Enza Biotech develops next-generation renewable surfactants using carbohydrate-based chemistry. Thro…
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Top Value Fabrics Acquires Pacific Coast Fabrics

July 5, 2017  |  Company News, Industry News, News

Top Value Fabrics (TVF), Carmel, Ind., has acquired Gardena, Calif.-based Pacific Coast Fabrics. The acquisition expands TVF’s product offerings and strengthens its west coast distribution network for printable textiles. “TVF is known throughout the industry for outstanding customer service and …
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