Student Design Challenge entries due Feb. 26

December 8, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

Sponsored by the Safety and Protective Products Division and the Narrow Fabrics Division of the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI), the Safety Products Student Design Challenge is an annual event that encourages college and university students of design, textiles, engineering and al…
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ARA opposes health care bill

December 4, 2009  |  Industry News, Tents

The American Rental Association (ARA) has asked its members to contact their U.S. representatives and ask them to vote “no” on H.R. 3962, the Affordable Healthcare for America Act. ARA supports health care reform, but states that the provisions of the bill go beyond necessary market refo…
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The RITE Group meets in London

December 1, 2009  |  Industry News

Despite the economic downturn in 2009, with operating and travel budgets slashed, nearly 200 delegates from 15 countries attended the RITE (Reducing the Impact of Textiles on the Environment) Group conference on sustainable texiles and clothing held in London in October. The founding members of the …
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Bamboo textile case settled

December 1, 2009  |  Industry News

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has reached a settlement with The M Group Inc., operating as Bamboosa, a company that produces bamboo clothing, over allegations that it was making false environmental claims and mislabelled merchandise. According to the FTC, the company has agreed that it wil…
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ATHM becomes Smithsonian affiliate

December 1, 2009  |  Industry News

When the American Textile History Museum (ATHM), Lowell, Mass., reopened its doors to the public this summer, it was with a major triumph: an affiliation with the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. The Smithsonian Affiliations program allows selected organizations to have greater access to …
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LSA becomes Fabric Structures Association

December 1, 2009  |  Fabric Structures, Industry News

The Lightweight Structures Association, Roseville, Minn., a division of the Industrial Fabrics Association International, changed its name and identity in October and is now the Fabric Structures Association (FSA). The new name more clearly defines the FSA membership, creates a closer tie to the off…
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Ramkumar wins ‘Scientist of the Year’ award

December 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

The Achievement Rewards for College Scientists (ARCS) Foundation is a national group focused on advancing science in America. It recently awarded Dr. Seshadri Ramkumar, associate professor of nonwoven materials at Texas Tech University, with the “Scientist of the Year” award for his deve…
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Agion customer service recognized

December 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

The Frost & Sullivan 2009 Best Practices Award for Customer Value Leadership goes to Agion Technologies Inc., Wakefield, Mass., for its work with customers of its silver-based antimicrobial solutions. The award is given each year to a company giving its customers the highest ratio of value to co…
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Moving PPE to market

December 1, 2009  |  Advanced Textiles, Industry News

Two companies, both focused on helping manufacturers of personal protection accelerate the process of getting products to military and first responders, have merged into Protect the Force LLC, Washington, D.C. The Government Sales Group’s experience in the first responder market and Protect th…
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CETCO to distribute geotextile mattress

December 1, 2009  |  Geosynthetics, Industry News

Contaminated sediments are among the toughest to manage because any disturbance (digging or dredging) releases pollutants into the water. CETCO Remediation Technologies, Hoffman Estates, Ill., specializes in cleanup technologies and will now offer the Triton® Marine Mattress, a flexible geotexti…
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