ARA Foundation student scholarships

June 1, 2011  |  Industry News

As part of its mission to implement programs that create educational opportunities, the ARA Foundation scholarship committee has selected 27 students to receive scholarships for the 2011/2012 academic year. There were 21 foundation scholarships awarded, as well as 16 scholarships for the foundation&…
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Value Added Sales to represent Cooley Sign & Awning Products

May 30, 2011  |  Industry News

Cooley Sign & Awning Products, Pawtucket, R.I., is pleased to announce the appointment of Value Value Added Sales as sales representatives for the southeast region of the United States. Value Added Sales, incorporated in 2001, has a sales team of three representatives, including Debbie Van Gaale…
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GBC earns Women’s Business Enterprise Certification

May 26, 2011  |  News

greatBIGcolor (GBC), a Colorado-based production company, received national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise, by WBEC-West, a regional certified partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC). Certification denotes businesses owned and operated by a wom…
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Lion Technology’s web seminar on OSHA’s New GHS Rule, June 28

May 26, 2011  |  Industry News

Lion Technology’s upcoming web seminar will help get companies up to speed on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) new chemical hazard communication rules. In August 2011, OSHA plans to adopt the global harmonization system (GHS) for classifying and labeling chemica…
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Teijin provides eco-bags for Japan Day Festival in New York

May 25, 2011  |  Industry News

New York-based Teijin Holdings USA Inc. (THUS), the Teijin Group’s holding company in the United States, provided reusable eco-bags made entirely with Teijin’s recyclable polyester to the Japan Day Festival, which took place in New York City’s Central Park on Sunday, May 22. The 60…
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AATCC’s 2010 Young Entrepreneur Award

May 24, 2011  |  Industry News

Bryan Swarn, co-founder of Phenetix Urban Athletic Wear Co., is the 2010 recipient of the AATCC Young Entrepreneur Award, chosen “for his intuition, creativity, leadership and courage in creating a new generation of products and promoting new opportunities for the textile industry.” AATC…
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R+T Middle East 2011 postponed

May 23, 2011  |  Industry News

Due to the current unsettled political situation in the region between the Arabian Gulf and the Mediterranean, Deutsche Messe Dubai and Messe Stuttgart have decided to postpone indefinitely the Middle Eastern platform for doors/gates and sun protection, R+T Middle East, which was due to take place b…
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Announcing IFAI Expo Asia 2012 in Singapore

May 18, 2011  |  Industry News

IFAI Expo Asia 2012 will return to Singapore next year after its successful premiere in March at the Marina Bay Sands. The next event will take place June 26-28, 2012, at the Suntec Singapore International Exhibition Centre. IFAI president and CEO Stephen M. Warner commented that the feedback on IFA…
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Schoeller Textil AG and Formosa Taffeta Group celebrate ten years together

May 17, 2011  |  Industry News

Ten years ago, a leading textile technology company, Switzerland-based Schoeller Textil AG, and the Formosa Taffeta Co. Ltd., one of the largest worldwide textile producers, joined forces in a joint venture. “This has proven to be the right decision,” agree Hans-Jürgen Hübner, …
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INVISTA’s CORDURA® Brand business unveils interactive website in Chinese

May 16, 2011  |  Industry News

For the past 30 years, INVISTA’s CORDURA® brand team has set the standard for durable fabrics in the outdoor, workwear and military markets. As part of its effort to achieve greater consumer awareness globally, INVISTA has now launched an interactive Chinese website, located at cordura.com…
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