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Association leads session to define ‘green’

May 1st, 2008

Manufacturers and retailers are eager for guidance about what constitutes “green,” according to the International Oeko-Tex Association, which led an interactive session on the issue at the Lenzing Innovation Authentic Green symposium at TexWorld USA in New York in January. “Textile ecology is a complex equation which makes the term ‘green’ difficult to define,” says […]

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ARA Insurance Services gets high marks

May 1st, 2008

The American Rental Association (ARA) received the strongest performance reviews to date in its most recent customer satisfaction survey for ARA Insurance Services (AIS), its wholly owned insurance subsidiary. About 200 AIS insured customers were polled Nov. 11-21, 2007. Those polled represented a mix of rental industry segments, revenue levels and AIS contacts. The survey’s […]

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Midwest merger forms new fabric association

May 1st, 2008

Two Midwest zones agreed to band together to form a new fabric association, and more than 160 people from 75 companies met in St. Louis at the annual Tri-Zone convention. Attendees from Mid-America 8, Upper Midwest and Zone 7 gathered Jan. 30-Feb. 1 to learn, share ideas and information, and shore up a solid path […]

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