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Extending a helping hand to give back

April 1st, 2025

To kick off the launch of a mobile food pantry, Marco Canvas & Upholstery staff and family members held a food drive last Easter, with the donations collected from customers and from local vendors put in the mobile pantry to help get it started. Image: Marco Canvas & Upholstery LLC For many companies in the […]

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Enhancing workplace (and worker) performance: automation and technology, equipment ROI and the new workforce

July 1st, 2018

Canvas Innovations in Holland, Mich., focuses on custom marine canvas and upholstery products, says owner Chris Ritsema. The company also has a smaller portion of the business dedicated to other textile-related products, such as porch enclosures, shade sails, awning recovery, furniture covers, golf cart enclosures and a wealth of other custom projects. “We continue to […]

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Fighting pink stain

November 1st, 2017

The work “pink” brings to mind a little girl dressed as a princess, cotton candy at the county fair and plastic lawn flamingos. But for those in the marine industry, the word takes on a sinister connotation as a stain caused by streptoverticillium reticulum. It’s a far greater menace than a never-washed red garment laundered […]

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