March 2018

  • Published On: March 23, 2018

    Register for the 2018 Smart Fabrics Summit by April 23, 2018 The 2018 Smart Fabrics Summit will be held on April 24, 2018, in Washington, D.C., at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. Co-hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Advanced Textiles Association (ATA), the goal of the summit is to [...]

  • Published On: March 23, 2018

    Ron G. Duke has joined TopTec Event Tents, Moore, S.C., to lead the company’s business development initiatives. Duke previously served as the director of sales at American Credit Acceptance and brings more than 25 years of new business acquisition and product management experience to TopTec. “Most of Ron’s career has been dedicated to increasing sales [...]

  • Published On: March 22, 2018

    If you shop on Amazon, be sure to take advantage of the AmazonSmile promotion. From March 12–31, 2018, AmazonSmile will triple the donation amount to 1.5 percent to Industrial Fabrics Foundation. Go to smile.amazon.com/ch/52-2164483. For additional details about the promotion, click here

  • Published On: March 21, 2018

    Flexible composite material technology supplier Serge Ferrari has named Jules Duguay as vice president, Serge Ferrari Americas. A more than 20-year industry veteran, Duguay will lead business operations in North, Central, and South America. Duguay joins Serge Ferrari after spending 13 years in the textile industry, where he was responsible for managing a multi-million dollar [...]

  • Published On: March 20, 2018

    On Tuesday, March 15, 2018, the Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) met with White House senior staff to discuss President Donald J. Trump’s “Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure in America.” The leaders of GMA’s executive council emphasized the innovative and transformative benefits of geosynthetic products and the role geosynthetics can play in helping the administration achieve the [...]

  • Published On: March 20, 2018

    March is National Ladder Safety Month. The American Ladder Institute (ALI) highlights these workplace statistics to bring awareness to the importance of the safe use of ladders in the workplace: · $5.50 billion is spent on workplace falls from working at heights. · Falls from height are the third most common disabling workplace injury. · [...]

  • Published On: March 14, 2018

    Vita Quinn, SCS Engineers National Expert on Solid Waste Finance and Rate Studies. Photo courtesy of SCS Engineers On March 13, 2018, SCS Engineers announced it had promoted Vita Quinn, MBA, to the company’s national expert on solid waste finance and rate studies. Quinn came to SCS with 12 years of experience as [...]

  • Published On: March 14, 2018

    Stretch Marquees and Fabric Structures fabricated this custom inflated rectangular structure to house entertainment sponsored by Jägermeister at a music festival in New Zealand. Photo courtesy of Stretch Marquees and Fabric Structures. Tents that are less common in conventional inventories can help rental businesses open up new markets. A unique product won’t be [...]

  • Published On: March 13, 2018

    Canvas shops around the country have seen an increase in demand for tension shades versus fixed-frame structures such as biminis. Boat owners like sun protection with less obstructive framing and the modern look of shade sails. Fabricators who have been installing tension shades are already looking at where the market is heading and where the [...]

  • Published On: March 13, 2018

    Propex GeoSolution’s Engineering Services team is offering the free online course “Engineered Earth Armoring Solutions: An Alternative to Rock Riprap.” Those who complete the course, taught by Drew Loizeaux, engineering services manager at Propex, will earn earn 3 PDH credits. Propex said learning objectives of the course include how to determine the hydraulic performance of [...]