Every time Eide Industries, a Cerritos, Calif., producer of custom awnings and structures, installs a fabric-based shade project registered with the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program, $100 will be donated to assist low-income families pay heating bills. Eide made the pledge after the U.S. Senate failed to pass a home heating assistance [...]

The Fiber Economics Bureau, Arlington, Va., released The 2009 World Directory of Manufactured Fiber Producers in October 2008, and it provides product and contact information on 1,300 fiber producers in 66 countries. The directory includes a chart of fiber plants by country, international fiber producer affiliations and ownership, and a list of 900 fiber trademarks, [...]

Prodesco Inc., Perkasie, Pa., celebrated its 65th year of technical textile manufacturing on November 20, 2008, with an award ceremony and history presentation—preceded by a day of volunteer service in the community. On November 19, Prodesco employees worked for free, building Habitat for Humanity housing, helping keep local parks clean and green, and assisting at [...]

A strong dealer network and commitment to community motivated Durasol Systems LLC, Middletown, N.Y., a manufacturer of custom retractable awnings and solar screens, to donate a portion of company profits to the Make-A-Wish Foundation®. Durasol president and CEO Richard LeMond pledged to share company profits with the charity, which grants wishes to children with life-threatening [...]

The Kentucky Department of Public Health recently raised a 45-bed hospital inside Louisville’s Kentucky Exposition Center using air compressors, human power and inflatable tent technology on a grand scale. Kentucky emergency management officials planning logistics for tornados, floods, large chemical accidents or a pandemic influenza outbreak purchased the instant hospital for deployment during disasters taking [...]

Casual furnishings for indoor or outdoor environments are a Sunbrella® specialty, and durable, colorful, sunlight- and bleach-resistant Sunbrella yarns make up a new line of braided texture area rugs. Tri Vantage™ LLC, a Glen Raven Company in Cleveland, Ohio, recently introduced Sunbrella Renaissance area rugs available in custom options without the cost of custom design. [...]

Outdoor advertisers seeking new ways to make customers’ messages stick are turning to single-sheet polyethylene Eco-Posters™, recyclable billboard posters attached with high-tech cables instead of glue. Circle Graphics, Longmont, Colo., developed the unique cable system that attaches single-sheet polyethylene posters with clips inserted into pockets on the back of the Eco-Poster. The clips are attached [...]

Does an economy on the skids change anything for sales reps? Maybe—but remember the basics. It’s still about relationships. By Marc Hequet Sales is the lifeblood of any business. So—how’s your blood pressure? These are interesting times. With the economy on the skids, the job salespeople do is that much tougher. Customers haggle and stall, [...]

The Great East Window at York Minster, completed in 1408, is the largest surviving expanse of medieval glass in England, but is being removed from the cathedral’s Lady Chapel for long-term restoration. Visitors to the historic minster will instead be treated to a life-sized replica, a 378-square-meter banner printed in 18 sections on an HP [...]

[UFS Australasia Pty. Ltd.] Casuarina Beach, Australia [S Squared Pty. Ltd.] Australia The objective of this project was to provide a covered working environment for the Boeing 747 at the Boeing Airspace Hanger in Amberley, Queensland, Australia. The entire roof was assembled in an adjoining field more than 100 meters from its final position, to [...]