September 2009

  • Published On: September 1, 2009

    Visible and well-traveled areas of Burlington, N.C., lacked the vigor and beauty that Allen E. Gant Jr. thought would attract people to live, work and invest in the city. Gant, president and CEO of Glen Raven Inc., joined Rett Davis, retired director of Alamance County’s Cooperative Extension Office, to form the New Leaf Society, a [...]

  • Published On: September 1, 2009

    Change is rapid within the graphic display business, and Moss Inc., Chicago, Ill., is reorganizing its tensioned graphic structure, printed graphics and display hardware business. The focus of the new plan is to establish key areas of specialization. Moss has created a center for excellence in engineering and technical design in Belfast, Maine, as well [...]

  • Published On: September 1, 2009

    Martex Fiber Southern Corp., Spartanburg, S.C., collects and recycles textile waste scraps. So does Bollag International Corp., Charlotte, N.C. The two pioneers in fabric recycling have formed a strategic alliance to expand their customer base and benefit from cost-cutting and environmental trends in fabric businesses. Both Martex and Bollag will offer recycling for cut-and-sew operations, [...]

  • Published On: September 1, 2009

    BAT S.p.A., an Italian awning manufacturer, is opening BAT USA in Middlebury, Vt., for the production and distribution of awning components. The company also recently purchased Durasol Awnings, also located in Middlebury, Vt., but that part of the business will distribute a different range of finished products and fabrics to the industry. The parent company, [...]

  • Published On: September 1, 2009

    When the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) promulgated the Worker Visibility Rule (23CFR 634) for first responders operating on roadways, it hadn’t considered that it would be an unnecessary complication for firefighters in turnout gear specially designed to be fire-proof. The Emergency Responder Safety Institute and other firefighter groups asked to be exempted when directly exposed [...]

  • Published On: September 1, 2009

    Presco has completed expansion of its PVC film product line and now offers adhesive-free laminated materials. As a long-time manufacturer of thin-gauge, flexible vinyl films, the company is now able to laminate any material, such as nonwovens, scrims, fabrics and other substrates to high-quality vinyl films. The process introduces the material to be laminated while [...]

  • Published On: September 1, 2009

    Canvas Link™ software helps design awning and sign projects, shows how the design will look and provides accurate estimates to customers. The software fits perfectly into the Tri Vantage plan to market more of its specialty fabrics and hardware for awnings, signs, tents, umbrellas, marine products and other outdoor textile applications. Tri Vantage, Glen Raven, [...]

  • Published On: September 1, 2009

    Innovative Industrial Solutions Inc. (IIS), Boynton Beach, Fla., will stock and distribute two brands of heavy duty fire-rated knitted HPDE shadecloth for manufacturer Polyfab USA LLC, Manhattan Beach, Calif. With warehouses in Florida and Texas, as well as representation in South Carolina, IIS provides better purchase and delivery options for Polyfab customers. IIS will distribute [...]

  • Published On: September 1, 2009

    Economy meets diplomacy in the U.S. Congress, with an amendment to a foreign aid bill allowing duty-free import of textiles and apparel products from designated Reconstruction Opportunity Zones (ROZ) in Pakistan and Afghanistan. The amendment authorizes President Barack Obama to designate ROZ if the countries work toward market-based economies, rule of law, fair labor standards [...]

  • Published On: September 1, 2009

    May figures for Chinese industries with annual incomes of more than five million Yuan (approximately $730,000) showed textiles as a continuing lynchpin of economic growth. The textile industry grew 8.3 percent in China, according to fibre2fashion, an online industry Web resource. However, the export of Chinese goods overall decreased by 15 percent, compared to 2008 [...]