Sherwin-Williams’ Global Headquarters has been located in Cleveland for 144 years, and the largest paint and coatings company in the U.S. (number three in the world) left no doubt about its commitment to the city and Northeast Ohio on its anniversary. “Seven simple words—Our Home Since 1866. Our Pride Forever—help us capture, harness and crystallize [...]

Emmanuel Catholic College in Beeliar, Western Australia, liked an existing conic, tensile, fabric-roofed sports court, so when funding allowed development of an additional recreational and sports facility, the college preferred a similar design with a central post. Enter Greenline Shade & Shelter Pty. Ltd., a Wagga Wagga, New South Wales firm hired to coordinate the [...]

Food shoppers like space to browse, compare and discuss apple varieties, dessert cheeses or the merits of a hearty rye versus a French baguette. When EDEKA Handels-gesellschaft in Freiburg, Germany, commissioned a temporary sales hall to keep its grocery customers happy during a business renovation, the retailer wanted patrons to have room to roam. Two [...]

Running an efficient operation means asking the right questions—and securing the right equipment to help you answer them. By Galynn Nordstrom & Sigrid Tornquist For thousands of years, our tools have defined our progress. When they’re well designed and specifically matched to the task, they’re also an integral part of our profits. Tools for specialty [...]

Compiled by Juli Case Where can I get Vadney Clips? A Vadney Clip is a piece of hardware used in the marine canvas industry. It’s made of plastic and folds in half to fit in a boat windshield, and also has an insert for a screw stud for snap-on covers. We found it at the [...]

Compiled by Juli Case I use Riviera fabric—can either side be used as its face? Riviera is a vinyl composite fabric produced by Herculite Products Inc. for the marine industry. We went to them with your question and were told that, yes, it is important to install the fabric correctly. Riviera is designed to have [...]

Compiled by Juli Case We have an FR certificate that states the fabric meets M1. What cert is that? We’re guessing that, if M1 is the only FR specification certification that your fabric has, that it originates in Europe. M1 is a classification that comes from NF P92-503, a French flammability specification written by AFNOR. [...]

Compiled by Juli Case What is a ‘rexine’ fabric? A rexine is an artificial leather material. Originally, Rexine was the registered trade name of a particular brand of artificial leather fabric that originated in Europe. In the same way that some brand names come to refer to a general product category (think Xerox for copy [...]

Compiled by Juli Case We’re looking for a small quantity of fabric to MIL-PRF-20696, Type II, Class 1. We need it in the color 36231 and we’d really like to only buy one roll. Any idea where we can get it? MIL-PRF-20696 is a U.S. military specification that describes waterproof and weather-resistant fabric. Type II [...]

A report from ATA Japan on continuing relief and recovery efforts. By Kikuko Tagawa On March 11, 2011, a massive earthquake devastated the Tohoku region of Japan. Thanks to help and support from people all over the world, the situation is gradually improving in some areas. But as of May 25, with approximately 24,000 missing [...]