Jeremy Calhoun builds strong dealer networks to support customer service. By Sigrid Tornquist Our strength is in our structure,” says Jeremy Calhoun, president of Calhoun Super Structure Ltd., Tara, Ont., Canada. “And that structure includes our diligent pursuit of excellence in product design, manufacture and supply—and also our ability to build long-term, long-standing relationships with [...]

In the middle of the Korean countryside, valleys, lakes and streams co-exist with organic structures that resemble strangely compelling giant mushrooms or cream-colored pupae cases from some fantasy insect. The units are places to live in harmony with the outdoors while enjoying contemporary design aesthetics. They are created for “glampers”: campers with glamour. Designed by [...]

The world’s largest vendor-sponsored trade show, Dreamforce 2013, closed Howard Street in San Francisco, Calif., to traffic for four days and opened it to more than 130,000 cloud computer aficionados from 65 countries. Host business Salesforce.com scheduled the mammoth event for November and commissioned inflatable structure experts from Tectoniks Ltd., Shropshire, England, to protect conference [...]

Akshay Kumar, film actor, producer and martial artist, is big news in India, where he’s starred in more than 100 Hindi films, some of them blockbusters. Kumar (also called the King of Bollywood) has a big fan club, and “Team Akshay” wanted to celebrate release of his new movie, “Boss,” in a big way. They [...]

Exhibits crammed with kiosks, floor modules and booths may give businesses plenty of space to display wares, but little space for customers to look and consult with sales staff without bumping into one another. TenFab Design LLC, Lincolnwood, Ill., had a better idea—the Pavilion™ series tensioned-fabric enclosures that frame products and promotions with space. Each [...]

Fine particle air pollution, consisting of particles measuring less than 2.5 micrometers (PM2.5), poses serious health risks (including heart attack risk) when deeply inhaled—and PM2.5 levels in China routinely reach hazardous levels in large cities such as Beijing. Chinese health and consumer groups are pushing for a national standard for anti-smog masks, after finding that [...]

The University of Borás has unveiled the new home of the Swedish School of Textiles, located in a hub of textile businesses called the “Cluster 7” Textile and Fashion Center. “’Cluster 7’ Textile and Fashion Center shows our strength in the textile field and establishes Borás as a nationally leading and internationally very competitive region,” [...]

The U.K.’s Royal Academy of Engineering is helping start new businesses based on technological innovation, and awarded up to £85,000 (approximately $140,000) to Dr. Daniel Plant, Imperial College London, to develop a material for “smart clothing.” The material, Armourgel, is an energy-absorbing material that hardens on impact, but is thin and flexible enough to be [...]

Between 2013 and 2018 the global market for antimicrobial agents for all end uses, including textiles, is forecast to grow by 12 percent annually, partly in response to demand for antimicrobial fibers, textiles and apparel, according to Issue 47 of Performance Apparel Markets from Textiles Intelligence. Consumers focused on health risks, personal hygiene and active [...]

First (and fast) impressions can have lasting impacts on customers and business relationships. First impressions are often lasting impressions. When you meet a business acquaintance for the first time—a customer, a colleague, a vendor or a manager—you make an impression on that person. When a potential client or customer (or future partner) comes into contact [...]