More customers are demanding to know what is in their textile products, and chemical regulations for products are becoming more stringent.

The equipment rental industry revenue is forecasted to grow 7 percent through at least 2018, according to the latest projections released by the American Rental Association (ARA). The U.S. industry also remains on track to reach record revenue of $38.3 billion in 2015. Despite slower demand for rental equipment from the mining, oil and gas [...]

More customers are demanding to know what is in their textile products, and chemical regulations for products are becoming more stringent. ChemSec, the non-profit International Chemical Secretariat in Goteborg, Sweden, offers the ChemSec Textile Guide to show companies how they can identify problematic chemicals in their production and finished garments—and how to eliminate them. The [...]

IFAI’s Military Division will host a webinar tomorrow, Aug. 18, at 1 p.m. CT, to provide an overview of the MUST program and its capabilities for companies.

At an event in the Australian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, representatives of the Cotton Australia delegation made their case about cotton quality, responsibility and sustainable production to companies that together consume approximately five times the volume of the average annual Australian cotton crop. The goal: increase Australia’s percentage of the world cotton market to 30 [...]

ATA’s Military Division will host a webinar tomorrow, Aug. 18, at 1 p.m. CT, to provide an overview of the MUST program and its capabilities for companies that are being given the chance to put product specifications in a knowledge base to inform the military of fabrics and accessories that could potentially be used in [...]

OrganoClick’s new fluorocarbon-free technology was implemented in factories at Chang-Ho Fibers, a Taiwanese textile producer, in January 2014. Since then, nearly 100 water-repellent, fluorocarbon-free textiles have been developed. Filippa K was the first fashion brand to start using the technology in its collection in February 2015. Photo: OrganoClick At a Swedish seminar titled [...]

Jason Ahart has joined Olympus Group, Milwaukee, Wis., as chief operating officer (COO), bringing 16 years of exhibit production experience to the large format digital printing company. Ahart previously worked at Moss Inc., where he gained experience managing operations of a 100-person production facility, hiring and coaching staff, managing budgets, installing exhibit and retail signage [...]

For textile service companies that provide linens, towels, uniforms and workwear to large institutional users, the longer an item survives its multiple industrial laundry cycles, the better. The Hohenstein Institute, Bonnigheim, Germany, has developed guidance and testing services to ensure that leased textiles hold value longer. The wholesale price of Asian cotton has increased by [...]

Ultraflex Systems Inc., a Randolph, N.J.-based developer of specialty substrates, has promoted John Mitchell to vice president of sales for North America. Mitchell joined Ultraflex in 2013 and has served as the Canadian sales representative, increasing Canadian sales by 30 percent. With 25 years of experience in the graphics industry, he previously served as president [...]