The Marine Fabricators Association (MFA) Southwest Regional Workshop is September 23-24 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Although on-line registration has closed, on-site registration will be available.  The workshop will feature a profit and loss session about how to set the right price for your products and services, and a session on how to build and [...]

Radhika Vaid was awarded the first Kanti & Hasna Jasani Family Textile Scholarship of $1,500. The award is available to students who are Indian citizens with a student visa or with permanent residency, who are attending an American university with AATCC student chapter and are pursuing undergraduate, graduate,-or post-graduate studies in the field of textiles. [...]

Radhika Vaid was awarded the first Kanti & Hasna Jasani Family Textile Scholarship of $1,500. The award is available to students who are Indian citizens with a student visa or with permanent residency, who are attending an American university with AATCC student chapter and are pursuing undergraduate, graduate,-or post-graduate studies in the field of textiles. [...]

In the second quarter of 2016, new registrations of traditional powerboats and personal watercraft were up 6.5 percent year over year (YOY), according to the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA). Registrations of powerboats and personal watercraft were up 9.7 percent year over year for the 12 months through June. Pontoon, saltwater fish and ski boat [...]

The National Marine Manufacturers Association’s (NMMA) will present two industry leaders this year with its highest honor, the NMMA Hall of Fame. Robert (Bob) Menne, Jr., CEO, Premier Marine, and Victor (Vic) Porter, Chairman, Formula Boats, will be recognized for their career achievements during the 26th International BoatBuilders’ Exhibition & Conference (IBEX). The NMMA Hall [...]

Countess von Eckermann will represent J. Robert Scott Inc. in company-owned showrooms in the United States and United Kingdom. J. Robert Scott is a destination location for the finest hand-crafted custom furnishings. The inclusion of the exquisite hand-loomed Countess von Eckermann products for the home is a natural marriage of heritage, and elegance. Countess von [...]

Countess von Eckermann will represent J. Robert Scott Inc. in company-owned showrooms in the United States and United Kingdom. J. Robert Scott is a destination location for the finest hand-crafted custom furnishings. The inclusion of the exquisite hand-loomed Countess von Eckermann products for the home is a natural marriage of heritage, and elegance. Countess von [...]

Understanding and preventing sewing machine breakdowns was addressed at ATA’s recent Sewing Maintenance Workshop in Orlando, Fla. “Some prefer Juki, others Consew, Mitsubishi, Durkopp or Pfaff,” according to speaker Frank Henderson, Henderson Sewing Machine. “It’s like a car, some want a Chevy, others a Ford or Chrysler. They’re all good brands; it’s just a matter [...]

BV Investment Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, has made a sizable investment in C.F. Stinson, a tech-enabled designer and marketer of textiles to the commercial interiors industry. BV is investing in partnership with Keith and Glenn Stinson, the third generation of family ownership. Central to its business and its success, Stinson leverages a patented, [...]

BV Investment Partners, a middle-market private equity firm, has made a sizable investment in C.F. Stinson, a tech-enabled designer and marketer of textiles to the commercial interiors industry. BV is investing in partnership with Keith and Glenn Stinson, the third generation of family ownership. Central to its business and its success, Stinson leverages a patented, [...]