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Sunbrella & United Fabrics unveil Modern Art fabrics

Sunbrella and United Fabrics unveiled Modern Art, their third joint-contract upholstery collection to help design professionals discover new opportunities for contemporary commercial spaces. Featuring 32 new durable, soft and bleach-cleanable fabrics in a range of bold colors and playful patterns, Modern Art is designed to complement the Origins and Reflections collections, as well as other [...]

By |2022-08-04T12:04:14-05:00August 5, 2022|

TRI Environmental senior engineer receives ASTM annual Award of Merit

Richard Lacey, TRI Environmental Senior Engineer ASTM International has presented its top annual award – the Award of Merit – to Richard Lacey, a senior engineer at TRI Environmental, for his contributions to ASTM’s geosynthetics committee (D35). The award, which includes the accompanying title of fellow, is ASTM’s highest recognition for distinguished service and outstanding [...]

By |2022-08-05T08:50:04-05:00August 5, 2022|

Canada honors Magog Textile Mills

In 1883, Alvin Moore and William Hobbs founded the Magog Textile and Print Company. In the spring of 1884, the plant printed the first pieces of cotton in the country. By bringing together spinning, weaving, bleaching, and printing operations in a single industrial complex, the Magog Textile Mills played an important role in modernizing the cotton industry in 19th century Canada. [...]

By |2022-08-04T11:17:18-05:00August 4, 2022|

2021 boat and engine exports and imports stats now available

The Boat and Engine Exports and Imports section of the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) 2021 U.S. Recreational Boating Statistical Abstract is now available. This report examines 24 years of historical data on the different categories of recreational boats and marine engines imported to and exported from the U.S. each year. Data show U.S. exports [...]

By |2022-08-01T10:17:18-05:00August 4, 2022|

Tensar partners with Atlantic Track 

Tensar Corporation, a global leader in geogrid engineered solutions for civil and rail construction, has partnered with Atlantic Track, a manufacturer of specialty trackwork and supplier of high-quality track materials to help rail owners extend the service life of their rail components. This partnership brings highly technically trained engineers to the market who can help create a [...]

By |2022-08-04T13:39:43-05:00August 4, 2022|

Culp changes executive management structure

Culp Inc. announced the company’s board of directors has approved a change in the executive management structure of the company, effective September 1, 2022. Franklin N. Saxon, the company’s current executive chairman and former CEO, will alter his role and be less involved in the day-to-day management of the company. Saxon will remain as chairman [...]

By |2022-08-03T14:44:48-05:00August 3, 2022|

Registration opens for MFA Southwest Regional Workshop

Registration is now open for the Marine Fabricators Association (MFA) Southwest Regional Workshop being held Nov. 11-12, 2022, at SewLong–Custom Covers LLC and SugarHouse Industries in Salt Lake City, Utah. The workshop will provide networking and hands-on education in a shop setting and will give fabricators an opportunity to see how other shops approach various [...]

By |2022-08-01T10:13:28-05:00August 3, 2022|

FGI Webinar – Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil-Integrated Bridge System for Transportation Bridge Construction – August 4

A webinar on the Geosynthetic Reinforced Soil–Integrated Bridge System (GRS–IBS) for Transportation Bridge Construction will take place August 4 at noon CDT. Presenters are Jennifer Nicks, a research geotechnical engineer with the Federal Highway Administration’s Office of Infrastructure R&D at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, and Michael Adams, a research geotechnical engineer with the Federal [...]

By |2022-08-03T01:05:00-05:00August 3, 2022|

Advanced Textiles Products (ATP) Division Changes Name

The ATP board is excited to announce the new name of the division: Emerging Technologies Division (ETD). ATP has strived to bring programming and education to its members that harnesses the newest in textile innovations and cultivates the future generation of professionals. The Division now has an evolved purpose statement to be an “…international resource [...]

By |2022-08-02T09:04:37-05:00August 2, 2022|

2023 MFA Conference registration now open

Registration is open, and the full conference schedule is available for the annual Marine Fabricators Conference being held Jan. 26-28, 2023, at the Sheraton New Orleans in New Orleans, La. The conference features three full days of education and networking designed to help marine fabricators cultivate industry connections, improve their efficiency and increase revenue. Educational [...]

By |2022-08-01T10:06:55-05:00August 2, 2022|
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