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Geosynthetic capping sealing system rehabilitates the Croatian Osojnica landfill

The landfill will become a green hill that blends perfectly into the landscape of the idyllic coastal region. Installation of the geosynthetic capping sealing system inside the gabion wall. Photograph courtesy of Naue GmbH & Co. KG The Croatian municipality of Matulji is an idyllic seaside resort on Kvarner Bay in northwestern Croatia, 8 miles [...]

By |2021-12-16T08:46:47-06:00December 16, 2021|

Colorado Yurt Company hires Winkelmann

Colorado Yurt Company has hired Joe Winkelmann as Director of Operations. He will lead the production, manufacturing and shipping teams as the company focuses on strategic growth opportunities and customer connections to the outdoors. Winkelmann has more than 25 years of experience in operations and manufacturing leadership with companies such as Lawrence Fabric and Metal [...]

By |2021-12-15T12:30:46-06:00December 16, 2021|

Williams joins Durst

Durst has appointed Neil Williams as UK and Ireland Business Development Manager for the Northern region. He is replacing industry veteran Richard Bates, who retires at the end of the year after almost a decade with Durst and 46 years in the printing industry. Williams brings a wealth of experience from more than 30 years [...]

By |2021-12-15T12:27:58-06:00December 15, 2021|

IFAI and NECPA partner on marine and awning education at NECPA Expo 2022

The Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) is partnering with the North East Canvas Products Association (NECPA) zone to bring marine and awning education tracks to NECPA Expo 2022 being held Jan. 20-22, 2022, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel and Conference Center in Warwick, RI. The education topics will include fabric graphics, outdoor dining structures, high-pressure steaming, [...]

By |2021-12-15T11:40:56-06:00December 15, 2021|

Virginia Governor announces funding for outdoor recreation

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam proposed a two-year budget that will include nearly $245 million for outdoor recreation and Virginia’s natural lands. The new funding will help significantly expand Virginia’s network of regional trails, state parks and the Office of Outdoor Recreation, according to the National Marine Manufacturers Association website. Outdoor recreation employs more than 197,000 [...]

By |2021-12-14T13:22:09-06:00December 15, 2021|

Deep Foundations Institute issues call for abstracts for 47th annual conference

Capital (ferris) Wheel at National Harbor, Md. Photograph by MamaGeek. Creative Commons License Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0) The Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) is accepting abstracts accepted until Jan. 14, 2022, for original technical papers and panel sessions for the DFI 47th Annual Conference on Deep Foundations (DFI47), being held Oct. 4–7, 2022, in [...]

By |2021-12-15T06:47:42-06:00December 15, 2021|

New solar screen fabric offerings

Rollease Acmeda has released two new roller shade fabrics. The Kleenscreen fabric collection includes eight modern colors with three openness factors in two widths. Rollease Acmeda has released two new roller shade fabrics through auxiliary fabric brand Texstyle. The Kleenscreen fabric collection includes eight modern colors with three openness factors in two widths and features [...]

By |2021-12-14T13:50:58-06:00December 14, 2021|

IFAI offers webinar Dec. 15 on lowering employee turnover

Photograph courtesy of FlexJobs.com The Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) will host the webinar “The Key to Lowering your Turnover” on Dec. 15, 2021, at 1–2 p.m. EST. The webinar is free to ATA members (including Geosynthetic Materials Association (GMA) members) and is $39 for nonmembers. Hiring has become tougher and finding the right applicant almost [...]

By |2021-12-14T08:28:39-06:00December 14, 2021|

Teijin Frontier joins “Fashion for Good” platform

Teijin Frontier Co. Ltd., the Teijin Group's fibers and products converting company, has become East Asia’s first enterprise to join Fashion For Good (FFG), a global platform aimed at enhancing sustainable innovation in the apparel industry. The FFG was established in 2017 to address pressing issues such as the pollution generated by producing and transporting [...]

By |2021-12-13T15:52:01-06:00December 14, 2021|

Canadian researcher develops fabric coating to prevent transmission of COVID-19

A Canadian researcher has been honored for his development of a 99 percent effective antimicrobial fabric coating that prevents transmission of COVID-19. Seyyedarash Haddadi is a postdoctoral researcher at the UBC Okanagan School of Engineering in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Approved by Health Canada, the coating — which combines graphene oxide and silver — is [...]

By |2021-12-13T14:15:11-06:00December 13, 2021|
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