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Steve Szenay appointed Serge Ferrari technical support manager

Serge Ferrari announced that Steve Szenay has been promoted to Technical Support Manager for North America. Szenay will be responsible for disseminating technical information for all Serge Ferrari products sold in the United States and Canada, including product use, fabrication best- practices, maintenance and claim evaluation. In this newly created position, Szenay will be the [...]

By |2020-01-13T07:55:41-06:00January 13, 2020|

Call for Candidates for IGS Council open

The International Geosynthetics Society (IGS), in accordance with its bylaws, will hold midterm elections in 2020. IGS members will have the opportunity to elect seven council members. Each of the elected members will serve a four-year term, beginning on Sept. 5, 2020. The IGS encourages any IGS member who is interested in furthering the IGS [...]

By |2020-01-07T09:41:00-06:00January 7, 2020|

HLC Industries announces new board of directors

HLC Industries is pleased to announce its newly elected board of directors: President/CEO: Vincent SalatinoSecretary/Treasurer/CFO: Diane MurphyVice President/Director of Operations: Hunter Landau Vice President/Director of Sales: Marnie LandauAssistant Secretary: Stuart Lundy "We are very excited to start this new decade with a dynamic and energetic team,"said HLC President Vincent (Vinny) Salatino, who has been with [...]

By |2020-01-06T14:50:29-06:00January 6, 2020|

FGI CCR short course addresses current regulations and solutions

By Timothy D. Stark and Jennifer Miller The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute (FGI) presented a short course in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Nov. 6, 2019, at the Center City Building to a sold-out crowd. The short course was organized by the FGI and was offered in collaboration with the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC).   [...]

By |2019-12-16T12:51:34-06:00December 16, 2019|

Call for editorial submissions: Specialty Fabric Showcase 2020

The Specialty Fabrics Review annual Fabric Showcase in the April and May 2020 issues is a great opportunity to give readers a look at your new fabrics—natural, synthetic, woven, nonwoven, electronic, interactive or smart—and how they can help your potential customers do their jobs better. We’ll share the information, in print and online, with thousands [...]

By |2019-12-16T11:15:46-06:00December 16, 2019|

En-Fold® provides all-weather solution at new Pier 17 restaurant

Pier 17 is a massive 300,000 square foot building at the waterfront along the East River in New York City. Encompassing retail, entertainment, architectural features and seasonal attractions, the area is intended to further the transformation of the Seaport district into a true destination. The new cocktail bar, R17, is located on the building’s rooftop [...]

By |2019-12-02T14:00:15-06:00December 2, 2019|

The second edition of the Eurasian Geosynthetics Symposium (EAGS 2019) convened successfully

By Flora Zhao Geosynthetics, as an important category of industrial textiles, are widely used in water conservancy, highways, railways, ports, construction, etc., and play an important role in national infrastructure construction and the development of the national economy. “Industrial textiles, owing to high technology, wide application, strong driving effect, and large market potential, are becoming [...]

By |2019-11-26T15:36:50-06:00November 25, 2019|

Funding innovation: the Rhode Island Advanced Materials Innovation Center

Governor Gina Raimondo recently joined with University of Rhode Island (URI) President David Dooley to announce $1 million in funding for the creation of the 401 Tech Bridge, the Rhode Island Materials Innovation Center. Industry partners will be able to work in the 401 Tech Bridge Center with the University of Rhode Island and entities [...]

By |2019-10-14T07:31:37-05:00October 11, 2019|

2019 Chairman’s Award winner: Scott Campbell, Rainier Industries

The Chairman’s Award (originally, the President’s Award) is an honor bestowed by the chairman of ATA to an individual that has had an extraordinary and meaningful impact on the association. It is rarely given, and awarded at the sole discretion of the ATA chairman. At ATA’s annual meeting at IFAI Expo 2019, ATA chairman Steve [...]

By |2019-10-08T10:11:28-05:00October 8, 2019|

New leadership for IFAI

Each year, the Leadership Development Committee of the Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) follows a detailed process outlined in association bylaws for electing new board members. As recently announced at ATA’s annual meeting at IFAI Expo in Orlando, the following individuals have been chosen to serve on the ATA board of directors: Ron Houle, president of [...]

By |2019-10-02T09:44:34-05:00October 2, 2019|
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