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Ultrafabrics and TENCEL announce partnership
February 23rd, 2022
Ultrafabrics is proud to announce its partnership with Lenzing AG. The partnership will see Ultrafabrics polyurethane material incorporate LENZING AG’s TENCEL™ Modal fibers as a backcloth in its collections with 100% reinforced rayon. Ultrafabrics is on a mission towards sustainability in all aspects of its business. By 2030, it aims to have 100% of its […]
Study offers insights into boat buying and ownership
February 23rd, 2022
The Recreational Boating & Fishing Foundation (RBFF), the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas (MRAA), and the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) announced the findings from a comprehensive study conducted by Left Brain Marketing, Inc. with individuals who purchased a boat in 2020 or 2021. The study was fielded to better identify and understand challenges […]
2022 Miami Innovation Award winners
February 22nd, 2022
The National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) and Boating Writers International (BWI) honored 15 recipients at the recent Miami International Boat Show with the 2022 Miami Innovation Awards, recognizing manufacturers and suppliers who bring innovative products for the boating industry to market. The 2022 Miami Innovation Award winners are: Cabin cruisers, Motor Yachts, Trawlers: Azimut Yachts, […]
Coloreel and Hirsch Solutions expand partnership
February 22nd, 2022
Coloreel, with its unique technology for digital dyeing of textile thread on-demand, expands partnership with U.S. distributor of embroidery machines, Hirsch Solutions. Hirsch Solutions, Huntersville, N.C., is a distributor of embroidery machines and other decoration equipment on the U.S. market, with a large network of high-end customers in the textile and decoration industry. With the […]
Vegan indoor/outdoor fabric
February 22nd, 2022
Ultrafabrics has launched Coast, a vegan indoor/outdoor performance fabric for hospitality, residential and marine markets. Ultrafabrics has launched Coast, a vegan indoor/outdoor performance fabric for hospitality, residential and marine markets. The fabric is water-resistant in environments where both chlorinated and salt water are a danger to furniture. It features enhanced UV resistance and colorfastness to […]
Geo conference proposal deadline is Feb. 28
February 21st, 2022
Submit your session proposals by the Geo conference proposal deadline of Feb. 28 to share your expertise at Geosynthetics Conference 2023. Downtown Kansas City, Mo., at dusk. Photograph by Doug Wertman. Creative Commons License Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0) Geosynthetics Conference 2023, to be held in Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 5–8, 2023, is accepting […]
SEAMS announces 2022 board of directors
February 18th, 2022
SEAMS, the National Association for the U.S. Sewn Products Industry for over 50 years, announced the new membership election for the Board of Directors 2022 calendar year. “We are currently seeing a tremendous interest in the Made in America movement. The SEAMS 2022 Board of Directors is ready to continue to position the organization and […]
The history of geocells
February 18th, 2022
By Ashley Beyer, Content and Marketing Specialist, Presto Geosystems Presto Geosystems, which invented geocells in the late 1970s, expands on the history of geocells technology. Side-by-side cost/performance testing of polymer and aluminum geocells at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station in Vicksburg, Miss., circa 1979. Photograph courtesy of Presto Geosystems Geocell technology has come […]
Jennifer Knight named as deputy assistant secretary for textiles, consumer goods and materials
February 17th, 2022
The Biden Administration has appointed Jennifer Knight to the office of deputy assistant secretary for textiles, consumer goods and materials at the U.S. Department of Commerce. Knight will oversee the Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA), the Office of Materials Industries and the Office of Consumer Goods within the International Trade Administration’s Industry and Analysis […]
Chris-Craft expands production capabilities
February 17th, 2022
Boatbuilder Chris-Craft announced it broke ground on a new 80,000 square-foot factory expansion project in Sarasota, Fla., to allow the company to increase production capabilities to meet its growing market demands. The expansion project is set to transform a 6-acre brownfield lot into an additional manufacturing building adjacent to Chris-Craft's current factory. The existing facility […]