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WOCA announces 2024 award recipients
June 6th, 2024
The recipients of the World of Coal Ash (WOCA) 2024 awards have been announced. WOCA would like to send congratulations to each of these award recipients and a hearty thank you to all the judges: WOCA Student Poster Award – sponsored by the American Coal Ash Association Educational Foundation (ACAAEF) - Krish Mehta, Stanford University […]
Glen Raven Inc. names Joseph Davis new president of Glen Raven Material Solutions Group
June 5th, 2024
Joseph Davis, the new president of Glen Raven Material Solutions Group. Image: Glen Raven Inc. Glen Raven Inc., a performance fabric manufacturer serving multiple markets, including shade, marine and furniture, announced that Joseph Davis, an executive with more than 30 years of experience in consumer products, sales and supply chain, has been named the next […]
Registration opens for 2024 MFA Regional Workshops
June 5th, 2024
Registration is now open for the Marine Fabricators Association (MFA) Southeast Regional Workshop being held Oct. 17-18, 2024, at Great Lakes Boat Tops, Vonore, Tenn., and the MFA Great Lakes Regional Workshop being held Nov. 15-16, 2024, at Marine Tops Unlimited in Omro, Wis. The workshops will provide networking and hands-on education in a shop […]
XR Geomembrane protects environment in sensitive reuse application
June 5th, 2024
By Felon Wilson Government agencies, utilities, and industrial customers are increasingly relying on geomembrane solutions for projects that could potentially threaten the environment. Cost-effective due to their ease of installation and proven to be reliable for decades, geomembranes have become a popular front line in protecting natural settings. Concrete wall construction. Photo courtesy of Murfree […]
Webinar – Optimizing Landfill Operations for Sustainability and Stability – June 25
June 5th, 2024
Presto Geosystems presents the webinar – Optimizing Landfill Operations for Sustainability and Stability on June 25, 2024 at 11 a.m. CDT. The webinar is free, the presenter is Cory Schneider, M.S., Environmental Scientist, a 1.0 PDH credit is awarded, and you can register here. The landfill industry is fraught with complex geotechnical and environmental challenges […]
EURATEX, industriAll Europe announce project to promote partnerships in European textiles industry
June 4th, 2024
EURATEX, a European textile member association based in Brussels, Belgium, and industriAll Europe, a trade union representing workers in the mining, chemical, energy and textile industries, announced the launch of a joint project supported by the European Commission called Stitch Together. It is a two-year Europe-wide project to promote social partnerships in the European textiles […]
ATA hosts free marine shade fabric webinar
June 4th, 2024
Advanced Textiles Association is hosting the free webinar “How to Choose the Right Fabric: Marine Shade” on June 26, 2024, from 1–2 pm EDT. The content, which is sponsored by Sunbrella, features Bill McDaniel, marine market manager at Sunbrella and Brandon Hughes, care service manager at Sunbrella. The webinar will discuss how to select the […]
ECTC appoints executive director
June 4th, 2024
The Erosion Control Technology Council (ECTC) announces the appointment of Diane Smith as its new executive director. With over 20 years of experience in the erosion control industry, Diane brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the role. Diane Smith Before the company’s acquisition in 2021, she served as president of East Coast Erosion […]
UNIFI announces 2024 REPREVE Champions Of Sustainability Award winners
June 3rd, 2024
UNIFI Inc., a producer of recycled and synthetic yarns headquartered in Greensboro, N.C., announced the 2024 REPREVE® Champions of Sustainability Award recipients. These annual awards celebrate the industry members who have recycled over 40 billion plastic bottles into new products through REPREVE. The 2024 Champions of Sustainability award winners are: NIKE and Rothy’s® received the Milestone […]
Improved UV ink
June 3rd, 2024
NewV set UEL 5000 UV ink for offset printing can be used on coated and uncoated substrates. NewV set UEL 5000 is hubergroup's new UV ink for offset printing that can be used for various types of commercial printing on coated and uncoated substrates. The improved ink is suitable for LED-UV and iron-doped UV offset […]