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Better Cotton announces new impact fund for cotton farmers in India
July 31st, 2024
Better Cotton™, a worldwide cotton sustainability initiative and investment firm launched in 2023, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding to jointly develop and launch a fund for smallholder farmers in the cotton industry with FS Impact Finance. The fund will be piloted in India and help incentivize cotton farming communities to invest in […]
Registration opens for Dealer Week 2024
July 31st, 2024
Dealer registration is now open for the Marine Retailers Association of the Americas (MRAA) 2024 Dealer Week Conference and Expo being held Dec. 8-11 in Orlando, Florida. The event theme will be “Outperform: Vision. Execution. Results.” Dealer Week 2024 aims to provide dealers with educational programs, training from industry experts, as well as exclusive access […]
First geosynthetic cell capping project underway at Ballarat Regional Landfill
July 31st, 2024
The City of Ballarat’s first landfill cell capping project using geosynthetic materials is underway on more than two hectares of land at the Ballarat Regional Landfill in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Fully-funded by the City of Ballarat, the large-scale $2.6 million project will cap cells (large spaces dug and lined at a landfill where waste is […]
Miller Weldmaster promotes Jason Damis to North American sales manager
July 30th, 2024
Miller Weldmaster, an industrial fabric solutions provider headquartered in Navarre, Ohio, announced the promotion of Jason Damis to North American sales manager. In this role, Damis will oversee sales operations across the U.S. and Canada. Jason stepped into the role at the beginning of 2024, marking a significant milestone in his 10-year tenure with the company. Damis has […]
Canadian luxury tax disrupts boating industry
July 30th, 2024
The recent revenue results released by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) since the luxury tax's September 2022 implementation confirm the marine industry's predictions of a significant market disruption. Despite strong opposition by the recreational marine industry, the luxury tax implemented an additional 10% tax on boats valued at more than $250,000. Across Canada, recreational boating […]
Northeast state DOT projects win awards
July 30th, 2024
Eight projects from state departments of transportation in Connecticut, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey won top prizes in the regional 2024 America’s Transportation Awards competition. These projects from the Northeast region were recognized for their positive impact on communities, ranging from employing new safety measures to save lives to investing in customer-focused transit. […]
FGI webinar – Geosynthetics Case Studies – Aug. 22
July 30th, 2024
The Fabricated Geomembrane Institute is presenting the webinar - Geosynthetics Case Studies - on August 22, 2024 at noon CDT. Pre-recorded times are: August 23, 2024 at Noon AEST (Pre-recorded - Australia) Potts Hill Reservoir Project August 23, 2024 at Noon CAT (Pre-recorded - South Africa) August 23, 2024 at 5 pm JST (Pre-recorded - […]
Performance upholstery fabric collection
July 29th, 2024
United Fabrics and Sunbrella® have released the Coney Island Collection, the first in the duo’s Roadtrip Series that will feature performance upholstery fabrics inspired by classic American road trip destinations. United Fabrics and Sunbrella® have released the Coney Island Collection, the first in the duo’s Roadtrip Series that will feature performance upholstery fabrics inspired by […]
DITF names Thomas Fischer new head of Center of Management Research
July 29th, 2024
Thomas Fischer, the new head of the DITF Center of Management Research. Image: DITF The German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research Denkendorf (DITF) announced that Thomas V. Fischer, Ph.D., will be the new head of its Center of Management Research. Fischer completed his doctorate in 2000 on cooperative innovation management in the textile value […]
Welding techniques for CIPP
July 29th, 2024
Information contributed by E Squared Technical Textiles Airtight cured in place pipe (CIPP) tube is fabricated by stitching the adjoining edges of the coated felt and sealing the seam area with a thermoplastic sealing strip. Tubes are usually sewn together with an edge-to-edge (butt) sewn seam to create an even seam surface and thickness. Sealing […]