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Seaman Corporation honored for commitment to community
June 5th, 2023
The United Way of Wayne and Holmes counties in Wooster, Ohio has named Seaman Corporation the 2022 winner of the Stanleys Cup, in recognition of the company's long history and engagement with the community Seaman Corporation associates, left to right, Lisa Fogal, Kelly Gallion, Vicky Puster, and Tammy Hoffman were all donors to the United Way in […]
High light transmission fabric
October 24th, 2022
Seaman Corporation’s Shelter-Rite® Architectural Fabrics product line now includes High Light Transmission (HLT) Architectural Fabric. Seaman Corporation’s Shelter-Rite® Architectural Fabrics product line now includes High Light Transmission (HLT) Architectural Fabric with applications for structures requiring natural light such as sports arenas, event venues and greenhouses. Available in different strengths/weights, the products have light transmission values […]
Inspecting a six-year-old geomembrane
April 14th, 2022
Seaman Corp. describes a rare opportunity for inspecting a 6-year-old geomembrane at the Knoxville, Tenn., World’s Fair Park. By Felon Wilson, Industrial Fabrics Business Director, Seaman Corp. WFP Park and lake in Knoxville, Tenn. Photograph courtesy of Seaman Corp. The lake at the Knoxville, Tenn., 1982 World’s Fair Park was relined with the XR-5 geomembrane in […]
Part 3: Five pieces of data that will give higher assurances of chemical compatibility when selecting a geomembrane
January 26th, 2022
By Felon Wilson, Industrial Fabrics Business Director, Seaman Corp. Figure 1 XR-5 Geomembrane Process Wastewater Impoundment, Qatar. Photograph courtesy of Arabian Environmental Editor’s note: This is part 3 of the 3-part series, “Understanding and Assuring Proper Geomembrane Chemical Resistance.” Part 1 was published on Jan. 12, 2022, and Part 2 was published on Jan. 19. […]
Part 2: Top ways to overcome difficulties interpreting geomembrane chemical resistance data
January 19th, 2022
By Felon Wilson, Industrial Fabrics Business Director, Seaman Corp. Oily water/solvents runoff impoundment in Kentucky. Photograph courtesy of Seaman Corp. Editor’s note: This is part 2 of the 3-part series, “Understanding and Assuring Proper Geomembrane Chemical Resistance.” Part 1 was published on Jan. 12, 2022, and part 3 will be published on Jan. 26. It […]
Part 1: Top reasons chemical resistance is a very important geomembrane property
January 12th, 2022
By Felon Wilson, Industrial Fabrics Business Director, Seaman Corp. XR-5 Geomembrane lined Metals Processing Wastewater Impoundment, North Carolina. Photograph courtesy of Seaman Corp. Editor’s note: This is part 1 of the 3-part series, “Understanding and Assuring Proper Geomembrane Chemical Resistance.” Part 2 will be published on Jan. 19, 2022, and part 3 will be published […]
Four major takeaways from ASCE’s 2020 Code of Ethics updates
September 3rd, 2021
By Felon Wilson, Geomembrane Consultant, Seaman Corp. XR-5G geomembrane protecting structural EPS geofoam in a transportation application, Alondra Blvd. at I-5, Santa Fe Springs, Calif. Owner: CalTrans. Photograph courtesy of Seaman Corp. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) first adopted a Code of Ethics in 1914 for the purpose of creating a model of […]