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Designer uses recycled tents to make dresses
August 1st, 2009
Tent dresses, made popular in the 1960s with A-line shapes and unstructured fabrics, wafted around flower children for a few scant years and disappeared into fashion history. A completely different tent dress concept, designed by Angelika Werth, Nelson, B.C., Canada, may have a more durable lifecycle. Werth’s hand-sewn dresses are fabricated of recycled tents, from […]
China launches three-year stimulus plan
August 1st, 2009
Chinese textile manufacturing has slowed, and unemployment in China has grown, leading the China State Council to announce a three-year plan to assist the ailing textile sector. The Council announced its fifth export tax rebate since August 2008, urged producers to explore mergers and acquisitions, will assist with reduced energy consumption and greater efficiency, and […]
India gaining strength in textile production
August 1st, 2009
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) ranks India among the top five developing nations in industrial production in textiles, motor vehicles, chemicals and basic metals, according to a recent report. India is second only to China in textile production, and its growth rate of manufacturing value added (MVA) has risen from 6.9 percent in […]
SCORE offers start-up resources online
August 1st, 2009
SCORE Association, Herndon, Va., supports 370 chapters and 11,700 volunteers whose mission is getting small businesses going strong. SCORE, a partner with the U.S. Small Business Association, calls itself “Counselor to America’s Small Business,” and its website contains resources to spur start-ups, create new jobs and keep Americans employed. Featured content on the site includes: […]
Aztec announces personnel moves and promotions
August 1st, 2009
Aztec Tents, Torrance, Calif., has announced a series of personnel moves and promotions that solidify its team of tenting industry experts. Alex Kouzmanoff, who joined the company over ten years ago, has been appointed to vice president. Biff Gentsch, director of sales for Aztec’s Eastern Division, is now national sales manager, and regional account manager […]
Apres Party and Tent Rental names chief operating officer
August 1st, 2009
Michael Feldbaum has been named chief operating officer of Edina, Minn.-based Apres Party and Tent Rental.
Clean-Awn® president dies
August 1st, 2009
Tim Watson, president of Clean-Awn®, A division of Naples Services, in Lakewood, Ca., passed away Sunday, May 31. Watson was an active and valued member of the Tent Rental Division.
Wood surfaces bring warmth to tented events
August 1st, 2009
Incorporating wood and wood-grain surfaces into decor. A trend is emerging for tented events, especially in the northern California region, toward embracing the natural interior environment. The trend includes using a variety of types of wood in a variety of applications, according to Susan Kidwell, Northern California regional manager for Classic Party Rentals in Burlingame, […]
Recession impacts U.S. Midwest tent industry
August 1st, 2009
The recession and high unemployment mean that in the U.S. Midwest, there is a good-sized pool of potential employees, but that doesn’t ensure that tent rental companies can find people with the skills they need. “Unfortunately, in Michigan right now we have a large pool of applicants to choose from, although most are not trained […]
Claude Le Bel forms connections to fuel innovation
August 1st, 2009
Claude Le Bel connects people and possibilities. For me, everything is possible. You just have to find the right person for the job,” says Claude Le Bel, president and founder of Sollertia Inc. in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Appropriately named Sollertia—which is Latin for ingenuity—the company serves as a consulting firm specializing in tensile fabric architecture […]