PFAS laws in several U.S. states take effect

January 8, 2026  |  Industry News, News

Several U.S. state laws related to the use of PFAS in products, such as bans and warning label mandates, went into effect Jan. 1. These states include Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota and Vermont. Visit Advanced Textile Association’s PFAS Resource Center for information and updates about ot…
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Prim Event Rentals acquired by Divinity Event Productions

January 5, 2026  |  Company News, News

Prim Event Rentals, Phoenix, a provider of event rentals and design across the Southwest, has been acquired by Divinity Event Productions, Phoenix. The company will now operate under the name Prim by Divinity. The company said the foundation of Prim remains the same, with Maureen Harkness, CERP…
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Houston Tents & Events ranks on Houston Business Journal’s 2025 top 25

January 5, 2026  |  Company News, News

Houston Tents & Events has been ranked No. 21 on the Houston Business Journal’s 2025 Women-Owned Businesses list under the leadership of Kori Randle, placing the company among the region’s most successful women-owned enterprises. The ranking follows recent growth for the Houston-based e…
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Code update

January 5, 2026  |  Industry News, News

During the second ICC Committee Action Hearing, in Cleveland, OH, the TRD code committee reviewed a revised proposal S-179-25, which originally was intended to ban temporary structures in floodways and high hazard coastal areas. The proponent provided a revision that would allow conditional temp…
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PFAS labeling law updates for Connecticut

December 23, 2025  |  Industry News

Beginning July 1, 2026, Connecticut requires that certain types of products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) be labeled. Textile-related products include apparel, carpets and rugs, fabric treatments, juvenile products, textile furnishings, and upholstere…
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Deninno selected to receive ARA Industry Impact Award

December 4, 2025  |  Company News, Industry News, News

Nick Deninno, founder of B&R Innovations/Block And Roll, Bethpage, N.Y., has been selected to receive the 2025 American Rental Association (ARA) Industry Impact Award. The Industry Impact Award recognizes a manufacturer supplier and/or independent manufacturer representative rental industry…
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OSHA’s Small Business Safety and Health Handbook available now

December 4, 2025  |  Industry News

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) have developed a handbook to provide small business employers with workplace safety and health information. The handbook — available in English and Spanish — summarizes …
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In memoriam: Sue Thomas Hooks

December 4, 2025  |  Industry News, News

Sue Thomas Hooks, 95, died Nov. 23, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C. Hooks and her late husband, Maurice Wayne Hooks, founded Chair and Equipment Rentals in Charlotte in 1958. That business later grew to become Party Reflections, a regional brand with locations across North and South Carolina. Hooks wo…
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