Tates Rents raises $8,085 for charity camp

January 5, 2022  |  Industry News, News

Tates Rents recently donated thousands of dollars to a local camp supporting families facing pediatric cancer through a holiday raffle. The Boise, Idaho-based company presented Camp Rainbow Gold with a $8,085 check to support their efforts. Tickets were sold at all eight Treasure Valley locations fo…
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NACE, FON welcome new boards

January 3, 2022  |  Industry News, News

The National Association for Catering & Events (NACE) and the Foundation of NACE (FON), which supports the catering and events industry through education and investments that support NACE chapters and members, have welcomed their 2022 Boards. NACE National Board President: James F…
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Steve Fredrickson joins Rainier Industries

December 21, 2021  |  Industry News, News

Industry veteran Steve Fredrickson is joining Rainier Industries as the National Sales Director for Rainier Shade. Frederickson has more than 25 years of experience in the textile industry, with several different companies. Most recently, he was sales director at Sattler Corp. “I started worki…
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IFAI Expo 2022 call for presentations

December 20, 2021  |  Expo News, Industry News, News

The Industrial Fabrics Association International is now accepting proposals for presentations at IFAI Expo 2022. IFAI Expo will take place Oct. 12-14, 2022, at the Charlotte Convention Center in Charlotte, N.C., with education Oct. 11-14. IFAI is accepting proposals for 50-minute classroom sessions …
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Pantone announces Color of the Year for 2022

December 17, 2021  |  Industry News, News

Pantone, the global color authority and provider of professional color language standards and digital solutions for the design community, has introduced a new blue shade, PANTONE 17-3938 Very Peri, a dynamic periwinkle blue hue with a vivifying violet red undertone as the Pantone Color of the Year s…
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R+T 2022 postponed

December 1, 2021  |  Industry News, News

Messe Stuttgart is postponing R+T, a leading trade fair for roller shutters, doors/gates and sun shading systems, which was scheduled to take place in February 2022. “R+T is the most international event in Stuttgart. Three quarters of the exhibitors at the last edition of the world’s lea…
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Global textile market outlook

October 21, 2021  |  Industry News, News

According to the report “Global Textile Market Size, Share & Trends Analysis Report by Raw Material (Wool, Chemical, Silk), by Product (Natural Fibers, Polyester), by Application (Household, Technical), by Region, and Segment Forecasts, 2021-2028” by ResearchAndMarkets.com, the globa…
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NCTO issues statement following President Biden’s remarks on global supply chain crisis

October 14, 2021  |  Industry News

The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) President and CEO Kim Glas issued a statement following President Biden’s remarks on the global supply chain crisis and stressed the importance of investing onshoring and nearshoring. NCTO President and CEO Kim Glas: “We appreciate President B…
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Herculite Products promotes two employees to new roles

October 14, 2021  |  Industry News

Herculite Products Inc., an innovator and manufacturer of high performance and custom fabrics, has announced that Paul Flaherty and Marco Angelone have received leadership promotions. Flaherty has been promoted to the newly created position of chief strategy officer. In the new role, he will be resp…
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Drexel University seeking volunteers for e-textile focus groups

September 2, 2021  |  Industry News, News

The Pennsylvania Fabric Discovery Center (PA FDC) at Drexel University is recruiting for focus groups with e-textile professionals from diverse backgrounds to share their experiences and challenges in developing and integrating e-textile applications.
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