New product line for military tent fabrics

August 1, 2009  |  News

Ronald Mark Associates Inc. has introduced a new product line for military tent fabrics. The new materials meet or exceed military specifications of MIL-PRF-44271 for coated fabrics used in various types of military tents. This product line is in addition to the company’s current coated fabric…
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Unique structure built for Australian sporting event

August 1, 2009  |  Industry News, Project Briefs

HTS Höcker Germany recently won the contract to design, manufacture and install what is believed to be the world’s largest and most structurally complex demountable building. The unique structure, known as the Pit Pavilion, will be used exclusively for the Clipsal 500 V8 Super Car race he…
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Designer uses recycled tents to make dresses

August 1, 2009  |  Industry News

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 lifecycl…
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China launches three-year stimulus plan

August 1, 2009  |  Industry News

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, …
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India gaining strength in textile production

August 1, 2009  |  Industry News

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…
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SCORE offers start-up resources online

August 1, 2009  |  Industry News

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 t…
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Aztec announces personnel moves and promotions

August 1, 2009  |  Industry News

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 Divi…
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Apres Party and Tent Rental names chief operating officer

August 1, 2009  |  Industry News

Michael Feldbaum has been named chief operating officer of Edina, Minn.-based Apres Party and Tent Rental.
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Clean-Awn® president dies

August 1, 2009  |  Industry News

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.
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Claude Le Bel forms connections to fuel innovation

August 1, 2009  |  Industry News

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…
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