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Advanced Textiles Association debuts new logo
July 28th, 2022
Advanced Textiles Association (ATA), recently launched their new logo. ATA became the official new name of the association formerly known as Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI), on June 1 and have now released their new look. The goal was to find a name and acronym that was more inclusive of the textiles, fabrics, materials that […]
Celina Tent grows internationally
July 2nd, 2022
Janice and Herb Grieshop bought the tent and table inventory of a local hardware store that went out of business and turned it into a global operation. Photography by AGI Studios For Janice Grieshop, vice president of Celina Tent in Celina, Ohio, it all began in 1996 when a local hardware store went out of […]
The Four Crucial Habits of Successful Salespeople Part Two
July 2nd, 2022
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part 2 of a two-part series by the author. You can find Part 1 here. The R-S-P-F Sales Formula™ focuses on four measurable and repeatable habits, traits and processes that all salespeople must be proficient in, and that all sales leaders must monitor closely. Part One of this series outlined the […]
An Olympian Task
July 2nd, 2022
Several volunteers and VIPs at the Beijing Winter Olympics are shown outside the 15-by-30-meter double-decker lounge structure by Liri Modular Structure. Photo courtesy of Liri Modular Structure and Liri Tent US. It would have been a tall order for a less adept company. After all, the job wasn’t only extremely high-profile—the Beijing Winter Olympics—it involved […]
Right of passage
July 1st, 2022
Vicinity Centres at Chadstone, located in Melbourne, Australia, is considered by some as the Fashion Capital of Down Under. Chadstone’s high-end fashion shopping precinct includes retail, commercial and leisure zones and recently was grafted to a new five-star hotel, the Hotel Chadstone Melbourne MGallery by Sofitel, via a fabric tensile canopy dubbed “The Link.” “The […]
LED fabric provides both shade and light
July 1st, 2022
Lumiweave smart fabric is meant to provide shade and inexpensive lighting for urban spaces. Photos: Anai Green The Israeli city of Tel Aviv-Jaffa is piloting a new street fabric that provides both daytime shade and light at night without the need for electricity. The eco-friendly system, called Lumiweave, is an outdoor fabric embedded with solar […]