Sunbrella® decorative shade fabrics to debut at IFAI Expo

October 1, 2016  |  News

Glen Raven Custom Fabrics, makers of Sunbrella® fabrics, will introduce two new fabrics into its Decorative Shade Collection at the 2016 IFAI Expo, October 19-21 in Charlotte, N.C. The Decorative Shade Collection, first introduced at the 2014 IFAI Expo, featured fabrics Fundamental, Alloy and Unity…
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Polyfab USA introduces FR Comshade™

October 1, 2016  |  News

Polyfab USA LLC announced that its newly redeveloped FR Comshade will be available from Polyfab distributors across the Americas. The premium shadecloth has passed California State Fire Marshal testing requirements Title 19, Section 1237.1; Original State, after 72 hours Leaching and after 100 hours…
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RetractableAwnings.com launches Awning Advisor

August 31, 2016  |  News

RetractableAwnings.com, an internet manufacturer and distributor, has developed Awning Advisor. This proprietary tool asks a series of simple questions to help narrow down awning choices to those that best fit client needs. The Awning Advisor session starts by asking users to specify the kind of are…
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Britespan opens distribution facility, launches new building series

August 31, 2016  |  News

Britespan Building Systems Inc., Wingham, Ontario, launched its seventh building series, the Rigid Beam building series, to the fabric building market. Britespan now offers a complete product line, engineering and manufacturing a wide lineup of building profiles, as well as a webbed truss building s…
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Duerk joins Sattler Corp.

August 30, 2016  |  News

Sattler Corp., a member of the Sattler AG family of companies, has added Chris Duerk as the senior vice president of sales and marketing. Duerk has more than 20 years of experience in the performance textiles and related markets and most recently managed the sales and marketing operations for a wind…
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Futureguard partners with Draper

August 30, 2016  |  News

Futureguard Building Products Inc., Auburn, Maine, a manufacturer and distributor of retractable and aluminum awning products, has teamed up with Draper Inc., Spiceland, Ind., to add exterior solar shading and insect control systems to its line. Draper exterior zip retention shades, designed and man…
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Kohler Awning expands

August 30, 2016  |  News

Kohler Awning is building a 12,000-square-foot addition to its 38,000-square-foot Cheektowaga, N.Y., facility. The expansion will provide the residential and commercial fabric awning manufacturer with more space for production, welding and storage. It will also result in the hire of an additional fa…
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A. Hoffman Awning wins creative awards

August 30, 2016  |  News

A. Hoffman Awning Co., Baltimore, Md., won gold recognition in the 2016 Muse Creative Awards, an international competition for creative professionals who inspire with concept, writing or design. The company won for “A Guide to Consumer Awning Needs” and “Snowzilla on Facebook.” The company a…
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Chella Textiles debuts inherently flameproof sheers

August 1, 2016  |  News

Chella Textiles has devised a way to fabricate inherently flameproof sheers. New PrometheusFR outdoor sheers exhibit the same colorfastness, mildew resistance and washability of Chella’s luxury performance textiles, plus they pass NFPA 701 small-scale vertical flame code for drapery. “It’s com…
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Kelly to leave Globe Canvas

August 1, 2016  |  News

Kevin M. Kelly, IFM, MFC, CPP, president of Globe Canvas, Yeadon, Pa., has announced plans to leave the company on September 30, 2016. Globe Canvas began a merger with DC Humphrys in October 2013. In the near future, CEO Ron “Boots” Nissenbaum will reset the management of the company’s divisio…
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