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Trivantage promotes Brett Baird to vice president of sales
December 13, 2023
Trivantage®, a specialty fabrics distributor, announced the promotion of Brett Baird to vice president of sales. In his new role, Baird will lead the commercial sales team with an emphasis on enhancing the customer experience. “At Trivantage, we always strive to give our customers what they need, when they need it,” said Baird. “My goal […]
Registration open for DLA Clothing and Textiles webinar
July 10, 2025
Registration is now open for the July 30 Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Clothing and Textiles mid-year review webinar. The industry update will discuss challenges around equipping U.S. warfighters with domestically produced textile products. As a key touchpoint leading into the Fall 2025 Joint Advanced Planning Brief to Industry, this session will offer insight into DLA […]
Fisher Textiles receives three PRINTING United Alliance 2025 Pinnacle Awards
July 10, 2025
Image: Fisher Textiles Fisher Textiles, a digital printing fabric supplier and PRINTING United Alliance corporate supplier member, announced that the company has received three 2025 Pinnacle Awards, recognizing the company’s accomplishments in the Media—Textile— Canvas, Media—Textile—Flag, and Media—Textile—Framing Systems (Backlit) categories. The GF4303 Eco Canvas, winner of Media—Textile—Canvas, is a U.S.-made 65% polyester/35% cotton blend […]
Recover and TextileGenesis launch pilot to verify supply chain integrity of recycled materials
July 9, 2025
Image: Recover™/TextileGenesis™ Recover™, a global producer of recycled cotton and cotton-blend fibers, has announced a collaboration with TextileGenesis™, a Lectra company, to digitally track its recycled waste materials across the textile value chain. The pilot program will trace Recover’s recycled cotton and polycotton from fiber production to finished garments. Two representative styles were selected to […]
Rhode Island Governor signs PFAS ban act into law
July 8, 2025
Rhode Island Gov. Daniel McKee has signed into law an act that bans the manufacture, sale and distribution in the state of firefighting personal protective equipment (PPE) containing intentionally added PFAS beginning Jan. 1, 2027. Under the act, entitled An Act Relating to Health and Safety: Consumer PFAS Ban Act of 2024, "'intentionally added PFAS' […]
Better Cotton names Nick Weatherill new CEO
July 8, 2025
Image: Better Cotton Better Cotton, a global cotton sustainability initiative, has announced the appointment of Nick Weatherill as its new CEO. Weatherill was the former executive director of the International Cocoa Initiative, where he led efforts to drive scalable solutions across the cocoa supply chain. He replaces Alan McClay, who has been leading the not-for-profit […]
ATA now accepting applications for advisory board and member group positions
July 7, 2025
Advanced Textile Association (ATA) members and staff rely on engaged advisory boards and councils to help guide programming and initiatives. Below are the openings for ATA's Divisions and Groups, all for three-year terms. Applications are due Fri., Aug. 22, 2025. Open positions ATA Canada: 2 openings Fabric Structures Association (FSA): 4 openings Emerging Technologies Council (ETC): 1 […]
Minnesota to delay PFAS reporting deadline
July 7, 2025
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has announced it will extend the upcoming reporting deadline under the state’s PFAS-in-Products law. As currently written, the law requires manufacturers of intentionally added PFAS-containing products in the state to report detailed information to the MPCA—including the type of PFAS used and its purpose in the product—by Jan. 1, […]
Lenzing appoints Georg Kasperkovitz COO, member of managing board
July 7, 2025
Image: Lenzing AG The supervisory board of Lenzing AG has appointed Georg Kasperkovitz as a member of the managing board and chief operating officer (COO) of Lenzing AG. Kasperkovitz brings more than 15 years of experience in various management functions in Europe, North America and Asia. During his career, Kasperkovitz has held positions including Business […]
Lawrence Fabric & Metal Structures promotes Marshall Tucker to vice president of operations
July 3, 2025
Marshall Tucker, Lawrence's new vice president of operations. Image: Lawrence Fabric & Metal Structures Lawrence Fabric & Metal Structures, St. Louis, Mo., has announced the promotion of Marshall Tucker to vice president of operations. Tucker joined Lawrence in 2017 as a project manager and later moved to the sales team in 2022. As vice president […]
Universal Fiber Systems appoints Jonathan Craig new CEO
July 3, 2025
Image: Universal Fiber Systems Universal Fiber Systems℠ LLC has announced the appointment of Jonathan Craig as its new chief executive officer (CEO). Craig brings more than 15 years of executive leadership experience in the polymers industry to the role. Craig succeeds Marc Ammen, who is retiring after over 15 years as CEO and 25 years […]
Consumer confidence decreases in June
July 1, 2025
Image: The Conference Board The Conference Board released the June 2025 Consumer Confidence Index®, reporting that consumer confidence fell by 5.4 points in June to 93.0, down from 98.4 in May. The cutoff date for preliminary results was June 18, 2025. The Present Situation Index—based on consumers’ assessment of current business and labor market conditions—fell 6.4 points […]
ATA to honor workers on National Uniform Day
June 30, 2025
Image: NAUMD Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) is among 10 organizations across the apparel, textile, uniform and equipment sectors joining forces to celebrate the second annual National Uniform Day. The event recognizes those who wear uniforms or workwear as part of their daily jobs, from police officers and health care providers to hospitality staff, utility workers and […]
Herculite Products Inc. promotes Mike Stephenson to director of manufacturing
June 30, 2025
Image: Herculite® Herculite® Products Inc., a high-performance and custom fabrics manufacturer, announced the promotion of Mike Stephenson as the new director of manufacturing. Stephenson joined Herculite in 2010 and has worked within manufacturing for the past 15 years. In his most recent role as production manager at Herculite, he has played a key role in […]
Glimpact launches online tool for measuring apparel’s environmental impact
June 27, 2025
Image: Glimpact Glimpact, an online platform for analyzing the environmental impact of products and organizations, has announced the launch of the Global Impact Score. The Global Impact Score is a free online tool that measures and analyzes the factors of a fashion product's environmental footprint. Beyond measurement, the tool also helps identify steps to reduce impact. […]
EDANA and INDA establish Global Nonwoven Alliance
June 26, 2025
Image: EDANA/INDA The Boards of Directors of INDA and EDANA have approved the formation of the Global Nonwoven Alliance (GNA), becoming the nonprofit's founding members. Both boards have also approved a motion authorizing each organization to appoint six representatives from each founding organization, including the current chair and five representatives. This move marks a milestone […]