It was a different kind of catwalk in Almedalen in Sweden. At a seminar called ”The world’s most sustainable catwalk” a garment made of the water repellent and fluorocarbon-free fabric OrganoTex was presented. The ...
Tags: Recycled Polyester, Fabric
Eastern Mountain Sports will celebrate the grand opening of its relocated store in Stamford, CT next week. The 8,144-square-foot store at the Ridgeway Shopping Center will carry kid's products and rent paddle sports gear for the first time. ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation, Sports Wear
2013 was a successful year for HeiQ’s cornerstone technology. Champion launched several product ranges featuring ADAPTIVE as a key innovation. And now the Swiss-based company is taking dynamic cooling textiles to the next level of ...
Tags: Cooling Textiles, HeiQ
New for 2014, Cumulus is Sun Mountain's most breathable golf rain suit to-date, offering the light weight of 2.5 layer technology. Cumulus also offers men's full-zip jacket and pants. Incorporating 2.5 layer technology, Cumulus has a ...
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Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) are a family of fluorine-containing chemicals with special properties to make materials oil, stain and water resistant. These fluoro-organic compounds are widely used as textile finishes on outdoor clothing, ...
Tags: Textile Fabric, SGS
National Safety Apparel has raised the bar with their new DWR high tech premium fleece. The modacrylic/cotton fabrics used in producing the navy blue crew neck, pullover, half-zip, stand-up collar half-zip and full-zip fleece sweatshirts ...
Tags: Sweatshirts, Fleece Sweatshirts, Textile
Switzerland-based HeiQ Materials AG — a manufacturer of silver composite additives and high-performance, sustainable textile finishes — reports that Switzerland-based outdoor apparel manufacturer R'ADYS AG's entire 2014 summer ...
Tags: Outdoor Apparel, Accessories
Hurley builds upon its successful line of Phantom boardshorts with the release of the Phantom Fuse 2. The Phantom boardshort has set the industry standard with five SIMA awards. The design of Hurley’s Fuse 2 improves upon the ...
Tags: America, Apparel&Accessories, Hurley
Memorial Day marks the beginning of the summer season, and also happens to be one of the biggest days for furniture sales. Furniture retailers often offer heavy discounts the last ten days of May making this a good time to look for deals. ...
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The South African Broadcasting Corporation has invested in three powerful touch screen Avolites Tiger Touch consoles. Avolites' South Africa partner DWR Distribution and entertainment lighting service company Blackmotion oversaw SABC's ...
Tags: SABC, powerful touch screen, Avolites Tiger Touch consoles
INVISTA’S CORDURA Denim, Duck and Naturalle fabrics were recently voted into the world’s largest innovative materials library, Material ConneXion. Through a majority vote by a creative and materials professional panel, CORDURA ...
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has made its first ever moving light purchase - investing in Robe Robin 300 and 600 LEDWashes plus 300E and 600E Spots - a total of 41 units. The sale was co-ordinated by Johannesburg ...
Tags: SABC, LEDWashes, Robe Moving Lights
The upgrade and installation of a Philips Strand dimming system at The Baxter Theatre in Cape Town, is now complete. The Baxter Theatre at the University of Cape Town purchased their new Philips Strand Wallrack Dimmer units from DWR ...
Tags: Philips Strand dimming system, Baxter Theatre, Cape Town
PROPPER INTERNATIONAL announces the STL Shirt, the first tactical shirt on the market made entirely with technical stretch fabric. Part of the LS1 collection, the STL Shirt combines tactical functionality with premium details to offer ...
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In the Pretoria CBD, the South African State Theatre is doing phenomenal work as it produces successful shows which play to full houses. It can be described as a theatre that keeps up with the times. In 2012, it not only appointed a new and ...
Tags: Pretoria CBD, State Theatre, LED technology