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Deadline for MFA Fabrication Excellence Awards submissions in one week
October 24th, 2023
The deadline to submit projects to the Marine Fabricators Association (MFA) Fabrication Excellence Awards is Oct. 31, 2023. From design excellence to quality workmanship, the MFA Fabrication Excellence Awards program showcases projects that represent the breadth of the industry—from tops and covers to interior and exterior upholstery. Categories include: •Hybrid Enclosures: Sailboat & Powerboat •Marine […]
Register now for the MFA Great Lakes Regional Workshop
October 10th, 2023
Registration is still open for the Marine Fabricators Association (MFA) Great Lakes Regional Workshop taking place Nov. 17–18, 2023, at Chicago Marine Canvas in Chicago, Ill. This event offers exclusive educational opportunities as well as hands-on training in a shop setting. Education topics include shop safety, patterning, preparing a digital pattern for a bimini top […]
New ATA podcast about marine wake boat cover business
September 27th, 2023
The most recent episode of the Advanced Textiles Association “Talking Textiles” podcast is entitled “Canvas Life: Navigating the Wake Boat Cover Business.” Host Kyle Van Damme, co-owner of Marine Tops Unlimited Inc. in Omro, Wis., sits down with guests Justin Jones and Clint Halladay of SewLong Custom Covers, Salt Lake City, Utah, to discuss how […]
Registration opens for Advanced Textiles Expo preview 2023 webinar
September 26th, 2023
A free Advanced Textiles Expo Preview webinar is being offered October 4, 2023, from 1–2 pm EDT, that will give a show overview, address concerns and answer questions about the upcoming Advanced Textiles Expo being held Nov. 1-3, 2023, in Orlando, Fla. For more than a century, Advanced Textiles Expo has been the textile industry's […]
ATA Workforce Development Council seeking advisory board members
September 21st, 2023
As part of the Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) member group restructuring, the former Makers Division has been reimagined as the Workforce Development Council (WDC). The goal of this group is to find solutions to the biggest problem facing the textile industry today—finding and keeping skilled employees. This group works to build and train the sewing, […]
ATA launches Leadership Academy
September 11th, 2023
Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) has launched the ATA Leadership Academy, an initiative set to reshape leadership excellence within the textile industry. This comprehensive leadership development program is designed to offer advanced training to professionals across all levels, with training options for ATA member companies of all sizes. The ATA Leadership Academy exemplifies the Association’s commitment […]
Great Lakes marine workshop registration now open
September 6th, 2023
Registration is now open for the Marine Fabricators Association (MFA) Great Lakes Regional Workshop taking place Nov. 17–18, 2023, at Chicago Marine Canvas in Chicago, Ill. This event offers exclusive educational opportunities as well as hands-on training in a shop setting. Education topics include shop safety, patterning, preparing a digital pattern for a bimini top […]
ATA webinar will discuss 2024 insurance and investment outlook
August 15th, 2023
Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) will present a webinar discussing the market outlook for group benefits, health insurance and retirement plans as 2024 approaches. The webinar will be held August 23, 2023, from 1–2 pm ET and is free for ATA members and nonmembers. Given rising interest rates, high inflation, and a possible recession looming, business […]
MFA Fabrication Excellence Awards now open for entry
August 9th, 2023
The 2024 MFA Fabrication Excellence Awards program is now open for entries. The deadline to submit projects is October 31, 2023. From design excellence to quality workmanship, the MFA Fabrication Excellence Awards program showcases projects that represent the breadth of the industry—from tops and covers to interior and exterior upholstery. Categories include: •Hybrid Enclosures: Sailboat […]
ATA joins national workforce effort
August 8th, 2023
Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) has joined with more than 500 trade associations, professional societies, businesses and employers to form the Tomorrow’s Workforce Coalition, established to build support for the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act (S. 722 / H.R. 1477). The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) and the Professional Certification Coalition (PCC) lead […]