Our parent company Glen Raven has updated its Corporate Sustainability Report highlighting the progress the company, including Trivantage, has made on sustainability goals introduced in 2019 that encourage us to think differently and more ambitiously about how Glen Raven can be a better corporate citizen.

You may recall that Glen Raven’s sustainability ambitions are organized around two pillars – Supporting associates and communities and sustaining our planet. The updated report includes metrics demonstrating the company’s pattern of good for both pillars. In terms of energy management, all Trivantage facilities are 100% powered by certified renewable electricity, as are Glen Raven facilities in France and China and Glen Raven Logistics facilities.

Please take a moment and read the report and learn how Glen Raven has set a high bar for its sustainability goals, as well as how Trivantage and other company business units share a vision of a more sustainable world and prosperous communities.

We are excited to share that we have created Trivantage Plus^™, a new membership program custom built for you. At Trivantage^®, we’ve always been committed to our customers’ satisfaction and success, and now we’re doubling down on that commitment. The Trivantage Plus membership program will give you special access to tools that will help you grow your businesses.

Our annual membership program offers several key benefits to help you gain a competitive edge plus peace of mind:

• Flat-rate, same-day shipping on parcel package orders (exclusions may apply)
• Special offers on tools, software, and more from industry partners
• Year-round discounts on select Trivantage products and brands

And there’s so much more! Sign into your trivantage.com account to learn more about two membership levels and lock in introductory pricing today.

Click here to learn more about membership, or you can contact your sales representative or call us at 800-786-1876.

It’s almost go time: We are mere days away from seeing you at Booth #1327 at ATA Expo on Nov. 1-3 in Orlando. If you haven’t already reserved your spot at the flagship show for the industrial textile industry, Trivantage^® has you covered.

When registering, apply code EX23VIPTRI for a free Show Floor Registration or code EX22TENTRI for 10% off the All Access or Expo Plus Registration packages. Go to AdvancedTextilesExpo.com/Register now. The flagship show for the industrial textiles industry will be held Nov. 1-3 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, and will include the latest innovations in technology and textiles, including from Trivantage^®. We invite you to visit Booth #1327 and see for yourself how you can count on Trivantage as your primary provider for new and exclusive products and services.

When you visit us at Booth #1327, you will see for yourself the quality products and innovative solutions behind our game-changing marine, shade, and upholstery offerings, including:

• New products, including Quilted Marine Upholstery Panels featuring Sunbrella^® Horizon^®.
• Trivantage Plus^™, a new membership program custom built for you.
• Revival Blue, a new anniversary color with Serge Ferrari.
• Awning Composer^®, an easy-to-use rendering software designed to move products to production in half the time, and Engineering Services available through Trivantage.

While at the Expo, be sure to join our Campfire education session on digital printing at 3:30 p.m. on Nov. 1. Andrew Medley, our regional sales manager, will present a session on the Expo floor titled “Digital Printing: Unique Solution Offering That Differentiates.” If you know Andrew, you know his background in sales training makes him the perfect presenter to lead a discussion on how digital printing can propel business growth. The central tenant of his presentation – if you can imagine it, it can be printed – includes examples of how businesses of every size have deployed the technique with impressive results.

For agendas and details on the full Expo experience, click on ATA Expo. For real-time updates from Trivantage during the Expo, follow us at Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn – and be sure to tag us if you share your visit to our booth on your pages. We look forward to seeing you next week and learning how we can partner with you every step of the way.

See you at Booth #1327!

Your response to the news that we have created Trivantage Plus, a new membership program custom built for you, has been phenomenal. Thank you to everyone who signed up, and if you haven’t yet done so, we would welcome the opportunity to tell you about the exclusive membership advantages available through the program.

Trivantage Plus provides members with exclusive benefits and opportunities to support their competitive edge and provide additional peace of mind. Members enjoy flat-rate, same-day shipping on parcel orders (exclusions may apply), hundreds of year-round discounts on select Trivantage products and brands, special offers on equipment and software from leading industry partners, and much more.

When you visit us at Booth #1327, you will see for yourself the quality products and innovative solutions behind our game-changing marine, shade, and upholstery offerings, including:

If you are planning on attending ATA Expo next week in Orlando, be sure to stop by Booth #1327 and hear from our team firsthand how the Trivantage Plus membership program can strategically support your business. You’ll also learn how, as your one-stop shop for the supplies you need quickly and easily, Trivantage is here for you every step of the way.

In the meantime, sign into your account today and visit Trivantage.com/Plus to learn more about membership level details and lock in introductory pricing. You can also contact your sales representative or call us at 800-786-1876 for additional information about Trivantage Plus membership.

In the latest episode of “Talking Textiles,” a live podcast produced by Advanced Textiles Association, our very own Keith Purves joined a panel discussion on the state of the marine industry and tips for teaching and learning the craft. Purves, business development and training manager for Trivantage^®, is a marine industry veteran, having operated a custom marine canvas shop for 20 years prior to joining Trivantage.

The podcast, hosted by Marine Fabricators Association member Kyle Van Damme, seeks to inspire the next generation of textile professionals. Purves and the panel delved into trade careers, including hiring for character, teaching skills necessary to succeed, learning a craft, and managing a multi-generational staff. They also discussed building an “environment of belonging” and ended their conversation with succession planning and how to prepare for selling your business, topics Purves knows well.

“I grew up in this business, and my experiences as a fabricator have helped to shape my career,” Purves said. “There’s nothing that gives me a greater sense of value than when I can share my experiences and help make someone’s job easier, better, faster, or more profitable.”

Purves is immediate past chair of MFA, longtime member of ATA, and was honored with the 2022 Outstanding Volunteer Award from the industry organizations.

Click here to listen to the podcast.

Bret Kelley has officially begun his tenure as president of Trivantage^®, and for our first issue of Market Corner in 2024, we asked him to share his message to our customers and thoughts on how Trivantage can deliver for you.

What are your goals as president of Trivantage?
First and foremost, it is important to me that I have a clear understanding of customer preferences, which is why I spent the second half of 2023 visiting and listening to our customers in one-on-one meetings. Only through active listening will Trivantage continue to deliver a best-in-class, end-to-end experience. I also want to better understand what is working well, those areas to emphasize, and where we have areas of opportunity. I have no doubt our customers can count on Trivantage for innovative new products and services, and I value their input on how we can deliver for them.

How would you describe the evolution of Trivantage in recent years?
Trivantage is not the same company it was five years ago, and it won’t be the same company five years from now. This is due in no small part to how our company takes the long view with a drive to improve mindset and exemplifies high integrity and determined resolve. We also are forward thinkers, and to that end, we remain focused on an omnichannel environment, which provides customers with a seamless brand experience regardless of channel. Given increased shopping habits through technological advancements, including for online, mobile, and app experiences, we must identify new and different ways to connect with our customers and move their business forward.

What’s your message to Trivantage customers?
At our core, we remain firmly committed to their success and will work very hard to earn their business each and every day. They can count on Trivantage to listen and understand areas we need to emphasize and where we have opportunities to improve. There is always room to improve. We must lean into the strong partnerships we have developed for more than two decades and really listen to what our customers are telling us. If we all get a little better at what we do each day, the tide will lift everyone’s boat.

The results are in and the responses were overwhelming. Thank you to everyone who completed our Market Corner survey to let us know how we can enhance our monthly e-newsletter and blog to better serve you. Your input was invaluable to ensure Trivantage® provides you with information you find relevant to strengthen your business and better serve your customers.

Sixty-five percent of respondents indicated they were most interested in product information, and this issue highlights three products to keep in mind for spring and summer projects. This also is the first issue of Market Corner in a new template designed to keep the newsletter fresh and top-of-mind in your inbox. Our goal is to be a resource for you and our newsletter is part of our commitment to provide you with even greater access to content developed with your business in mind.

We’ve also refreshed our social pages; click on the following to access: Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn. If you haven’t done so already, be sure to follow us and share details of your projects for a chance to be featured on our social pages, or as part of a Customer Spotlight in a future issue of Market Corner.

Thank you again for sharing your voice. Please contact your sales representative at any time with your questions or comments.

We are pleased to share that Trivantage® uses 100% renewable electricity for its facilities. This is a significant milestone for our company and it also supports our parent company’s global sustainability initiative.

For Trivantage, this means we use renewable electricity for 100% of the power demand in all our facilities by matching this power with renewable energy certificates from sources like hydroelectric, solar, and biomass. This achievement represents our ongoing commitment to being an industry leader in reducing environmental impact. We’re proud to be powering our facilities from 100% renewable electricity, and we will continue to educate ourselves and empower others within our industry for a lasting future.

When Glen Raven launched its Corporate Sustainability Report in 2021 it detailed a global commitment to holding itself to high standards of social and environmental consciousness. As Glen Raven’s distribution subsidiary, Trivantage is proud to work alongside our colleagues in this effort.

We look forward to sharing our company’s sustainability journey and welcome your comments at any time.For more information, please contact your Customer Care Team or call us at 800.786.1876.

We would like to share two video updates with you: Awning Composer™, our ultimate software solution for awning fabricators, and a final message from IFAI Expo on how, after all we’ve collectively managed in the last two years, there’s nothing quite like being together.

Awning Composer is an easy-to-use rendering software designed to move projects to production in half the time. As Mark Stiver, Director of eCommerce for Trivantage explains in this video, the idea is as simple as the promise: Instead of asking customers to imagine an awning, the software allows you to show it to them.

We value your input, which is why our customer care teams stand ready to help you every step of the way. As sales representative Hofler Williams noted at the Expo, let’s continue to work together to build our partnership.

To see how Trivantage is committed to exceptional service, hassle-free ordering, and having the largest inventory and product availability for the industries we serve, please contact your sales representative, shop on trivantage.com, or call us at 800-786-1876.

At Trivantage®, we are continually seeking ways to partner with our customers on ways to save fabric waste from entering landfills. Our parent company Glen Raven holds itself to high standards of environmental consciousness, and Trivantage is proud to support this effort across our footprint.

For more than 50 years, Sunbrella has recycled acrylic manufacturing waste and delivered it to partners who repurpose the materials into industrial products, including felt, insulation, padding, and filtration. In addition, all packaging waste is recycled at Sunbrella manufacturing facilities. This is an ongoing journey for Glen Raven, and eco-friendly practices like these demonstrate our joint commitment to the environment.

To bolster these efforts, the Recycle My Sunbrella and Recycle My FIRESIST programs were created to allow domestic consumers to participate in the recycling process. These are unique take-back programs that offer a sustainable alternative to disposing fabric scraps, awning covers, boat covers, and upholstery fabric for Sunbrella and FIRESIST. The Recycle My Sunbrella program alone has collected nearly one million pounds of fabric that otherwise would have ended up in landfills.

For details on how to recycle your fabrics, including shipping instructions and guidelines for recycling, please visit trivantage.com. You also have the option to drop Sunbrella and FIRESIST fabrics at your nearest Trivantage fulfillment center, which will inspect the fabrics upon arrival.

We look forward to working with you on sustainability initiatives that address our collective environmental responsibilities. If you have any questions, please call your local sales representative or contact us at 1-800-786-1876.