Specialty Fabrics Review May 2022 - 2

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Herculite® Weather-Chek® Creates
New Opportunities for Every End User
Diamond Awnings Manufacturing Company, located in
Boothwyn, Pennsylvania, has more than 45 years of
experience in the awning industry. Diamond and 432
Design are well established companies in the Philadelphia
area offering both commercial and residential sun
protection shade products. In 2021 they began working
with Jeff Kleger collaborating on the creation of a trussed
canopy structure for wedding and other events along the
Schuylkill River.
Jeff Kleger of 432 Design has been in the shade business
since he was fourteen, joining a successful family business
that he sold in 2017 expecting to reduce his schedule. That
began, to his surprise and pleasure, only a partial
retirement as previous customers, both commercial and
residential continue to reach out to him for his experience
and architectural design talents. " They know my design
sense and experience assure finished projects that look
beautiful and provide years of service to the property.
Currently in my life, I am happy to continue to contribute
notable work to the city and the wider area. "
The client, Cescaphe Event Group at the Historic Water
Works, below the Philadelphia Museum of Art, needed to
replace inferior temporary awnings that no longer met the
needs at the space. This project offered the type of
opportunity and challenge that fit very well with the team
and their collective abilities.
For this project, they needed an awning fabric that fit into
the classic style of this historical property, but that would
also provide years of high-quality protection and be easy to
maintain. For the team, Weather-Chek was the perfect
solution.
" A wonderful property of Weather-Chek is that it has the
matte look of a woven textile with all of the qualities of a
performance vinyl. Weather-Chek is easy to weld, receptive
to graphics for commercial awnings and fire retardant
which is essential to our commercial customers. We have an
enclosed shop, and with some vinyl products the odor is
overwhelming, but we have never had a problem with
Weather-Chek. "
Jeff Kleger from 432 Design, project Designer & Construction coordinator
Project fabricator: Diamond Awning Manufacturing Co.
Weather-Chek is unique. flexible composite textile from
Herculite, combining a classic woven look and matte finish
with exceptional performance for sun protection in
awnings, canopies, and shade structures.
" We engineered Weather-Chek specifically for beautiful
aesthetics, durability and ease of maintenance through a
hybrid construction of PVC substrates and a
high-performance polyester core, " said Craig Zola, vice
president of marketing for Herculite. " The distinguishing
characteristic of Weather-Chek is how we added surface
texturing to create a woven look and matte finish without
compromising performance. "
While Weather-Chek's performance characteristics have
been essential to our years of success with the fabric,
Herculite customer service has made a significant
contribution to growth with Weather-Chek and with other
Herculite awning fabrics, according to Jeff Kleger and Gary
Diamond.
" We were attracted to Weather-Chek, not only because it
fills an important niche in the market, but also because it is
made in the U.S.A. The level of service and responsiveness
from Herculite is the best! With imported products, it is
difficult to receive the same level of product consistency
and responsive communications that Herculite offers. "
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