WCMA Calls For Contest Entries

By Staff -- Home Textiles Today, 10/11/2004 12:00:00 AM

New York —

The entry deadline for the Window Covering Manufacturers Association's (WCMA) Product Innovation Awards is Feb. 4.

The awards program will be held on April 7 in conjunction with the International Window Coverings Expo in Atlanta. In addition, all entries will be displayed on the exhibit floor and the WCMA Web site with a link to the company's homepage.

Companies will be acknowledged for their design creativity, technical advancement, and overall innovation in the products and services of the window covering industry during the past year, according to WCMA.

Entries will be judged in the following product categories: alternative shading products, cellular shades, curtains and draperies, horizontal blinds, motorization, pleated and roller shades, shutters, specialty applications, verticals, wood blinds/shadings (wood, faux wood) and merchandising. In each product category, awards will be presented for best new technical innovation, best new style concept, most innovative overall design, and best safety innovation. There are also two overall categories: Product of the Year and Rising Star.

The Product Innovation Awards Program is open to all manufacturers and suppliers of window covering products in the United States and Canada.