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Tri Vantage and Treasure Garden/Activa partner to offer Solair retractable awnings

Casual Living Staff -- Casual Living, 9/13/2011 2:51:57 PM

Tri Vantage, a distributor of specialty fabrics and associated products, has partnered with Treasure Garden/Activa to offer a new line of innovative shade products to casual furniture retailers - the Solair range of retractable awnings.

This partnership will expand retailers' accessibility to Solair premium retractable awnings while also providing retailers the opportunity to take advantage of Solair's marketing, training and technical consultation tools to help maximize sales.

"Tri Vantage is pleased to join with such a reputable shade product manufacturer to introduce our Solair range of retractable awnings," said Steve Ellington, president of Tri Vantage. "This powerful collaboration will create a formidable and capable partnership to enhance the quality of shade solution offerings for retailers so they may successfully help consumers select, design and install the focal point for the outdoor room."

Treasure Garden's core competency lays in the production of outdoor shade products. Its awning manufacturing division, Spettmann, has been producing the awnings for 112 years. "These awnings are manufactured with the finest German engineering and equipment to surpass even the toughest worldwide quality and safety requirements," said Oliver Ma, president and CEO of Treasure Garden/Activa.

Tri Vantage will leverage its established network to manage the sales infrastructure, technical and dealer support and awning market knowledge while also offering its sales and installation training program.

"The continually increasing demand for casual furniture and accessories coupled with the extensive research Solair has conducted on this market reveals the tremendous opportunity for this product line in the patio retailer channel," said Dan Fouratt, director of sun control products at Tri Vantage. "As the premier brand of residential shade products, Solair demonstrates the aesthetics and functionality of retractable awnings and the seamless way they can be integrated into a home's façade."

For more information on the Solair range of retractable awnings, contact Dan Fouratt, director of Solair Shade Solutions for Tri Vantage at 336.586.1195 or dfouratt@glenraven.com.

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