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The InnoVision Awards program has been distinguishing South Carolina businesses for excellence in business leadership, technology, and innovation for nearly two decades. Four Milliken innovations were among this year’s award finalists, championing revolutionary technologies that are influencing a multitude of industries today.

‘Tis the season for festive gatherings decked with mistletoe, silver bells, and joyful hearts. As you prepare to welcome guests, friends, and family members into your home, consider easy ways to simplify the art of hosting, while making visitors feel warmly welcomed. After all, there’s no place like home for the holidays.

Whether you choose to cover your Thanksgiving table with a full sophisticated cover or simply incorporate pops of colors with cloth napkins, fabric linens infuse elegance and beauty into any holiday gathering.

Insight courtesy of Tablevogue, provider of tailored table covers backed by the innovation of Milliken

We are proud to announce that Milliken & Company has been recognized for excellence in leadership, technology, and innovation on a regional and global scale with the receipt of two prestigious industry awards: an R&D 100 Award and InnoVision Award for Technology Integration. The accolades highlight two of our proudest product achievements for their revolutionary protective and environmental qualities impacting a multitude of industries.

If you are one of the 48.7 million people planning to travel for Thanksgiving, you can expect to encounter the purposeful design of Milliken products hundreds of times throughout your extended weekend. Whether you’re speeding through airport security, hailing a taxi, or relaxing in your hotel, you may be surprised that Milliken is the scientific mastermind behind the safety, sustainability, and seamlessness of many of these common travel activities.

Electric arc flash and flash fire are serious workplace hazards. Denim is often a fabric of choice for workers, especially those in outside environments. In the past, workers who wore flame resistant denim only had a choice of an uncomfortable and unstylish FR jean.

Westex by Milliken recognized the unmet market need for a fabric that protects against flame and electrical hazards, while offering the casual comfort of style everyday denim. Fueled by our passion to ‘do good’ and reduce workplace injuries, our community of innovators rose to the challenge and Westex Indigo™ was born.

Whether at work, at home, or at play, Milliken innovation touches and enhances both the simple and extraordinary elements of our everyday lives. 

Meet Jane Birdwell. A passionate mother, motivated marketer, inadvertent innovator – with a knack for entertaining, hospitality, and attention to detail. It was all these qualities that led Jane to start Tablevogue, a company that designs tailored table covers manufactured with game-changing innovation.

For more than 150 years, Milliken has combined science, design, innovation, and creativity to develop technologies and products that enhance our daily lives, improve health and safety, and make the world more sustainable.