Welcome to the
NECPA Trade Site

The North East Canvas Products Association — NECPA — is a trade association dedicated to helping canvas- and other outdoor fabric-related companies do business with one another and to generating interest and demand for outdoor fabric-based products.

Membership in NECPA is open to manufacturers and fabricators of outdoor fabric-based products, equipment and service suppliers to the trade, and distributors, wholesalers, and retailers of canvas and other outdoor fabric-related products and services in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont.

This site is intended for members of the trade. If you are a consumer interested in learning more about products manufactured and sold by NECPA members, or to find a retailer in your area, please visit the retail area of this site.

Become a Member!

To learn more about the many benefits of NECPA membership, or to join our organization, please click here.

Check Out "Green" Awnings

Today's awnings offer many benefits including energy savings. Exterior fabric window awnings can reduce interior heat in homes and businesses during periods of direct sunlight by 77 percent according to a study by the American Society of Heating and Air Conditioning Engineers. Click here to download a summary of the report conducted in 2007 by researchers at the University of Minnesota and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. <Download full report>

Member Message Board

Announcing the PAMA Digital Graphics Workshop. Click here for more information.

Thanks for a great conference!

The 12th Annual Frank Johnson conference and expo in Springfield, Massachusetts was, by all measures, a resounding success. Thank you all for helping to make that happen. Click here for photos. More photos added 3/17/08.

Please give us your feedback on the event. Just email your thoughts to us at this link. Watch this page for information about next year's show.

Exhibitor registration for the 13th Annual Frank Johnson Conference and Expo in January 2009 is now open. Click here for information and to register online.