Welcome to the
NECPA Trade Site

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

Membership in NECPA is open to fabricators, retailers, manufacturers, distributors, and service providers of outdoor fabric-based products. NECPA is a regional association serving businesses 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 if you want to find a retailer in your area, please visit the retail area of this site.

Announcing the NECPA Website Development Program

Is your business without a website? Does your current website need updating? NECPA is offering a great deal on website development. Click here to find out more!.

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>

Become a Member!

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

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Member Message Board

MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL NOW DUE

It's time to renew your NECPA membership. Renewal invoices, including a data sheet with your current business information, are now being emailed or mailed to you. Please check over your business information and return the form with your $125 membership fee promptly to ensure that your memebrship listing remains active throughout the year. To renew now, download and complete the membership form and return it to the adress indicated on the form.

2009 EXPO VIDEOS NOW AVAILABLE!

Note: You must have a high-speed internet connection to view these videos!

Check out the short video of the 2009 NECPA Awning and Marine Canvas Products Expo & Conference.

Click here for the full Saturday Expo lunch presentation including comments by President Dave Randa, and history and awards presentation by First Vice President Tonya Ricketts.

Members only! Click here for the full one-hour presentation by Roy Chism and here for the one hour Mike Erickson presentation on "Doing Business in Tough Ecomonic Times." Note that you must have a password to view these videos. Passwords are supplied only to NECPA members.