New! Explore the ACT Learning Series. Build your knowledge and become a textile expert! Go to “Textile Tutorials” under “Learn” to get started.

New! Check out our “Healthcare” section under “Learn”. Three publications help you specify coated fabrics for healthcare upholstered seating: “Selection Guide, Testing Guide, and ACT Test Method 1-2020.”

ACT is a professional trade association comprised of companies and individuals involved in the design, development, production, promotion and application of textiles for commercial environments.

ACT Voluntary Performance Guidelines make fabric specification easier. Learn what each ACT Registered Certification Mark represents.

NSF/ANSI 336-2011: The Definitive Sustainability Certification Program for Commercial Textiles. This ACT Registered Certification Mark identifies fabrics that conform to the rigors of the multi-attribute standard NSF/ANSI 336 and are third-party certified.

ACT Member Companies are among the industry’s most respected leaders and each supports the standards and initiatives of ACT. Members include:

Principal Members
Arc-Com
Architex
Avant Garde Fabrics
Baumann Dekor USA
Bernhardt Textiles
Brentano
Burch
Camira Group
Carnegie
CF Stinson/Anzea
Charles Samelson
Chilewich
Concertex
Designtex
Douglass Industries
Fabric Innovations
Geiger Textiles
Guilford of Maine
Harmel Home
HBF Textiles
KB Contract
KnollTextiles
Kravet Contract
Kvadrat

LDI Interiors
Lebatex
Luum Textiles
Maharam
Mayer Fabrics
Momentum Group
P/Kaufmann Contract
Pallas Textiles
Pindler
Pollack/Weitzner
Posh Textiles
Richloom Fabrics Group
Standard Textile
Studio Twist
Swavelle/Mill Creek Contract Fabrics
Thibaut
Unika Vaev
United Fabrics
Valley Forge
Willow Tex
Wolf-Gordon

Associate Members
Groupe Lacasse
Gus* Design Group
Haworth
Herman Miller
HNI
Irwin Seating
Keilhauer
Medline Industries
Mitchell Gold
Novawall Systems
Room & Board
Steelcase
Stylex Seating
Teknion

Did you know? Higher abrasion numbers do not necessarily indicate a significant extension of the fabric’s service life. In fact, test results exceeding the ACT high-traffic abrasion guideline have not been shown to be an indicator of increased fabric lifespan.