Who We Are

Seaman Corporation, manufactures Shelter-Rite® Architectural Fabrics. Made in the USA,  Shelter-Rite® leads the industry in modern materials and methods, producing high performance architectural fabrics for over 70 years. A vertically integrated company, Seaman Corporation develops proprietary formulations, knits, weaves, and coats fabric in two Wooster, OH and Bristol, TN.

Shelter-Rite Architectural Fabrics have been the material of choice of architects, designers and fabricators for commercial and military projects in the United States and throughout the world. Shelter-Rite is engineered with a proprietary coating formula for superior UV and mildew resistance, and unique weft inserted knit fabric that provides excellent tensile, tear and seam strength. This time-tested technology has resulted in architectural structures that withstand years of exposure to harsh environments. 

In addition to Shelter-Rite Architectural Fabrics, Seaman Corporation also produces high performance FiberTite® Roof SystemsXR® Geomembrane Liners and Industrial Fabrics for Shelter-Rite® Truck Tarps, Dock Seals; and military fabrics used for flexible fuel and water tanks and military tents.

Time-Tested Technology 
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Hear From Our Customers

 

"Our own facility was built with Seaman Corporation Tedlar coated membranes. Seaman has always been a very responsive and innovative manufacturer for us, always on top of the latest technologies and coatings available anywhere in the world. Their products have always outperformed our expectations.”
-Phil Sprung, President, Sprung Structures

 

“Over the years, Seaman Corporation has been very good at providing both technical and sales support whenever required.”
-John Simpell, President and CEO, The Farley Group

 

“At the time [of installation], they said it was going to last 15 years… we’ve gone way beyond 15 years… to 27 years.”
-Dallas Aleman, Owner, Towpath Tennis Center

Project Profiles

Shelter-Rite Architectural Fabrics have been performing globally for over 50 years in a wide variety of applications.
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Sun Park Tennis Club

Sun Park Tennis Club

This indoor facility located in Beijing, China, was constructed using a pressurized air structure made from a reinforced architectural fabric. Air quality concerns lead the owner to choose a self-cleaning, high end architectural fabric by Shelter-Rite.

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Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

The Atlanta, Georgia summer home of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Verizon Amphitheatre, needed a high-performance, weather-resistance membrane with aesthetic appeal for this unique tension structure.

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NorthStar Church

NorthStar Church

Needing to expand its facilities, NorthStar Church in Knoxville, Tennessee chose to build an architectural frame structure over a traditional brick-and-mortar facility.

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Hermiston Gait Retail Park

Hermiston Gait Retail Park

A uniquely designed Shelter-Rite® tension fabric structure was a major part of a plan to revitalize the appearance of what was described as a "ho hum" retail complex in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica

Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica

Needing a strong, flexible fabric tolerant of excessive winds and snow common in Cleveland, OH, this 74,000+ square foot facility selected Shelter-Rite with a Bright White fluoropolymer finish for self-cleaning properties.

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Oklahoma Department of Transportation

Oklahoma Department of Transportation

ODOT needed a new bulk salt storage facility to house roadway deicing salt. This massive new facility at the Tulsa Port of Catoosa needed the capacity to store 50,000 tons of salt, almost doubling the available storage at the time in Oklahoma.

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United Airlines at Logan International Airport

United Airlines

A huge clear span structure fabricated with Shelter-Rite® architectural fabric by Seaman Corporation provides a highly cost-efficient way to meet the need for a building to maintain some of United Airlines' largest jet airplanes at Logan International Airport.

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Singleton Aquatic Centre

Singleton Aquatic Centre

By modifying a Portomod tension structure with a new outer membrane and liner of Shelter-Rite, the Centre now has superior protection from wintry weather year-round.

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