A&R Tarpaulins, Inc. Background and History

A&R Tarpaulins, Inc was established in 1976 as a designer and manufacturer of unique fabric products for truckers and general industry. From its inception, A&R became a leader, not only in serving the industry, but also in providing the highest quality industrial and engineered fabric products to aerospace, government, architects and contractors. A & R's commitment to high quality fabric solutions is exemplified by a long history of satisfied clients, solidified by over two decades of achievement awards, and backed by our ISO 9001:2000 International Quality Registration.

A&R's design, engineering, manufacturing and installation process creates relationships that are partnership networks ensuring that A&R meets all of our customer’s individual requirements.

In the early 1980's A&R began producing technical fabric products and components to meet the requirements of the large aerospace companies in the Southern California area. As the company pursued these markets, A&R created a division, AR Tech, to more effectively approach existing and potential clients. From that time to the present, AR Tech’s clients have included McDonnell Douglas, Rockwell, and Rocketdyne as well as, TRW, Northrop, Lockheed, General Dynamics and Martin Marietta. Our relationship with these aerospace companies continues with their successors, The Boeing Company, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman.

Technical Products

AR Tech continued to pursue opportunities for technical products with aerospace and other companies requiring special approaches which can be addressed through fabric solutions. We continue to be committed to meeting the needs for technical fabric products for aerospace applications and also for medical, insulation, protective and safety applications, Examples of some of the products manufactured for technical applications include…

• Payload Fairing Blankets used to protect satellites during launches
• EMI (Electro Magnetic Interference) Barriers for security as well as protective barriers and cable covers
• Engineered and designed protective enclosures for the space launch sites at Vandenberg Air Force Base and Cape Canaveral
• MLI (Multi-layer) and SLI (Single-layer) Insulation blankets for cryogenic stages of space launch vehicles
• Protective covers for Titan IV and Atlas Space Launch Vehicles during over-the-road transportation
• A carbon-Teflon room enclosure for the launch site at Vandenberg Air Force Base
• An Insulation enclosure for the over-the-road transport of the U.S Space Station components
• Many of the international achievement awards received by A&R over the years have been for these technical projects, some samples of which can be seen in the photo galleries.

Architectural Products

In 1998, building from our base of aerospace and industrial products, A&R created a new family of products directed towards business and consumers under the name of AR Industries. This effort began with A&R addressing the needs in our local geographic area by providing awnings and canopies, pool and spa covers, boat covers and specialized protective covers for homes, businesses and personal property.

Subsequently AR Industries has developed a long list of products directed to meeting general architectural needs. As seen in the photo galleries, many home and business applications are addressed through AR Industries such as home fixed and retractable awnings, entranceway canopies, tensile structures, as well as shade screens, curtains and other protective covers.

Industrial & Commercial Products

A&R began in 1976, as a manufacturer of custom designed and manufactured truck covers, tarpaulins and other products to address the needs of businesses in the greater Southern California area, and these products and services remain to this day as the cornerstone of our heritage and continue to grow.

A&R has earned the reputation as a manufacturer of high quality products and services for industrial and commercial applications and also as a company that addresses requirements for products requiring unique design and engineering. Examples of A&R Tarpaulins, Inc. industrial and commercial product line includes the following:

• Truck covers and manual or electric truck cover systems
• Specialized tailored protective covers
• Industrial warehouse curtains and enclosures
• Sound barriers

Our goal is to ensure that our commercial and industrial customers’ needs are met with the uncompromised quality and commitment of our project managers and production staff. Through the years A&R has been honored to have received over 30 international, national and regional achievement awards for our industrial, commercial, and technical products.

A & R Mission Statement

It is the policy of AR Tech to provide the best designed, engineered and manufactured
fabric products at the most competitive prices possible.

Quality Policy

Our commitment is to provide products of uncompromised performance, reliability and quality, while ensuring that our first priority is service to our customers through our pursuit of continuous improvement in quality and delivery.

You can view our Quality Clause Codes by clicking the link below.
Quality Clause Codes (PDF)