Family ties in tents
June 1st, 2010
New TRD chairman says the tent rental industry is ‘a hard business, a lot of work, but rewarding.’ Jim Reyen says that the tent rental industry is in his blood. His father, James R. Reyen, started working on a Eureka! tent rental crew in the 1960s and spent 37 years in the business. As a […]
United Kingdom tent trends
June 1st, 2010
The trend toward doing more with less as the world economy begins its recovery is a factor in the United Kingdom’s tent and event rental industry. “Big and ostentatious hospitality structures are out, and quality and value are in,” says Anthony Marsh, managing director of L.H. Woodhouse & Co. in Nottingham, U.K. “Businesses have been […]
American Turf & Carpet personnel changes
June 1st, 2010
American Turf & Carpet (ATC), New York, N.Y,, has announced several personnel changes and additions: Gauro Coen has been appointed general manager of ATC–Los Angeles. Coen has more than 20 years of experience in management, sales and the special events industry. Hortensia Morales has been appointed assistant general manager of ATC–Los Angeles. Morales was promoted […]
Hospitality Performance Network Global names senior VP
June 1st, 2010
Larry Head has been named senior vice president of operations for Hospitality Performance Network (HPN) Global, an international site selection and meeting procurement company. Head will be responsible for building and maintaining international relationships with large corporate accounts.
Classic Party Rentals names CEO
June 1st, 2010
Classic Party Rentals, Torrance, Calif., named Pedro Mata president and chief executive officer. Mata has served as interim CEO since September 2009.
Anza rises from the ashes
June 1st, 2010
Event rental company celebrates third anniversary following recent arson. All good event planners are adept at working through the unexpected. The employees of Anza Event Rentals by Choura Venue Services, Torrance, Calif., put those skills to the test in January, when Anza’s offices were vandalized and set afire by arsonists. “By 9 the next morning […]
New Baytex USA website
June 1st, 2010
The SEC Group and Baytex USA,, Wilsonville, Ore., have launched a new Baytex USA website, www.BaytexUSA.com, dedicated exclusively to Baytex tent liners and liner accessories. The site provides information, photos and installation instructions about the product line.
IntelliEvent acquires customer base of Tentmaker software
June 1st, 2010
Rental management software supplier IntelliEvent has acquired the customer base of Tentmaker software. Gretchen Potter, president of Codesmiths Inc. and founder and developer of Tentmaker software, began development of the Tentmaker software in the early 1980s. “Gretchen would love to be able to support her customers forever, however, for health reasons she cannot,” says Don […]
The Ensuing Worker Safety Act
June 1st, 2010
A bill introduced in March to the U.S. House of Representatives proposes to change the relationship between state and federal safety programs. The Ensuing Worker Safety Act (H.R. 4864), introduced by Rep. Dina Titus from Nevada’s Third District, seeks to ensure that state Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) plans are as effective as federal […]
Temporary fabric structure for peace
June 1st, 2010
The Crimson Collective, a Los Angeles-based consortium of artists, architects and designers, unveiled its inaugural project, a temporary fabric structure dubbed “Ascension,” at the 2010 Coachella Music and Arts Festival, Indio, Calif., in April. Designed in the spirit of the Japanese legend of a Thousand Cranes, Ascension is a 150-by-45-foot crane crafted from soaring planes […]