June 2007 Issue

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  Tent industry faces busy hurricane season

  A leading meteorology group has predicted 17 named storms this season for the Gulf Coast, including five major hurricanes.

• Tents4Peace builds orphanage

  Tents4Peace International, a charity launched in 2005 to help sufferers of that year’s devastating earthquake in Pakistan, is set to open an orphanage in Kabul, Afghanistan.

• Cape May allows 9-foot beach tents

  The city of Cape May, N.J., has introduced an ordinance to allow 9-foot tents and cabanas on its beach.

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  Innovative lighting illuminates tent interiors

  Tent interiors could be drastically different with these new lighting options.

• Chicago will pursue Olympic bid

  The U.S. Olympic Committee has approved Chicago as the American candidate to pursue the bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games.

• DeBoer wins Innovation Award

  De Boer has won an Innovation Award at the 2007 Performance Textiles Association (Pertexa) Awards for its double-decker Emperor structure.

• AAdvantage founder wins Entrepreneur of the Year award

  Mike Hall, founder of AAdvantage Tent Fittings in Pleasant Valley, Ohio, took home the Entrepreneur of the Year award for 2007 from the Chillicothe, Ohio, chamber of commerce.

• Chicago Party Rental wins three 2007 NICE Awards

  Chicago Party Rental has picked up three 2007 NICE Awards (NACE ISES Chicago Excellence Awards) for Best Use of Tenting, Best Use of Rental Equipment and Best Decorative Linen.

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  Miller Weldmaster Corp. promotes engineer

  Miller Weldmaster Corp. of Navarre, Ohio, has promoted Erik Baker to sales consultant after Baker put in more than eight years as a field service engineer.

• B.C. Tent & Awning names logistics manager

  Kelly Dooley has been named logistics manager for B.C. Tent & Awning of Avon, Mass.

• Rep change for Anchor

  Anchor Industries has chosen Tentwares to fill its current vacant sales territory in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

• New partnership for Kennards

  Kennards Hire of Concord, Australia, has expanded into event rental by entering into a new partnership with Barlens Event Hire of Canberra, Australia.

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  Stamford Tent & Event Services wins two TRD awards

  When a private yacht club approached Stamford Tent & Event Services to install a tent for an exclusive fundraiser, president Steve Frost and his team initially said no.

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  Chicago Party Rental wins TRD Award of Excellence

  George P. Johnson, a large event planning firm, hired Chicago Party Rental in June 2006 to provide more than 75,000 square feet of tents and structures for the annual Lexus dealers’ conference.

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  Röder wins TRD Award of Excellence

  For a presentation, Röder Zelt-und Veranstaltungsservice GmbH provided a 35-by-40-meter tent (115 by 131 feet) with a 4-meter-high (13-foot) glass façade.

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  Boyle introduces single-stroke grommeting and colorful fabric

  John Boyle & Co. Inc. is offering a new grommet-setting machine and has added three new colors to its BTF-19™ PVC-coated fabric.

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  Truck allows for safe, quick movement of equipment

  The unit is powered by two sealed batteries that provide four to six hours of continuous operational time.

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  Wrench designed for erecting and dismantling requirements

  The new wrench is perfect for tightening and aligning beams with splices.

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  Innovative lighting illuminates tent interiors

  Tent interiors could be drastically different with these new lighting options.

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  Light tower offers lighting for various settings

  The light tower casts an even 360-degree glow, offering plentiful lighting for parties, special events and parking lots.

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  Generator offers ease of operation, durability and accessibility

  The QAX 24 has rear-mounted controls and a front-hinging, clamshell canopy.

• PS Furniture introduces new design for folding chair

  Palmer Snyder/PS Event Furniture has added a new design to its most widely used lightweight folding chair, the EventXpress™.

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  Tent companies provide solutions to common tent-related problems

  Companies relay their tent-related headaches and how they’ve learned to cope.

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  Innovative lighting illuminates tent interiors

  Tent interiors could be drastically different with these new lighting options.

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  Rental company owner plans daughter’s wedding

  How one rental company owner made his daughter’s dream wedding come true.

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  Backyard wedding features unconventional clearspans

  Chicago Party Rental encounters unexpected problems when planning this backyard wedding when the bride’s father stepped in late in the process with some unusual requests.

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  Event company designs one-of-a-kind event

  When the Perfect Surroundings Inc. was hired to produce an event for Roger Williams University in the summer of 2006, the team was given nearly free rein to design an unforgettable occasion.

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  Rental company creates the party of the century

  The Columbus Metropolitan Library hired Lasting Impressions Event Rental to put up a clearspan and fill the tent with all those extra special details.

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  Stamford Tent & Event Services wins two TRD awards

  When a private yacht club approached Stamford Tent & Event Services to install a tent for an exclusive fundraiser, president Steve Frost and his team initially said no.

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  Chicago Party Rental wins TRD Award of Excellence

  George P. Johnson, a large event planning firm, hired Chicago Party Rental in June 2006 to provide more than 75,000 square feet of tents and structures for the annual Lexus dealers’ conference.

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  Röder wins TRD Award of Excellence

  For a presentation, Röder Zelt-und Veranstaltungsservice GmbH provided a 35-by-40-meter tent (115 by 131 feet) with a 4-meter-high (13-foot) glass façade.

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  Dual-story tent houses NBA after-parties

  A tent with two stories of glass sidewalls provides a high-class touch for a celebrity venue.

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  Making the most of your online presence

  Employ the latest Web marketing strategies to bring in potential clients and stay one click ahead of your competitors.

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  Breaking into the custom printed tent market

  Providing custom printing options and sideline services can enhance your bottom line.

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  Strong vendor-planner partnerships lead to profit

  When event planners and their vendors develop good working relationships, profits will follow.

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