Cameras & computers

January 1st, 1970

“Digital cameras are indispensable in site evaluations,” says Scott Sutherland of Olympic Tent. “They give me the ability to tie photographs of the site to other paperwork for an event and make it readily accessible to anyone with a computer. I can take a picture of the measuring tape on the ground at the site […]

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Managing for profit at the last minute

January 1st, 1970

A client recently told me I should refer to the week before an event as the “Golden Week,” because that’s when you make (or lose) all your gold! Last-minute changes under stress can undermine profitability for a myriad of reasons, causing expensive over-booking problems, pulling errors and costly second trips. A change on one order […]

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Accessorizing

January 1st, 1970

In the fashion world, they say that accessories make the clothes. In the realm of fabric structures, accessories are even more critical because they aren’t just aesthetic options. Multilevel tents are particularly demanding. Railings are needed for balconies and stairs. And the stairs themselves are complex systems. “We build a staircase that can be put […]

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