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Leavitt and Parris Inc. redesign website
June 1st, 2009
Leavitt and Parris Inc. of Portland, Maine, has redesigned its company website, visit www.leavittandparris.com.
Experienced professionals form new company
June 1st, 2009
Industry veterans Noah Hammer, Doc Waldrop, Ben Hay and Catherine Attaway have formed a new company, Full Circle Lighting & Production in Atlanta, Ga. The company focuses on providing lighting design and event production services nationwide.
Ramirez joins Aztec
June 1st, 2009
Peter Ramirez has joined Aztec Tents, Torrence, Calif. As its new inside customer support representative, Ramirez’s duties include customer service and sales, specializing in transition support for former Anza Tent customers.
IFAI State of the Industry
June 1st, 2009
In April 2009, the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) released a digital version of its two-part State of the Industry series, published in the February and March issues of Specialty Fabrics Review. Part I focuses on the U.S. industry, covering market size, forces, key markets, market trends, global trade issues and the coming year’s outlook […]
Portable hospital tents
June 1st, 2009
The commonwealth of Pennsylvania received funding through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to purchase eight portable hospital systems that are packaged as tow-behind trailer systems. The 50-bed hospital systems are strategically located across the state. The systems, which can be inflated in five minutes by six trained people, can function in a […]
Flame-retardant chemicals accumulating in ecosystem
June 1st, 2009
The commonly used flame retardant chemicals polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) used in building materials and textiles are finding their way into coastal ecosystems in South Florida, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) study released in April. Most U.S. manufacturers have discontinued use of PBDEs voluntarily, and production of the chemicals is banned […]
TV series for event planners
June 1st, 2009
“Wedding Day”—a new series covering the Big Day—kicks off on TNT Tuesdays at 8:00pm EST starting June 16. The series features celebrity event planner and food expert Alan Dunn (For Better or Worse) and celebrity wedding producer and designer Diann Valentine (author of Weddings Valentine Style). The two will host the program as each week […]
Crane safety
June 1st, 2009
Glen Johnson, business manager of the International Union of Operating Engineers (I.U.O.E)/Local 49, testified in front of an OSHA panel in Washington D.C. on March 17, hoping to help shape newly proposed standards that would improve crane safety across the United States. In Minnesota, Johnson has been an instrumental leader in improving training and certification […]
Air show features 364 tents
June 1st, 2009
More than 165,000 people visited the Avalon 2009 Australian International Air Show in Geelong, Australia, March 10–15, witnessing flight displays and viewing military, commercial and special-interest aircraft. Moreton Hire, a Sydney provider of event temporary structures, had the air show under wraps with 364 tents that covered 31,000 square meters of the Avalon Airport. “This […]