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MacFarlands Events opens new facility in Halifax, Nova Scotia
October 18th, 2023
MacFarlands Events, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, has opened a new facility at 461 Higney Ave. in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, to serve the Atlantic Canadian event community. Situated on a 5.8-acre lot, the 21,000-sq.-ft. facility features a showroom, offices and warehouse area. MacFarlands Events has serviced Atlantic Canada’s event industry for more than six decades with […]
Import cargo, spending growth slowing
October 11th, 2023
Import cargo volume at the nation’s major container ports has already hit its expected peak for the year and should gradually slow headed into the holiday season, according to the Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. “Cargo volumes will still be strong the rest of the year, […]
Herculite Products named one of best places to work
October 10th, 2023
Herculite Products Inc., an innovator and manufacturer of high-performance and custom fabrics, announced that it has been selected by the Central Penn Business Journal and Lehigh Valley Business as one of the Best Places to Work in PA for 2023. Best Places to Work in PA identifies, recognizes, and honors the best places of employment […]
ATA announces VISTA online sourcing directory
October 9th, 2023
Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) announces an exciting new platform specifically designed to provide information on sourcing products in the textile industry year-round. VISTA by ATA is a groundbreaking online sourcing directory platform that promises to revolutionize how professionals in the textile sector source products, services and suppliers. “Sourcing is an important benefit for our membership […]
PEAK Event Services announces Events Unlimited as newest division
October 5th, 2023
PEAK Event Services, an event and tent rental provider in the Northeast, announced that Events Unlimited, of Saugerties, N.Y., will now be a Division of PEAK Event Services. Events Unlimited is Hudson Valley’s premier tent and event rental since 2003. With 7 locations spanning across New England and Florida, this acquisition signifies our expansion to […]
InTENTional Systems now provides custom printing
October 3rd, 2023
The consumer expectation of a brand experience has evolved over the past several years in the direction of even greater customization, personalization and immersion. Thanks to the recent purchase of one of the most innovative large-format tent printers, trusted Binghamton tent manufacturer InTENTional Systems is stepping up custom branding by providing corporations with high-quality custom tents for […]
National Structures, Life is Beautiful extend partnership
October 2nd, 2023
Atmosphere during day three of the Life is Beautiful Music Festival held in Downtown Las Vegas, NV on Sept. 18, 2022. Photo courtesy of Alive Coverage/Sipa USA. National Structures, a specialized temporary structure, tenting, flooring, HVAC, power generation, and mobile-kitchen deployment firm, and Life is Beautiful, a premier three-day music and arts festival in Las […]
Project showcase: Premier Event Rentals
October 1st, 2023
Premier Event Tent Rentals built this show-stopper of a tent atop two floating barges to host a wedding ceremony in the Muskoka region of central Ontario, Canada. All photos courtesy of Premier Event Tent Rentals. When clients wanted to create a dazzling—yet challenging—wedding ceremony and reception for their daughter in the lake-filled Canadian region of […]
Installation spotlight: Milestone Event Rental
October 1st, 2023
This 59-by-99-foot traditional sailcloth tent was a last-minute replacement that ended up being the better choice to keep guests shaded and comfortable. Photos courtesy of Milestone Event Rental. Every event planner knows that trying to book a tent just four months before a wedding is going to be very difficult. Trying to book a tent […]
Finding (and keeping) good employees
October 1st, 2023
As the world adjusted to life during COVID restrictions, tents were in greater demand; however, finding people willing and able to take on the work during those early months of the pandemic was particularly difficult, says David Darby, wedding and event rental specialist at Colonial Heights, Virginia-based Rent-E-Quip. Eli Tirado, tenting manager at South Jersey […]