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Element expands Gulf Coast footprint
June 21st, 2024
Element, a Louisiana-based event production rental company with its hub in New Orleans, is expanding in the Gulf Coast region with a new location in Gulfport, Miss. Element has served the southern Louisiana market for 25 years. Third-generation owner Octavia Young, who serves as the company’s chief financial officer/sales, will head the expansion and build […]
Point of Rental named one of Inc.’s best places to work
June 18th, 2024
Point of Rental has been named one of Inc. Magazine’s Best Places to Work for 2024, the first time the software company has been listed. “A few years ago, we set a 10-year Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal as a company. One of those goals was to become one of the best places to work in […]
Cincinnati’s All Occasions launches All On Productions
June 5th, 2024
The All Occasions Group, Cincinnati, has created a new division dedicated to providing lighting and production services. All On Productions will build upon All Occasions’ broader capabilities of event rental products and services, the company said. “We will leverage our 40-plus years in the event industry and established infrastructure to expand our offerings into this new-to-us segment […]
2024 Reader’s Choice Awards
June 1st, 2024
We asked InTents readers to vote for the best of the best in 15 categories. Which companies, products and services do InTents readers believe to be the best of the best? What tent rental industry supplier always comes through when you need them? Which piece of equipment saves time and labor? And what services do you […]
Sporting opportunities
June 1st, 2024
When working on golf events, Party Reflections focuses on creating impressive structures designed for spectators’ comfort and safety. Photo courtesy of Party Reflections. Outfitting sporting events with tents, flooring, staging and other key elements is the quintessential project for which many companies within the event industry strive. Just ask Daniel Hooks, president and CEO of […]
Tents to the rescue!
June 1st, 2024
Demand for tents suitable for use in the disaster response arena has exceeded that of the use sector. Photo courtesy of ©Jhernan124 | Dreamstime.com Used for wedding celebrations, birthday parties, graduations, festivals and other events, fabric structures and tents serve a variety of lighthearted purposes. But these products also have a serious side, such as […]
Invest and grow
June 1st, 2024
In 2005, Mahaffey USA was asked by an aviation company to provide a tent for the private aircraft of a Saudi prince. The company built this 64-meter clearspan with 11-meter uprights. All photos courtesy of Stephanie Ramirez via SprinkleCreative.com George Smith, vice president of operations for temporary structures for Sunbelt Rentals Inc. (and former president […]
A clear success
June 1st, 2024
A/C systems provided by United Rentals worked around the clock for three days to ensure neither the flowers nor the wedding guests wilted in the 100 degree heat. Photos courtesy of Marianne’s Rentals and Aaron Snow Photography. Having a reception beneath a clear top tent has become the dream of many brides, but a logistical […]
Recruiting positive employees
June 1st, 2024
Lauren and TRD Steering Committee director Kevin Vasquez. Photo courtesy of Made in the Shade Tent Rentals. As the recruiting manager for Made in the Shade Tent Rentals, I embody the first hurdle on the road to employment. If 100 people apply for one job, close to a quarter will make it to the first […]
What’s wrong with these kids?
June 1st, 2024
Man, I feel old when I start referring to the next generation of employees in the distribution world as “kids.” But let’s face facts—it has been over 25 years since I started working in the warehouse of my family distribution business. Things have changed. The way the job is done has changed. And, much to […]