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Safe Tenting Professional Certification Workshop in Georgia
August 1st, 2026
A hands-on pole tent training course was held at EventQuip in Montgomeryville, Pa. Photo courtesy of Michelle Chapin. The Tent Rental Division (TRD) of Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) is offering the Safe Tenting Professional (STP) Certification Program Aug. 26–27, at Classic Tents & Events in Norcross, Ga. This program will bring together all three essential […]
Industry leaders examine evacuation planning and liability
August 1st, 2026
Photo: ©Sergey Tolmachyov | Dreamstime.com Recent events in the tent and event industry have renewed focus on one of the most important aspects of event safety: emergency preparedness. As industry professionals continue to evaluate best practices for protecting guests, staff and vendors, attention has increasingly turned toward evacuation planning, risk mitigation and liability management. While […]
Fall protection & PPE
August 1st, 2026
Photo: ©Vchalup | Dreamstime.com When building a tent structure, use of tools like ladders, platforms or boom lifts are necessary. From a tent as small as a 10-by-10-foot up to a 50-meter-wide structure, the way we use these tools must be carefully thought out to ensure that no one gets hurt or drops anything on […]
Project showcase: Woodland wonderland
August 1st, 2026
Stamford Tent & Event Services installed a 25-by-40-meter clear Losberger Levo Conservatory for the main structure, with glass walls and a 5-by-5-meter entrance foyer. Mature trees and shrubs around the perimeter created the illusion that the structure had always existed within the woods. When the host of a weeklong conference for event planners decided on […]
Protection above & below
August 1st, 2026
© Zigmunds Dizgalvis | Dreamstime.com With approximately 100 installers on its field operations team working at heights varying from 10 to 50 feet, Memphis, Tenn.-based Sunbelt Rentals® Temporary Structures has a lot of employees at risk of falling. And given that the company averages 50 installs per month, with the most commonly deployed structure putting […]
Wrangling the warehouse chaos
August 1st, 2026
From profitability to customer satisfaction, warehouse management affects every part of an event rental business. Companies doing it well continually fine-tune their processes for inventory oversight, equipment tracking and overall organization to keep chaos under control and create a strong foundation for growth. B.C. Tent & Awning’s organization system for tent poles involves color coding, […]
More than “just a business”
August 1st, 2026
How many times have we said this as business owners? “I know I shouldn’t feel this way, but…it’s personal.” We are taught to keep a hard line between personal and business. I could lie to you and say that it’s easier to separate the two if you aren’t the owner of a company, but that’s […]
A succession solution
August 1st, 2026
What happens to an owner’s company when they retire and no successor is available to take the reins? The answer might be all around them—on the shop floor, among the sales staff or within human resources, finance and legal departments. Through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), business owners can turn over their companies to […]