Chicago Party Rental wins TRD Award of Excellence

June 1, 2007  |  Industry News, Project Briefs

George P. Johnson, a large event planning firm, hired Chicago Party Rental, Chicago, Ill., U.S.A., in June 2006 to provide more than 75,000 square feet of tents and structures for the annual Lexus dealers’ conference. Around 1,250 guests attended the conference and enjoyed entertainment from n…
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Stamford Tent & Event Services wins two TRD awards

June 1, 2007  |  Industry News, Project Briefs

When a private yacht club approached Stamford Tent & Event Services, Stamford, Conn., U.S.A., to install a tent for an exclusive fundraiser, president Steve Frost and his team initially said no. The club wanted Stamford Tent to do the impossible: to fit an 80-by-70-foot tent into what was essent…
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Making the most of your online presence

June 1, 2007  |  Features, Markets

Employ the latest Web marketing strategies to bring in potential clients and stay one click ahead of your competitors. By David Caruso Many tent rental companies and event planners mistakenly believe their online activity finishes when they successfully launch their Web sites. Reclining in their hig…
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Rental company creates the party of the century

June 1, 2007  |  Project Briefs

For an event dubbed the “party of the century” in downtown Columbus, Ohio, the Columbus Metropolitan Library hired Lasting Impressions Event Rental to put up a clearspan and fill the tent with all those extra special details. Lasting Impressions considers itself a one-stop shop, so makin…
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Event company designs one-of-a-kind event

June 1, 2007  |  Project Briefs

Perfect Surroundings Inc. of Newport, R.I., is specifically in the business of making events feel extra special by using unique designs and décor items. When the company was hired to produce an event for Roger Williams University in the summer of 2006, the team was given nearly free rein to d…
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Backyard wedding features unconventional clearspans

June 1, 2007  |  Project Briefs

With over 35 years of event experience, Chicago Party Rental Inc. in McCook, Ill., would normally view a standard backyard wedding as a relatively simple event to do. There are the usual challenges, such as weather problems, site layout issues and tight timelines, but these can be fairly easy to pre…
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Tent companies provide solutions to common tent-related problems

June 1, 2007  |  On the Job

Companies relay their tent-related headaches and how they’ve learned to cope. By Eileen Engebretson You’ve seen them before and you’ll see them again—sometimes no matter how hard you try to avoid them. Who are those uninvited guests? They are those particularly maddening prob…
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Rental company owner plans daughter’s wedding

June 1, 2007  |  Project Briefs

How one rental company owner made his daughter’s dream wedding come true. By Chuck Hobart Unless you’ve fathered a daughter, there’s no explaining the mesmerizing power they have over you. My daughter’s desire for an outdoor wedding reception in December inspired a whirlwind …
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New partnership for Kennards

June 1, 2007  |  Industry News

Kennards Hire of Concord, Australia, has expanded into event rental by entering into a new partnership with Barlens Event Hire of Canberra, Australia. The company plans to establish a network of Kennards Events locations across Australia. Peter Lancken, managing director of Kennards Hire, said the p…
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Rep change for Anchor

June 1, 2007  |  Industry News

Anchor Industries has chosen Tentwares to fill its current vacant sales territory in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin. Tentwares will relocate Mid-Atlantic sales rep Jason O’Neil to represent Anchor as the manufacturing sales representative for the midwest territory.
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