Chicago will pursue Olympic bid

June 1, 2007  |  Industry News

The U.S. Olympic Committee has approved Chicago as the American candidate to pursue the bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games. Chicago won over Los Angeles to be the front-runner representing the U.S. by proposing to build extensive facilities, whereas previous host city L.A. already has nearly all the…
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B.C. Tent & Awning names logistics manager

June 1, 2007  |  Industry News

Kelly Dooley has been named logistics manager for B.C. Tent & Awning of Avon, Mass. Dooley will be responsible for obtaining the necessary building permits for company projects, as well as doing inspection scheduling for the company. Dooley has seven years of experience in scheduling inspections…
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Miller Weldmaster Corp. promotes engineer

June 1, 2007  |  Industry News

Miller Weldmaster Corp. of Navarre, Ohio, has promoted Erik Baker to sales consultant after Baker put in more than eight years as a field service engineer. In his prior role, Baker helped pioneer what are now widely used welding methods. He was involved in everything from design and building to inst…
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Chicago Party Rental wins three 2007 NICE Awards

June 1, 2007  |  Industry News

Chicago Party Rental has picked up three 2007 NICE Awards (NACE ISES Chicago Excellence Awards) for Best Use of Tenting, Best Use of Rental Equipment and Best Decorative Linen. Chicago Party Rental received the awards at NICE’s sixth-annual awards celebration and dinner in February. “The…
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AAdvantage founder wins Entrepreneur of the Year award

June 1, 2007  |  Industry News

Mike Hall, founder of AAdvantage Tent Fittings in Pleasant Valley, Ohio, took home the Entrepreneur of the Year award for 2007 from the Chillicothe, Ohio, chamber of commerce. In 1991, Hall acquired Phillips Rent-All, but found that there was something lacking in tent installation technology. &ldquo…
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DeBoer wins Innovation Award

June 1, 2007  |  Industry News

De Boer has won an Innovation Award at the 2007 Performance Textiles Association (Pertexa) Awards for its double-decker Emperor structure. The Emperor debuted at the 2006 FIFA World Cup Finals in Germany, showcasing an arched roof with covered viewing balconies. Some of the Emperor’s tradition…
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Innovative lighting illuminates tent interiors

June 1, 2007  |  Industry News, On the Job, Products

Tent interiors could be drastically different with the addition of SuperFlex™ lighting from Crosslink™. This futuristic lighting is flexible, foldable and crushable—Crosslink says the lighting is able to withstand nearly 1,000 crush cycles in a wringer test. The lightweight and dur…
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Cape May allows 9-foot beach tents

June 1, 2007  |  Industry News

The city of Cape May, N.J., has introduced an ordinance to allow 9-foot tents and cabanas on its beach. The Cape May County Herald reported that the ordinance requires the tents to be no more than 150 square feet, and they can only obstruct the view of the ocean by up to 20 percent. For … <di…
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Tent industry faces busy hurricane season

June 1, 2007  |  Industry News

A leading meteorology group has predicted 17 named storms this season for the Gulf Coast, including five major hurricanes. The projections include a 74 percent chance that at least one major hurricane will hit the U.S. coast. MSNBC.com reported that the predictions from Colorado State University&rsq…
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Accessorizing

January 1, 1970  |  Products

In the fashion world, they say that accessories make the clothes. In the realm of fabric structures, accessories are even more critical because they aren’t just aesthetic options. Multilevel tents are particularly demanding. Railings are needed for balconies and stairs. And the stairs themselv…
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