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Call for presenters open for Advanced Textiles Expo 2025
December 6th, 2024
Advanced Textiles Association invites industry leaders, innovators and experts to present at Advanced Textiles Expo® 2025 and Emerging Technologies Conference (ETC). Advanced Textiles Expo and the ETC allow textile industry participants to showcase their knowledge and innovations, inspire other industry professionals, and engage with peers and thought leaders in a dynamic, collaborative environment. Presentation applications […]
Becoming versed in vinyl
December 1st, 2024
Photo courtesy of Julie Couture, Fiesta Tents. Coming from the cosmetics industry, I found the tent industry learning curve to be quite steep when I began my career! During my eight years in this industry, I have certainly learned a lot, but as the industry continues to grow and evolve, there’s always more to learn. […]
Improving warehouse efficiency
December 1st, 2024
Several months ago, I ran across a particularly interesting query in one of the LinkedIn groups I belong to: What are some basic questions warehouse managers ask? Rather than hit each topic in depth, I have decided to offer the most frequently mentioned areas for further self-study. This article is designed to help focus attention […]
Four-dimensional leadership
December 1st, 2024
Traditional leadership philosophies focus on what it takes for a leader to have sway over a team, to drive toward an outcome and to create coordinated movement. These aspects of reaching a goal are critical components of leadership, but they are one-dimensional. Four-dimensional leadership asks leaders to enhance their abilities by developing additional leadership dimensions, […]
Project Showcase: Tenting on ice
December 1st, 2024
Fiesta Tents provided structures for this annual multi-day event at which preeminent customers across North America acquire the necessary skills to handle the Lamborghini fleet on ice and snow. When a Toronto, Ontario-based marketing firm contacted Fiesta Tents Ltd., out of Montreal, Que., Canada, with a request to install a clearspan tent in February on […]
Company profile: Charnecke Tents
December 1st, 2024
A tent is unloaded from a washer made by Charnecke’s sister company, CCC Washers. For decades, customers across the country have relied on Rosholt, Wis.-based Charnecke Tents for high-quality tents of all sizes. “We have customers who come back to us year after year,” says Jenny Cole, co-owner and vice president of Charnecke Tents Inc., […]
Conquering the cold
December 1st, 2024
Labelle Tents installs this 40-by-60-foot Solar System structure, by Fiesta Tents Ltd., every winter season to serve as a heated ice skate rental facility. Pictured in February 2022 in Jean Drapeau Park, Montreal, Que., Canada, this tent was installed in a gravel area with a plywood flooring inside and is anchored with stakes. Photo courtesy […]
Overcoming the dread of new software
December 1st, 2024
Among other capabilities, Goodshuffle Pro’s all-in-one software helps tent/event rental companies track their rentals, streamline their sales and eliminate overbookings. This latter feature enables rental companies to easily pinpoint which items within an order pose an inventory conflict, allowing for a timely swapping of alternate pieces. Photo courtesy of Goodshuffle Pro. If you’re like many […]
2024 Premier Product Showcase, Part 2
December 1st, 2024
Customization, fast installation, easy handling and style—these are the qualities that tent and event rental companies demand. For the annual InTents Premier Product Showcase, we asked our contributors to send us information about their latest products and services that help companies save time and labor, perform safer installations and turn a profit. This issue features […]
Arena Group and Showblock announce expansion
November 12th, 2024
Arena Group and Showblock announced that Showblock’s innovative solutions will now be available across North America. This expansion leverages the existing infrastructure and network of the Arena Group in the U.S., allowing Showblock’s modular structures to be efficiently delivered and installed for events across the continent. This development follows Showblock’s successful operations in the UK, […]