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High-tech tent is site for major military exercise
February 15th, 2011
A high-tech tent erected at Mayport Naval Station near Jacksonville, Fla., is headquarters for a military exercise to coordinate major responses. One of only six units in the U.S. military, the tent has its own power source along with connections to the Internet, a satellite television and a radio capable of talking to the Pentagon […]
It’s time for the Specialty Fabrics Review 2011 New Fabric Showcase
February 9th, 2011
To all fabric suppliers: Deadline: Feb. 15, 2011 The editors of Specialty Fabrics Review are requesting that suppliers of fabric to the technical fabrics industry send information and images about their latest fabric innovations, to be published in the April and May 2011 issues of the magazine. All fabric manufacturers supplying material to the industry […]
Snow and ice foil Super Bowl party tent
February 2nd, 2011
Snow and ice foil Super Bowl party tent Snow and ice foil Super Bowl party tent The tent for a huge Super Bowl party did not collapse as initially reported, but came down "quicker than we wanted to," according to officials. The tent was installed inside the Cotton Bowl at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. […]
Video shot during Tent Expo storms
January 31st, 2011
Well-staked tent installations at IFAI Tent Expo 2011 in St. Pete Beach, Fla., withstood wind gusts of 60-plus mph and several inches of rain when a stormfront moved through in the early evening of Jan. 25. Check out this video on YouTube shot during the storm! Source: Tent Rental Division of IFAI
Miller Weldmaster hits the road with ‘Roadshow’
January 27th, 2011
The Miller Roadshow, a traveling exhibit by Miller Weldmaster, is set to begin its 2011 itinerary in Florida, according to a press release from the company. The peripatetic Roadshow is actually a tradeshow that goes to MW’s customers and would-be customers. Eric Helmick is the Roadshow tech who offers advice and demonstrates the company’s machines. […]
IFAI launches new website
January 20th, 2011
The Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) has launched a new website to better serve its members and the specialty fabrics industry as a whole. The site features an event calendar, news blog, news feeds from the association’s seven magazine websites, revamped bookstore and information on IFAI interest groups and services. Non-members can easily join the […]
CORT acquires Seattle event rental company
January 17th, 2011
Nationwide event furniture renter CORT, Fairfax, Va., has acquired ABC Special Event Rentals, Seattle, Wash., providing the company with an expanded range of products and services, including rental furniture from CORT Event Furnishings. Rental furniture, equipment and services from CORT and ABC Special Event Rentals by CORT will be available at ABC’s existing showroom and […]
Stuart and Top Productions merge
January 13th, 2011
The Stuart Rental Co., Milpitas, Calif., and Top Productions, Richmond, Calif., have merged to form a full-line event production and party rental company in the San Francisco Bay Area. The newly-combined company will operate as The Stuart Rental Co. “This new company operating under one roof provides our customers with unprecedented resources,” says Top Productions […]
Voting now open for InTents Buyer’s Guide cover
January 4th, 2011
We asked for your best work, and you gave it to us! InTents put out an open call for cover images for the 2011 InTents Buyer’s Guide. And so many gorgeous pictures of tent installations came in, we can’t decide! We’ve narrowed the choices to three, and now we need your help to select the […]
L.B. White and related companies under new ownership
December 22nd, 2010
L.B. White Company Inc., Onalaska, Wis., has been acquired by Jeff Diermeier, Rick Diermeier and Kevin Gagermeier. The company manufacturers and markets direct-fired forced air, radiant and indirect-fired heaters for tents and other environments. The acquisition includes L.B. White, PSI Heating Systems and two sister companies that make up Hospitality International LLC: La Crosse (manufacturer […]