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Lawsuit filed over tent collapse
May 19th, 2010
Russo and Steele Collector Automobile Auction LLC of Scottsdale, Ariz., has filed suit against Tri–Rentals Inc., Phoenix, Ariz., in Arizona Superior Court citing “negligence; gross negligence; breach of duty of good faith and fair dealing.” On Jan. 21, under severe weather including heavy rain and high winds, tents installed by Tri–Rentals collapsed during Russo and […]
Cover-All Building Systems placed in receivership
May 6th, 2010
Calgary, Canada–based Cover–All Building Systems has been placed in receivership, and the process of selling the company’s assets will move forward in May. The maker of steel–framed fabric buildings halted production in March and laid off most of its 483 employees after being granted protection from creditors. Cover–All also issued a safety notice in March […]
Classic Party Rentals Wins N.I.C.E. Awards
April 28th, 2010
The Chicago location of Classic Party Rentals won four NACE/ISES Chicago Excellence (N.I.C.E.) Awards at the 9th annual N.I.C.E. Awards celebration to honor hospitality/special event industry professionals for their achievements. The National Association of Catering Executives (NACE) and the International Special Events Society (ISES) held the award ceremony April 20 at the Horseshoe Casino in […]
IFF announces Innovation Award
April 19th, 2010
The Industrial Fabrics Foundation (IFF) announced the development of the Innovation Award, a new award program created to inspire imagination and innovation within the specialty fabrics industry. Any company that has developed and manufactured an innovative product related to the industry is eligible in one of three award categories: fabric, hardware and machinery; end product; […]
IFAI seeks candidates for board positions
April 12th, 2010
The Leadership Development Committee of the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) is now seeking candidates to be considered for three director positions on the IFAI Board of Directors. All candidates must be employed by either an End Product or Supplier member who is in good standing. Interested parties must submit written confirmation of their wish […]
Moss promotes Bob Frey
April 8th, 2010
Moss Inc. has appointed Bob Frey to executive vice president of research and development. Frey has been with the company since its 2006 acquisition of Nichols Incorporated, where he was the co-owner and general manager since 1999. His major contributions to Moss include the development of the Moss EZ Fabric Wall system and the launch […]
Snow-covered wedding for Jonas brother
April 1st, 2010
A tent, a Jonas brother and a blizzard. On December 19, 2009, at Oheka Castle in Huntington, N.Y., a crew from P.J. McBride Inc., West Babylon, N.Y., battled the weather—and won. The company was hired to provide the tent for the high-profile Kevin Jonas wedding. The goal of the groom—the eldest brother in the Jonas […]
Designing tent entrances
April 1st, 2010
Creative and well-designed tent entrances will make clients and guests take notice. By Meleah Maynard Temporary structures can be works of art, and Medley, Fla.-based EventStar Structures proved it when the company designed and installed the Audi Pavilion for the German car company’s centennial anniversary premiere of the Audi A8 in Miami in early December […]
Marketing with a virtual showroom
April 1st, 2010
Got the goods? Show them off online. By Jamie Swedberg A traditional brick-and-mortar showroom has a lot of disadvantages for a tent rental company. First, there’s space. If one room were big enough to house all the contents of the company’s warehouse, it would be ... well, a warehouse. And even then, it wouldn’t show […]
The advantages of proper engineering
April 1st, 2010
Proper engineering trumps attempts to save money and time. by Janice Kleinschmidt Last May, consulting engineer Nicholas Goldsmith received a call for help with a tent for the July 4 Coney Island Festival and Flea Market. “A client who purchased a rental tent system from China set it up not realizing that the engineering used […]