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Kinney rejoins Celina Tent
April 1st, 2010
Jason Kinney has rejoined Celina Tent after acquiring a degree in construction management from Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio. Kinney worked part-time in various departments at Celina Tent while attending college for the past four years. He will be responsible for assisting sales functions within the East Coast and Mid Central territories.
Gray promoted to sales assistant at Celina Tent
April 1st, 2010
Adam Gray has been promoted to sales assistant at Celina Tent after five years of service in manufacturing. Gray was recently promoted to team leader in charge of four employees and overseeing tent layout operations. He will assist sales functions within the Midwest and West Coast territories.
Alberta & British Columbia are beautiful and challenging locations to be in the tent rental business
April 1st, 2010
Surrounded by mountains, lakes, ski resorts and wineries, the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada, is a beautiful—and challenging—location to be in the tent rental business. “I am sure our plight is no worse than many others, but we do live in a valley on a lake with rocky and sandy shores and mountaintop houses […]
Intercultural and high-end ethnic events
April 1st, 2010
Sonia Sharma enjoys the freedom that tents provide when designing unique celebrations. Event planner Sonia Sharma specializes in intercultural and high-end ethnic events, and it’s not unusual for her to be asked to take the flair and style of cultures from around the globe and blend them artfully into a single event. “Social events, whether […]
Race to finish Olympic tents
April 1st, 2010
Preparing for the last leg of the race. By Janice Kleinschmidt With just a week before the opening ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games and more than 620 tents installed, you might think the staff of Karl’s Event Rental could sit back and relax, knowing their job was done. But that would be simplifying […]
Anchoring in sandy soil
April 1st, 2010
By Michael Tharpe Q: What should I consider when anchoring in sandy soil? A:Everyone wants a memorable event, and the natural beauty of a beach makes the perfect background for that memory. However, the reaction from many rental stores, when confronted with doing a tented beach event, is “no way.” If you must consider moving […]
New tent design debuted at wedding
April 1st, 2010
A family wedding for a longtime client was the perfect opportunity for Custom Covers to introduce a new tent design. Tent renter Ridgeway Marquees Ltd. of Redditch, Worcestershire, England, has been a longtime customer of tent manufacturer Custom Covers (1984) Ltd. So when Ridgeway owner Tim Jones was arranging his daughter’s wedding, he turned to […]
Wildly successful installation at Central Park Zoo
April 1st, 2010
A tent installation in New York City’s Central Park Zoo was so well received that the client decided to keep it up. To say that organizers of the Wildlife Conservation Society’s 2009 Central Park Zoo gala were happy with the work of Stamford Tent & Event Services is an understatement. Steve Frost, president of the […]
Determining your business’ worth
April 1st, 2010
Do you know where you stand? What is your business worth? According to Gary Stansberry, if you are an owner or manager, you should be able to answer that question immediately, or at least at the touch of a button. Stansberry, a partner with Hageman, Stansberry & Associates, a leading mergers and acquisitions firm in […]
Ballasting study
April 1st, 2010
The TRD begins process of developing safety guidelines for ballasted tents. Because of increasing regulatory limitations on the staking of commercial rental tents, installers need to ballast tents more and more often. The Tent Rental Division (TRD) of the Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) plans to conduct a ballasting study, the objective of which is […]