CORT Events expands Orlando footprint

September 6, 2024  |  Industry News, News

CORT Events, Chantilly, Va., the trade show and event division of CORT Furniture Rental, has relocated its Orlando warehouse to a larger facility that the company said will enhance its ability to serve trade shows, exhibits and events in Orlando and southern Florida. “This larger warehouse is a te…
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FTC ban on noncompetes blocked

September 3, 2024  |  Industry News, News

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final rule banning noncompete agreements — issued in April 2024 and set to take effect Sept. 4 — has been blocked. A federal judge in Texas has barred the rule that would ban agreements commonly signed by workers not to join their employers’ rival…
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In memoriam: Robert Mastromatteo

August 27, 2024  |  Industry News, News, People

Robert (Bob) J. Mastromatteo, 78, Brewster, Mass., died Aug. 12, 2024. Mastromatteo was an entrepreneur at heart, starting a lawn company, co-founding a chemical manufacturing company, and eventually establishing Party Cape Cod in 1984 with his wife, becoming the Cape’s first one-stop party retail…
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Aggreko mid-sized energy storage systems

August 27, 2024  |  Industry News, News

Aggreko, Houston, has introduced two mid-node — 500 kW/250 kWh and 250 kW/575 kWh — battery energy storage systems (BESS) to its Greener Upgrades line of temporary power options. The new storage systems are designed for on and off-grid applications while also enabling reduced emissions, energy c…
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In memoriam: Robert ‘Bob’ MacFarland

August 15, 2024  |  Industry News, News

Robert “Bob” MacFarland, 91, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, died Aug. 12, 2024. MacFarland — who served as the 28th president of the American Rental Association (ARA) in 1989 — became involved in the rental industry in 1963 when, after spending 10 years in the construction industry, he opened…
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State of the industry report

August 1, 2024  |  News

Each year, Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) surveys the readers of all its publications, members and nonmembers both, to take the pulse of the current state of our industry. The survey asks questions on business sizes, revenue projections and recent sales context, top concerns, future plans, and …
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Chasing the “perfect event”

August 1, 2024  |  News

I vividly recall a meeting for a six-figure event with a client who, at the end of my sales pitch, asked me, “You are going to guarantee my event is perfect, right?” My candid response was, “No.” The astonished look I received in return was unforgettable.
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Point of Rental Elite introduces work orders for POR One

July 10, 2024  |  Industry News, News

Any rental business using work orders to manage its maintenance processes can now do so easily, securely, and remotely with Work Orders for Point of Rental One. “The Work Orders workflow will help get your rented items operational again more quickly. It makes it easier to diagnose and document pro…
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