Town & Country Party Rentals acquires Aztec Events & Tents

October 8, 2024  |  Industry News, News

Town & Country Party Rentals in Houston, Texas, has acquired substantially all assets of Aztec Events & Tents, also based in Houston. The company said the strategic move brings Aztec back under local family ownership, allowing the businesses to expand their services and better serve the Hou…
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Prim Design Co. split creates distinct design and rental entities

October 2, 2024  |  Industry News, News

Prim Design Co., Tempe, Ariz., a Southwest special event and interior design provider, has divided into two distinct entities: Prim Design Co. and Prim Rentals. The company said the strategic move will enable it to focus more specifically on its two core services — interior design and luxury …
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Eventworks/Quest Events acquires certain assets of Marquee Event Group

September 17, 2024  |  Industry News, News

EventWorks, a Southeast event rental provider, and Quest Events, a drape and scenic elements provider, (collectively, the “Company”) announced the acquisition of certain assets of Marquee Event Group Inc. and its affiliates (the “Acquisition”). The Acquisition will broaden the company’s pr…
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Chair-man Mills Corp. launches Element Event Solutions

September 12, 2024  |  Industry News, News

Element Event Solutions launched as Canada’s leading event solutions partner, bringing together the entire Chair-man Mills Corp. portfolio of companies. The brands that have united include Event Rental Group, Higgins Event Rentals, Contemporary Furniture Rentals, Regal Tent Productions, Advanced T…
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Party Reflections acquires Party Makers Event Rentals

September 6, 2024  |  Industry News, News

Party Reflections, based in Charlotte, N.C., has acquired Party Makers Event Rentals, Greensboro, N.C. “The combined efforts of our two companies will create a much stronger and more capable entity with a clear growth strategy for the future. Both of our customer bases will benefit greatly fr…
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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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