PS Furniture goes green

August 1, 2008  |  Industry News

PS Furniture, Milwaukee, Wis., has enlisted the help of the Green Business Alliance, Boca Raton, Fla., to implement environmentally friendly operating procedures. With the Green Business Alliance’s “Greenified” program, PS Furniture (formerly Palmer Snyder) intends to integrate env…
Students develop concrete canvas shelter

August 1, 2008  |  Industry News

Two engineering students competing in a British Cement Association competition to find new uses for cement based their entry, an inflatable concrete shelter for refugee relief, on meditations about the compressive strength of an eggshell. “We came up with the two critical components of concret…
Aztec hires account manager

August 1, 2008  |  Industry News

Aztec Tents, Torrance, Calif., has hired Mike Haupt as an account manager for its Northwest and California regions. Visit www.aztectents.com.
Modern Exposition Services appoints general manager

August 1, 2008  |  Industry News

Randy Breen has been appointed general manager of the Phoenix operations of Modern Exposition Services, Salt Lake City, Utah. Visit www.modernexpo.com.
New addition to Special Events Rental sales team

August 1, 2008  |  Industry News

Special Events Rental, Warren, Mich., has a new addition to its sales team: Dana Forbes. Visit www.specialeventsrental.com.
Kwik-Covers opens new warehouse

August 1, 2008  |  Industry News

Kwik-Covers, Syracuse, N.Y., has opened a warehouse in Carson, Calif., in order to better serve its West Coast customers. Visit www.kwikcovers.com.
Classic Party Rentals acquires Water Mill Party

August 1, 2008  |  Industry News

Classic Party Rentals has acquired Water Mill Party, which serves the Hamptons market from its location in Water Mill, N.Y. Visit www.classicpartyrentals.com.
Mullins Special Occasions employees celebrate 10 years of service

August 1, 2008  |  Industry News

Will Childers and Shirley Jones are both celebrating 10 years of service at Mullins Special Occasions in Hunstville, Ala. Visit www.mullinsrentals.com.
Company owner is committed to tents

August 1, 2008  |  Industry News

Ed Knight works his way through the industry and finds tents are his favorite rental. Over 25 years ago, Ed Knight got his start in the rental business by working his way through college in a tool rental store. “My college assignments, term papers, etc. centered on the rental industry,” …
Dome houses Made in Berlin exhibition

June 1, 2008  |  Industry News

Zendome and partners craft an identity for Berlin designers in Italy. Berlin, UNESCO’s City of Design for 2006, has a new creative ambassador in the form of the Berlin Design Dome. The dome was created to house the Made in Berlin exhibition at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan, a t…