Röder wins two International Achievement Awards

June 1, 2008  |  Industry News, Project Briefs

By Dionne Cordell The Smart ForTwo car can be seen all over Europe, and it was finally brought to the United States in early 2008. Smart cars are smaller than a MINI Cooper and are known for their gas efficiency. To celebrate the newly designed Smart ForTwo, nearly 2,000 dealers and journalists were…
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Chicago Party Rental wins IAA award of excellence for party tent rental

June 1, 2008  |  Industry News, Project Briefs

By Dionne Cordell For the 2006 Lexus Dealers’ Conference, Chicago Party Rental (now Classic Party Rentals), Countryside, Ill., created three distinct areas—75,426 square feet of tents and structures, complete with climate control. After guests were greeted on the red-carpet entrance surr…
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Carpas y Lonas wins three International Achievement Awards

June 1, 2008  |  Industry News, Project Briefs

By Dionne Cordell Jurassic Park met the tent industry when a company built dinosaur robots and needed a tent large enough for its traveling musuem. That’s when Animatronix hired Carpas y Lonas el Carrousel S.A. de C.V., Mexico City, Mexico, to provide a traveling tent for Tyrannosaurus Rex and…
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Pacific Domes wins IAA award of excellence for tent manufacturing

June 1, 2008  |  Industry News, Project Briefs

By Dionne Cordell When Santa needed to come to Plainview, Ind., Premier Properties hired Pacific Domes, Ashland, Ore., to give him a unique home. Most of Pacific Domes’ clients want and expect something unusual, says Mark Hanson, Pacific Domes’ operations supervisor. Premier Properties d…
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Advanced Tent Rental Ltd. wins IAA outstanding achievement award

June 1, 2008  |  Industry News

By Dionne Cordell Advanced Tent Rental Ltd., Concord, Ontario, Canada, won an International Achievement Award for a party tent rental the company completed (see photo). The award was an outstanding achievement award. Dionne Cordell is an editorial intern at IFAI.
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Eventstar Productions wins IAA outstanding achievement award

June 1, 2008  |  Industry News

By Dionne Cordell Eventstar Productions, Medley, Fa., won an International Achievement Award for a party tent rental the company completed (see photo). The award was an outstanding achievement award. Dionne Cordell is an editorial intern at IFAI.
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Special Event Tent & Party Rental wins IAA outstanding achievement award

June 1, 2008  |  Industry News

By Dionne Cordell Special Event Tent & Party Rental, Bangor, Pa., won an International Achievement Award for a commercial tent rental the company completed (see photo). The award was an outstanding achievement award. Dionne Cordell is an editorial intern at IFAI.
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Army deploys new tents

April 1, 2008  |  Industry News

Tent innovations help protect U.S. soldiers in the field. With U.S. soldiers in harm’s way, efforts are ongoing to make their tented living quarters as safe as possible. One program is designing tent panels that can withstand mortar blasts; a second is insulating tents with a spray-on foam, th…
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Smoking tents snuffed out

April 1, 2008  |  Industry News

Smoking tents purchased in response to a smoking ban in the Canadian province of Alberta have been declared illegal by bylaw officials, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC). The ban went into effect Jan. 1,but owners of casino and bingo parlors believed that the tents would be in…
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Entering the tent rental and event industry

April 1, 2008  |  Industry News

What advice would you give to a family member interested in joining the tent rental and event industry? Lara McCulloch of Regal Tent Productions Ltd., Stoney Creek, Ontario, is an expert on this topic, having joined the family business after a 12-year career in branding and marketing. She says: &ldq…
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