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Rupp Industries Inc. changes name
December 1, 2007 | Industry News
Rupp Industries Inc., a provider of temporary HVAC solutions, is changing its name to Temp-Air Inc. as part of an ownership change. Visit www.temp-air.com.
Signature Fencing and Flooring growing fast
December 1, 2007 | Industry News
Signature Fencing and Flooring has been named by Inc magazine as one of the fastest growing companies in the U.S. The company earned the rank of 18th-fastest-growing manufacturing company, with an overall ranking of 769th out of a total of 5,000 fast-growing companies. Visit www.signaturefencing.com…
Business Marketing Association appoints new board member
December 1, 2007 | Industry News
Stacey Krizan, CEO of the Wow Factory, has been appointed to the board of the Atlanta chapter of the Business Marketing Association. Visit www.bmaatlanta.com or www.thewowfactory.com.
Tent company takes a do-it-yourself approach
December 1, 2007 | Industry News
Kistler Tent & Awning lets clients lead the way in Wyoming. Around 30 years ago, 14-year-old Kyle Gray got his start in the tenting industry by helping put up tents with his family’s friends, who owned Kistler Tent & Awning. The occasional helping hand turned into a regular summer job …
Financing program designed for party rental businesses
December 1, 2007 | Industry News
The SEC Group, a provider of tents and tent-related products, has launched its Max-It Financing Program. Through an agreement with Pinnacle Business Finance, the SEC Group is now able to offer a variety of financing options to the party rental industry. SEC president Spencer Etzel said that the prog…
Performance tent kicks off tour
October 1, 2007 | Industry News
Fuerzabruta, a high-energy performance that got its start last summer in London, has kicked off its latest season in a brand-new, state-of-the-art tent. The new tent is one of the world’s largest touring venues. Organizers say that the show’s visuals and effects are stunning, and they ad…
Ohio tent company faces lawsuit
October 1, 2007 | Industry News
South Akron Awning Co. and the board of the Westmoreland Fair are defendants in a lawsuit after two siblings were injured in a tent collapse, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. The siblings were among several in a tent at the Westmoreland Fair in 2005 when a severe storm blew in, collapsing…
Tents spared in German smoking ban
October 1, 2007 | Industry News
A partial smoking ban in Germany will not affect Bavaria’s famous Oktoberfest beer tents, the Associated Press reports. The southern state of Bavaria has made exceptions for its beer tents in a partial smoking ban that will come into force on Jan. 1, 2008. Lower Saxony and Baden-Württembe…
Tent prices jump in Pakistan
October 1, 2007 | Industry News
The prices of industrial textiles in Pakistan have risen by 10 to 15 percent due to an increase in production costs of open-end spinning units, according to the Pakistan Daily Times. The closure of a large number of spinning units has prompted supply shortages and disruption in production. Manufactu…
Torn tent gets new skin
October 1, 2007 | Industry News
The battered WestWorld tent in Scottsdale, Ariz., will be renewed in early October with new fabric. Windstorms ripped a hole in the 120,000-square-foot tent earlier this summer, but officials said it would be a “waste of resources” to repair the torn fabric, which featured two large Amer…