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Town and Country Event Rentals names new event director
October 1, 2007 | Industry News
Town and Country Event Rentals in Van Nuys, Calif., has named Adam Martin as a new event director. Visit www.townandcountryrentals.com.
Equity partner joins Great American Tent & Party
October 1, 2007 | Industry News
Bret Wegenke has joined Great American Tent & Party as an equity partner. Wegenke has 23 years of experience and will provide additional sales and customer service from a newly opened office in Dewitt, Mich. Visit www.tentreps.com.
A-1 Event & Party appoints new special event coordinator
October 1, 2007 | Industry News
Cindy Santiago is a new special event coordinator for A-1 Event & Party Rentals in Covina, Calif. Visit www.a1partyrental.com.
Rental industry insurance veteran dies
October 1, 2007 | Industry News
A July motorcycle accident claimed the life of Scott Bachmann, 47. Bachmann was a well-known insurance veteran and worked with many rental industry clients in California and the southwestern U.S. during his 20-year career.
New tools keep rental teams working smoothly
October 1, 2007 | Industry News
The tools and equipment that tent rental companies can’t live without. Though décor items still hold the title for the hottest-selling items in the industry, there are a few new tools on the block and plenty of old favorites to keep tent rental teams working smoothly throughout the year…
Tent company finds success in the Florida market
October 1, 2007 | Industry News
Premier Party Rentals Inc. works its creative magic on the Florida market. Premier Party Rentals Inc. in Florida got its start from two ambitious owners running around with an old, beat-up van and a pickup, says general manager Dennis Birdsall. A couple of small frame tents and a few tables and chai…
New tented paddock for Tioga Downs
August 1, 2007 | Industry News
A tent has nearly doubled the capacity of the racing paddock at Tioga Downs in Nichols, N.Y., according to Harnesslink. The original paddock had enough space for five full races with a few stalls left over, but the new configuration with a 60-by-90-foot tent means the Tioga paddock can now hold nine…
Theft of services bill signed
August 1, 2007 | Industry News
Earlier this year, Mississippi governor Haley Barbour signed a new law making it a crime not to return rental property at the end of a rental period. Clients will have five days to return overdue rental property after an owner has given them notice. Under the new law, those with overdue rental prope…
Residents delay tent vote
August 1, 2007 | Industry News
Residents of Kildeer, Ill., have decided to postpone their vote on a controversial tent plan until more information about the tent’s effects on the community can be gathered. The Illinois Daily Herald reports that Concorde Banquets has proposed installing a 6,500-square-foot tented pavilion at…
City adopts new tent permit powers
August 1, 2007 | Industry News
The city council for Orange, Texas, has adopted a new ordinance to require permits for large tents. According to the Orange Leader, the new requirement means that no one will be able to put up a tent in Orange for any public assembly without first getting a tent permit. Exceptions to this include wh…