U.S. East Coast storms affect tent rental industr

December 1, 2011  |  News

By Jim Reyen Q: How did the August 2011 storms on the U.S. East Coast affect the tent rental industry? A: The industry on the East Coast was hit with a double whammy in late summer: Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. Hurricane Irene generated a panic and, although not as severe as predicted, th…
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Translating safety

December 1, 2011  |  News

OSHA assistance for providing safety and health training in your employees’ languages. Do all employees at your company speak, understand and read in your workplace’s primary language? OSHA standards require that an employer must instruct its employees using both a language and vocabular…
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Welder suited for the small details

December 1, 2011  |  News

FORSSTROM’s new XP stationary RF welder is a free-arm machine that can weld with tool sizes down to 1 cm2. It has no welding table and works with two electrode arms that hold the material in place. The Forflexx method makes it possible to join flexible, coated PVC and PU fabrics with metal att…
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Event-Tex owner

December 1, 2011  |  Industry News

Bobby Braun is owner of Event-Tex, a special event rental company based in Bartlett, Ill.
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Atlas Sales & Rentals Inc. opens expanded headquarters

December 1, 2011  |  Industry News

Atlas Sales & Rentals Inc., a national distributor of portable air conditioning, heating and dehumidification products for nonresidential markets, has opened an expanded corporate headquarters at 47233 Fremont Blvd., Fremont, Calif. The 15,000-square-foot facility houses the company’s corp…
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Classic Tents hires new employees

December 1, 2011  |  Industry News

Classic Tents announces the addition of two employees in its Torrance, Calif., office: Janis Davis has been hired as marketing manager. Davis joins the company from California State University, Dominguez Hills, where she was a part of the event and marketing division. Stacy Larios has been named sal…
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MarChem CFI names sales representative

December 1, 2011  |  Industry News

MarChem CFI, New Haven, Mo., has named Laurie Moers as northeast regional sales representative. Based in West Milford, N.J., Moers’ territory encompasses Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Connecticut, Maryland and Rhode Island.
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Rental industry veteran forms new company

December 1, 2011  |  Industry News

Rental industry veteran Gary Stansberry has formed The Stansberry Firm, Granbury, Texas, to assist rental business owners with the strategic direction of their companies. The firm’s primary services are business sales, fair market business valuations and operational consulting. Prior to the fo…
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Classic Party Rentals New York hires senior account manager

December 1, 2011  |  Industry News

David Tannenbaum has joined Classic Party Rentals New York as senior account manager, sales. With 13 years of special event experience, Tannenbaum is responsible for expanding the Los Angeles, Calif.-based company’s New York area location. Classic Party Rentals recently opened a 100,000-square…
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Cummins Inc. selects Orion Software Inc. as distributor

December 1, 2011  |  Industry News

Orion Software Inc., Montreal, QC, Canada, was selected by Cummins Inc., Columbus, Ind., as a software provider for its North American distributors. Orion Software will complete the implementation by the end of 2011. Cummins provides design, manufacture, sale and service of diesel engines, power gen…
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