Marquee Event Group named 2011 Rental Company of the Year by Event Solutions

March 17, 2011  |  Industry News

Marquee Event Group, Austin, Texas, received the 2011 Event Solutions Spotlight Award as Rental Company of the Year on March 1 at Event Solutions’ Annual Expo and Idea Factory. Marquee was among 10 event rental companies nominated for the award. Marquee followed up its nomination with a social…
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All Seasons Tent Sales announces drawing winner

March 16, 2011  |  Industry News

All Seasons Tent Sales, Grandview, Mo., announces that The Tailgate Guys, Auburn, Ala., won a 20-by-40 foot frame tent top, in a drawing the company held at The Rental Show in Las Vegas, Nev. Feb. 27–March 2. Source: All Seasons Tent Sales
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Mark Sonder Productions owner recertified as CSEP

March 7, 2011  |  Industry News

The national headquarters of Mark Sonder Productions Inc. has announced that owner and Chief Entertainment Officer Mark Sonder has just received the official notification that he has been recertified as a Certified Special Events Professional (CSEP). Sonder, a pioneer in the meeting and event indust…
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ZENDOME initiates forums on immersive technology

February 28, 2011  |  Industry News

Berlin, Germany-based ZENDOME GmbH, manufacturer of geodesic event architecture, has established the 360° Lab, a network of companies exploring potential applications for immersive technology. Open workshops in February and March are addressing the possibilities for content, from gaming to marke…
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Workers injured when tent comes in contact with power line

February 25, 2011  |  Industry News

Two workers installing an event tent at the Astronaut Hall of Fame in Titusville, Fla., were seriously injured Wednesday when the tent came into contact with a power line. One of the men was severely burned, according to an article on FloridaToday.com. Four workers were erecting the tent in preparat…
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High-tech tent is site for major military exercise

February 15, 2011  |  Industry News

A high-tech tent erected at Mayport Naval Station near Jacksonville, Fla., is headquarters for a military exercise to coordinate major responses. One of only six units in the U.S. military, the tent has its own power source along with connections to the Internet, a satellite television and a radio c…
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It’s time for the Specialty Fabrics Review 2011 New Fabric Showcase

February 9, 2011  |  Industry News

To all fabric suppliers: Deadline: Feb. 15, 2011 The editors of Specialty Fabrics Review are requesting that suppliers of fabric to the technical fabrics industry send information and images about their latest fabric innovations, to be published in the April and May 2011 issues of the magazine. All …
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Snow and ice foil Super Bowl party tent

February 2, 2011  |  Industry News

Snow and ice foil Super Bowl party tent Snow and ice foil Super Bowl party tent The tent for a huge Super Bowl party did not collapse as initially reported, but came down “quicker than we wanted to,” according to officials. The tent was installed inside the Cotton Bowl at Fair Park in Da…
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Video shot during Tent Expo storms

January 31, 2011  |  Industry News

Well-staked tent installations at IFAI Tent Expo 2011 in St. Pete Beach, Fla., withstood wind gusts of 60-plus mph and several inches of rain when a stormfront moved through in the early evening of Jan. 25. Check out this video on YouTube shot during the storm! Source: Tent Rental Division of IFAI
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Miller Weldmaster hits the road with ‘Roadshow’

January 27, 2011  |  Industry News

The Miller Roadshow, a traveling exhibit by Miller Weldmaster, is set to begin its 2011 itinerary in Florida, according to a press release from the company. The peripatetic Roadshow is actually a tradeshow that goes to MW’s customers and would-be customers. Eric Helmick is the Roadshow tech wh…
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