Aztec Tents new website

April 1, 2010  |  Industry News

Aztec Tents, Torrance, Calif., has unveiled its new website, with features including an information-loaded landing page exclusively for mobile devices, an interactive blog, quick-loading video tutorials, and dozens of illustrative project galleries.
Arizona Party Rental and A-Team Security & Events Services form alliance

April 1, 2010  |  Industry News

Arizona Party Rental and A-Team Security & Events Services, both of Tucson, Ariz., have formed an alliance to provide customers with a complete source for equipment rental and event management services.
Kinney rejoins Celina Tent

April 1, 2010  |  Industry News

Jason Kinney has rejoined Celina Tent after acquiring a degree in construction management from Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio. Kinney worked part-time in various departments at Celina Tent while attending college for the past four years. He will be responsible for assisting sales functions with…
Gray promoted to sales assistant at Celina Tent

April 1, 2010  |  Industry News

Adam Gray has been promoted to sales assistant at Celina Tent after five years of service in manufacturing. Gray was recently promoted to team leader in charge of four employees and overseeing tent layout operations. He will assist sales functions within the Midwest and West Coast territories.
Intercultural and high-end ethnic events

April 1, 2010  |  Industry News

Sonia Sharma enjoys the freedom that tents provide when designing unique celebrations. Event planner Sonia Sharma specializes in intercultural and high-end ethnic events, and it’s not unusual for her to be asked to take the flair and style of cultures from around the globe and blend them artfu…
Ballasting study

April 1, 2010  |  Industry News

The TRD begins process of developing safety guidelines for ballasted tents. Because of increasing regulatory limitations on the staking of commercial rental tents, installers need to ballast tents more and more often. The Tent Rental Division (TRD) of the Industrial Fabrics Association International…
SEARCH Foundation launches new website

March 18, 2010  |  Industry News

The SEARCH Foundation launched a new, interactive website at www.searchfoundation.org. The site, designed in response to feedback from fund recipients and donors, features a photo gallery, online donation forms and a short film about the organization.
New rental industry blog

March 4, 2010  |  Industry News

Fred Hageman and Gary Stansberry of Hageman, Stansberry & Associates (HS&A) launched a new blog specific to the rental industry. The blog is titled “The Rental Advisor” and will be updated every Monday.
Former Cirque du Soleil tents to be used in Haiti

February 22, 2010  |  Industry News

The Haitian government will soon receive numerous large tents formerly used by Cirque du Soleil. The tents will temporarily house the Port-au-Prince government, says Tom Schrade, a real estate developer from Nevada who donated the tents. Schrade purchased the 30,000-square-foot tents, which are equi…
New Jersey spa approved for tented events

February 10, 2010  |  Industry News

After some initial resistance, the Virgin Spa at Natirar received approval to erect four connected special-event tents on the 90 acre property in Peapack- Gladstone, N.J., according to a Central New Jersey News report. The spa developers first sought permission to erect one large temporary…