NCTO urges Congress to expand export financing assistance

December 1, 2009  |  Industry News

The National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) is urging Congress to expand its export financing assistance to include both small and medium-sized manufacturers. Under a current program, the Small Business Administration (SBA) grants loans to small businesses with up to 500 employees. NCTO is …
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Chase to increase small-business loans

December 1, 2009  |  Industry News

Chase, the U.S. consumer and commercial banking business of JPMorgan Chase & Co., announced plans to increase its lending to small businesses by up to $4 billion in 2010, boosting expected new lending to about $10 billion to this vital segment of the U.S. economy. This will provide businesses wi…
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International rental exchange participants return home

December 1, 2009  |  Industry News

While their travels were different, both participants in the latest international rental exchanges had similar revelations: each learned the differences in rental business practices between the U.S. and Australia, plus gained valuable lessons they can apply once back to their respective jobs. Todd D…
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Moss Inc. moves to new facility

December 1, 2009  |  Industry News

Moss Inc. has moved its corporate headquarters from Lincolnwood, Ill., to an expanded office in Elk Grove Village, a suburb west of downtown Chicago and adjacent to O’Hare International Airport. The new facility, featuring 105,000 square feet of manufacturing space, was specifically designed f…
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Tents for Cowboys Stadium

December 1, 2009  |  Industry News

Dallas Party Tent and Event, Irving, Texas, has been named the official tent provider of the new $1.2-billion home of the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys Stadium is projected to host more than 50 major events per year for which Dallas Party Tent and Event will install tents used for concessions, merchan…
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Custom Covers celebrates silver anniversary

December 1, 2009  |  Industry News

At this year’s Showman’s Show at the Newbury Show Ground in the U.K, Custom Covers, the UK’s largest marquee manufacturer, celebrated its 25th birthday by throwing a party for its customers. At the show, the company also launched its 9m Tri Cone, a triangular tensile roof cone to c…
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Camelot Party Rentals holds to high standards and customer service

December 1, 2009  |  Industry News

Camelot Party Rentals began as a small party equipment renter with a few tiny tents. But along with the northern Nevada population, the company—and its tent inventory—has boomed. In 2007, a group of employees purchased Camelot from its retiring owner. With tenting now at the forefront, C…
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Crew works to install 2010 Winter Olympics tents before bad weather hits

December 1, 2009  |  Industry News, Project Briefs

Timing is crucial not only for Olympic athletes, but also for those preparing for the 2010 Winter Games. By Janice Kleinschmidt If there’s one thing the folks behind the 2010 Winter Olympics want, it’s snow. If there’s one thing the folks installing tents for the 2010 Winter Olympi…
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The coming solar revolution in tents

December 1, 2009  |  Features, Industry News

Photovoltaic fabrics are on the frontier of technologies that will revolutionize the tent rental industry. By Joanna Baymiller Almost 50 years ago, Bob Dylan sang that the future is blowin’ in the wind. Today, that wind has blown in a solar revolution that, when fully implemented, will create …
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Heywinkel Group reorganizes

November 16, 2009  |  Industry News

Julius Heywinkel GmbH has now become Heytex Bramsche GmbH, making the company’s successful brand name also the name of their company. The Heytex companies manufacture coated and laminated technical textiles for products ranging from truck tarps and tents to advertising banners, large-format sc…
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