Ideal Rent-All acquires Pacific Party Canopies

July 19, 2022  |  Company News, News

Ideal Rent-All, Mount Vernon, Wash., a general equipment rental company located north of Seattle, has acquired Pacific Party Canopies, Burlington, Wash. The acquisition was effective July 13 and will carry forward the legacy of clean, high-quality event rental equipment established by Greg Greenfie…
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Peer Executive Groups names 2022 Event & Tent Top Gun winners

July 18, 2022  |  Industry News, News

Peer Executive Groups (PEG) has named the winners of its 2022 Top Gun Awards. The awards recognize rental store operators who receive the PEG Pinnacle Award for Financial Excellence. The accolades are given to the top 25 percent of rental stores, based on financials submitted by rental operator…
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Highlander Partners announces sale of QTI Fibers

July 5, 2022  |  Company News, News

Highlander Partners, L.P. (“Highlander”), a Dallas-based private investment firm, today announced the sale of its portfolio company QTI Fibers (“QTI” or “the Company”) to Norwest Equity Partners (“NEP”). QTI is a US-based vertically integrated designer…
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Shelter Structures America expands to the Midwest

June 29, 2022  |  Company News, News

Shelter Structures America, a provider of temporary clearspan tent structures and distributor of event furniture to the special event rental industry announced today the purchase of a new 15,000-square-foot distribution center in Chicago, Illinois. The new facility will offer clients access to premi…
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Advantage Tent Fittings launches new website

June 28, 2022  |  Company News, News

Advantage Tent Fittings launched a new website with ecommerce capabilities at www.advantagetent.com. The new site, which is tailored towards tent and event rental professionals, features product specifications, availability, current pricing and the ability to obtain shipping costs when items are add…
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OSHA administers $11.7 million in training grants

June 22, 2022  |  Industry News, News

The U.S. Department of Labor will provide a funding opportunity for $11.7 million in Susan Harwood Training Grants to support the delivery of training and education to help workers and employers identify and prevent workplace safety and health hazards. Administered by the department’s&nb…
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Event rental industry legend Bick Jones retires

June 21, 2022  |  Industry News, News, People

After 36 years of serving the event rental industry, Bick Jones, whose latest adventure in the event rental arena was serving as general manager of CommuniLux in Dallas, Texas, a subsidiary of InProduction, Chicago, Ill., decided to retire May 6, 2022. “I have tried to retire three times, but…
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REIC acquires Cahill Services

June 6, 2022  |  Industry News, News

Rental Equipment Investment Corp. (REIC), Miami, a portfolio company of Kinderhook Industries, has acquired Cahill Services, Livonia, Mich. Cahill represents REIC’s second add-on acquisition under Kinderhook’s ownership and the company’s 14th since inception. Financial terms of the t…
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In memoriam: Frederick “Fred” Dupy

May 24, 2022  |  Industry News, News

Frederick “Fred” Dupy, 69, of Round Rock, Texas, died May 15, 2022, in Austin, Texas, after a courageous, but brief battle with cancer. Dupy was the president of American Party Rental in Austin, Texas. All who knew him share the same sentiment: He had a huge heart and never let an obstacle get i…
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Sunbelt Rentals expands offerings

May 19, 2022  |  Company News, News

Sunbelt Rentals, Fort Mill, S.C., now is offering temporary containment walls that can be used for health care facilities, airports, data centers and office spaces. These reusable, modular walls can be placed in occupied areas during construction and remodeling to keep staff and visitors s…
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