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New designer at Your Event Solution
October 1, 2013 | Industry News
Andy Hopper, AIFD, CFD has joined event design company Your Event Solution, Atlanta, Ga., as master designer for floralscapes.
CORT debuts expanded distribution center
October 1, 2013 | Industry News
CORT Event Furnishings, Chantilly, Va., has opened an expanded distribution center in the New Orleans area, offering better access to proprietary rental products including Lounge22, the Endless collection, Blofield Air Design and the Napoleon collection.
Traube Tents & Structures celebrates 75 years
October 1, 2013 | Industry News
Traube Tents & Structures is celebrating 75 years in business in 2013 as a leading provider of tents and temporary enclosures in St. Louis, Mo., with national growth and expansion into semi-permanent structures. The company was founded in 1938 as Traube Blind by John H. Traube in Belleville. Ten…
New website for Cloth Connection
October 1, 2013 | Industry News
Specialty linen supplier Cloth Connection, Spring Valley, N.Y., has a new website including a redesigned Interactive Design Center that allows users to share custom designs via email and social media.
Hallmark of change
October 1, 2013 | Event Production, Industry News
Pittsburgh’s All Occasions Party Rental celebrates 35 years in business—and its ability to change with the times. As All Occasions Party Rental, Pittsburgh, Pa., enters its 35th year in business, it is celebrating by doing what it has always done—reimagining its future to better me…
Join the party
October 1, 2013 | Features, Industry News, Management
Adding party inventory and event services to tent rental offers opportunities for growth and new customers, especially when companies find the right niche. By Pamela Mills-Senn Entrepreneurial spirits—and the tent rental industry is full of them—are seldom content for long. Their busines…
Handling online criticism
August 1, 2013 | News
The right—and quick—response can salvage your digital reputation. Imagine this: You’re surfing the Web some morning, and a flurry of negative posts about your business or product line pops up. The criticism could come from a consumer website, a blog, a social-media discussion or fr…
Companies break out the barbeque
August 1, 2013 | Industry News, Trend Watch
A recession casualty, company picnics may be on the verge of a comeback. Fifty-five percent of U.S. companies plan to host a company picnic in 2013—a number that has held steady in recent years, and is down from a pre-recession 64 percent, according to a June report from the Society for Human …
Changes to the International Fire Code
August 1, 2013 | Industry News, Safety & Codes
Proposed code changes point to more industry scrutiny. Proposed changes to the International Fire Code (IFC) and International Building Code (IBC) have the potential to affect tent rental companies and manufacturers at every level. Tom Markel, owner of Bravo Events, Buffalo, N.Y., and William Fitch,…
Miller Weldmaster wins the President’s “E” Award for Exports
August 1, 2013 | Industry News
Miller Weldmaster, Navarre, Ohio, was awarded the President’s “E” Award for Exports at a May ceremony in Washington, D.C. The “E” Awards are the highest recognition any U.S. entity may receive for making a significant contribution to the expansion of U.S. exports. &ldqu…