Clients now able to purchase directly from Olympic Tent

April 1, 2013  |  Industry News

Rental company clients of Olympic Tent, Tacoma, Wash., are now able to purchase products directly from the 76-year-old manufacturing company for the first time since the 1990s. “This is an exciting change and a tremendous improvement for our clients because we have removed an expensive and cum…
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Herculite names new manager

April 1, 2013  |  Industry News

Herculite Products Inc., Emigsville, Pa., has named Jeff Sparks manager of the custom fabrics and general purpose fabrics sub-segments of the company’s performance and custom products division. In addition, Sparks will manage the company’s tents and structures products division. Sparks h…
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SEARCH Foundation fundraiser a success

April 1, 2013  |  Industry News

The SEARCH Foundation raised more than $55,000 at its January fundraiser in Chicago, held in conjunction with The Special Event Show® 2013. The SEARCH Foundation supports event professionals confronted with a catastrophic occurrence.
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Tackling the events others turn down

April 1, 2013  |  Event Production, Industry News, Project Briefs

No event is too big, too small or too crazy for Tents Tents Tents. For William Flynn and his crew at Tents Tents Tents in Cumming, Ga., “no” is not an option. “There is no event that is too big, too small or too crazy for us,” Flynn says. “We love to test our creativity…
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Tent Rental Division Scholarship available

March 1, 2013  |  Industry News

The Tent Rental Division (TRD) is accepting applications for the TRD Member Scholarship award. The $2,500 award may be applied to tuition expenses at an accredited college, university or technical school. Scholarship recipients are selected on the basis of academic achievement, community service and…
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Point-of-Rental Systems celebrates 30 years

February 25, 2013  |  Industry News

Point-of-Rental™ Systems, Grand Prairie, Texas, is observing its 30th anniversary in 2013. The company was founded in 1983 as a division of Overland Rentals Inc., an equipment rental store opened a year earlier by former NASA software engineers. Shortly after opening the store, it became clear…
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Big top wins big honor

February 8, 2013  |  Industry News, Project Briefs

A 40-meter circus big top built for the 2012 Australian Circus Tour by Baytex Manufacturing Co. Ltd. won an Outstanding Achievement Award in tent manufacturing and design for the 2012 International Achievement Awards (IAA). Designed to complement the tour’s existing 24-meter foyer tent, the ne…
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Green event installation for event pros wins award

February 8, 2013  |  Industry News, Project Briefs

A multiple-structure installation, including two-story tents and a solar tent demonstration, by ROEDER Zelt-und Veranstaltungsservice GmbH won an Award of Excellence in corporate tent rental for the 2012 International Achievement Awards (IAA). The installation was provided for INNOSCENE11– EV…
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Cast your vote for the InTents 2013 Buyer’s Guide cover

January 4, 2013  |  Industry News

It’s time for the third annual InTents Buyer’s Guide cover contest! We asked for the best work you had to show off, and you gave it to us. Narrowing the choices from dozens of submissions to three finalists was hard enough. Now we need everyone in the industry to help select the final cover. Vie…
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A&R Tarpaulins Inc. expands facilities

December 18, 2012  |  Industry News

A&R Tarpaulins Inc. has purchased a 27,000-square-foot lot next to its current location in Fontana, Calif. “We’ve been looking to expand our facilities for a while,” says marketing director Lucy Rivera. “Our increase in production demand has been one of the main reasons. …
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