Rental company helps a tasty fundraiser expand

August 1, 2009  |  Project Briefs

A spicy gumbo cook-off fundraiser for a Kalamazoo, Mich., day shelter has grown every year, but the event’s success led to tenting challenges at the host site, Louie’s Trophy House Grill. In its fourth year, the event needed more space than a past tent rental company could provide. The c…
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Kentucky Derby Festival features 241,149 square feet of temporary structures

August 1, 2009  |  Project Briefs

Providing temporary environments for ‘the most exciting two minutes in sports’ required creativity and attention to detail. Each year, for the past 135 years, people have flocked to Louisville, Ky., to sip mint juleps, enjoy sumptuous southern fare, cheer as some of the finest horses in …
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Dome promotes Vancouver Olympics

August 1, 2009  |  Project Briefs

It takes more than athletes to create a successful Olympics. By Janice Kleinschmidt A lot has changed since 776 B.C. (the first written record of the Olympics)—and even since 1896 (the first “modern” Olympics). These days, the games entail building permanent structures (i.e., stadi…
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Unique structure built for Australian sporting event

August 1, 2009  |  Industry News, Project Briefs

HTS Höcker Germany recently won the contract to design, manufacture and install what is believed to be the world’s largest and most structurally complex demountable building. The unique structure, known as the Pit Pavilion, will be used exclusively for the Clipsal 500 V8 Super Car race he…
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Recession impacts U.S. Midwest tent industry

August 1, 2009  |  Project Briefs

The recession and high unemployment mean that in the U.S. Midwest, there is a good-sized pool of potential employees, but that doesn’t ensure that tent rental companies can find people with the skills they need. “Unfortunately, in Michigan right now we have a large pool of applicants to …
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Art institute gala features custom clearspan

August 1, 2009  |  Project Briefs

Partytime Productions creates its own work of art for institute gala. Matisse, Picasso, de Kooning and van der Rohe are among the masters featured in the Art Institute of Chicago’s recently opened Modern Wing. But it was the work of Partytime Productions of Addison, Ill., that was on display i…
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The U.S. East Coast tent rental industry

June 1, 2009  |  Project Briefs

According to Joe Peregman Jr., the labor market in New Jersey is great—if you are a laborer. To compete with other industries, his company, Ocean Tents & Party Rentals of Manahawkin, offers benefits including two-week’s paid vacation and additional bonuses for long hours. “The …
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Problem-solving helps tent company execute extravagant event

June 1, 2009  |  Project Briefs

A private party that required every piece of equipment to be craned onto the property showcases a tent company’s problem-solving skills. Most tent installations have one challenge or another to overcome—but when Leavitt and Parris Inc. of Portland, Maine, took on an installation for a pr…
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Sidewall extension accommodates dance party

June 1, 2009  |  Project Briefs

To get the party started, this client chose a clearspan tent. The familiar quote suggests that we dance like no one is watching. This is easier to achieve when trees aren’t on the dance floor—and this 100th anniversary party for a private country club in St. Louis, Mo., with multiple con…
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Tents strut their stuff at Fashion Week

June 1, 2009  |  Project Briefs

Fashionistas flock to the Great White Tent for a week of couture events. By Janice Kleinschmidt Music with driving percussion and dissonant notes, spontaneous bursts of clapping and occasional whoops filled the black-veiled tent. All eyes focused on the catwalk and the stone-faced models strutting t…
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