Showy installation: tents and tourism

June 1, 2012  |  Project Briefs

Tianguis Turístico is Mexico’s largest annual tourism trade show. The event, in its 36th year, brings together travel businesses, national and international buyers, hotels and airlines with the goal of boosting Mexico’s travel industry.. Mexico-based tent rental company Grupo Sern…
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Made-for-TV tent

April 1, 2012  |  Project Briefs

Beachview Event Rentals & Design constructs an ethereal scene for ABC’s “Revenge.” Every event is a kind of production, but Beachview Event Rentals & Design, Brunswick, Ga., found itself on the set of an actual production in April 2011 after submitting the winning proposal …
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Backyard tented party on the Chattahoochee

April 1, 2012  |  Project Briefs

A company president’s backyard sets the stage for an employee bash. For Steven Eisenstein, the best indication that a backyard tented party has been an unqualified success is in the post-party thank-you letters. “We love the fact that we can take someone’s home and turn it into an …
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Case study: bridge installation

April 1, 2012  |  Features, On the Job, Project Briefs

Installing tents for the dedication of the University of Virginia’s South Lawn pedestrian bridge was no walk in the park. By Janice Kleinschmidt When the University of Virginia (UVA) asked Skyline Tent Co. of Charlottesville, Va., to install a tent on a new 100-foot-wide pedestrian bridge to a…
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Tight fit: new pavilion fits into New Orleans City Park restoration

April 1, 2012  |  Project Briefs

When Losberger U.S. LLC began construction on a 5,500-square-foot mono-pitch tent pavilion for the New Orleans City Park, project designers were in for a squeeze. The tent would stand between two permanent buildings, giving the structure less than an inch of clearance on either side. “I’…
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Multi-level tent rental system awarded

March 12, 2012  |  Industry News, Project Briefs

A highly flexible and high-end temporary structure system, designed and manufactured by Röder HTS Höcker GmbH, won an Outstanding Achievement Award in tent manufacturing and design for the 2011 International Achievement Awards (IAA). Röder HTS Höcker was approached by Australia&r…
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Tented ice rink

December 1, 2011  |  Project Briefs

Temporary tented ice skating rink sparks the holiday spirit in the city of Memphis. Outdoor ice skating is a beloved winter tradition in cold climates—think about the quintessential holiday scene of skaters spinning and gliding around The Ice Rink at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Mahaff…
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Custom tent brings thrill of the circus to Chicago

December 1, 2011  |  Project Briefs

Armbruster Mfg. Co.’s history with circus tents dates back to the 1890s, when a traveling circus came to Springfield, Ill., and asked the awning and wagon cover manufacturer to fabricate a new canvas tent. “This was the beginning of Armbruster making large canvas tents,” says presi…
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Temporary structures triumph over Mother Nature

December 1, 2011  |  Project Briefs

Temporary structures withstand rain, an earthquake, a hurricane and more rain at The Barclays. The top 125 golfers in the FedExCup standings teed up at the Plainfield Country Club in Edison, N.J., for The Barclays Championship on Aug. 25, 2011, with Dustin Johnson claiming the trophy three days late…
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JK Rentals ‘flies’ two tents to the top of a cruise ship

December 1, 2011  |  Project Briefs

When JK Rentals, Milwaukee, Wis., was contacted to provide tenting to fully enclose an area on a dry docked cruise ship in Norfolk, Va., the design and installation crew knew they were in for a challenge. Tight time constraints and staking and assembly restrictions required ingenuity and efficiency …
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