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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Wedding planning solutions

June 1, 2009  |  Event Production, Features, Tent Décor

Help couples make budget-friendly choices while keeping your business profitable. By Meleah Maynard It’s probably true that money won’t buy happiness, but it can definitely buy a very happy and memorable day. Perhaps this is why, even in this economy, brides and grooms and their families…
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Mood lighting

June 1, 2009  |  Event Production, Features, On the Job, Tent Décor

Tent rental companies take on the latest lighting technology, techniques and trends to create events that shine. By Holly O’Dell A well-designed tented lighting scheme can add elegance to a wedding, bring a party’s theme to life or enliven a corporate function. Tent rental companies are …
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Photo booths gaining in popularity

June 1, 2009  |  Trend Watch

Photo booths are becoming hot rental items for memorable events. By Ken Keberle The old time photo booth has been updated. With new digital technology, custom graphics and other features the updated photo booth is a great new rental item. While the technology is becoming both more reliable and more …
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The benefits of branding tents

June 1, 2009  |  Event Production, Features

Tented events maximize clients’ branding needs. By Elizabeth Kephart Reisinger Derek Stagner knows branding. As a managing director for Relay Worldwide, an experiential marketing and sponsorship consulting firm headquartered in Chicago, Ill., he and his colleagues create branded environments a…
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