Overnight install leads to successful white-tie gala

August 1, 2007  |  Project Briefs

A mid-winter, overnight tent project on a bustling road in Philadelphia leads to an event fit for a prince. On a cold night at the end of January, EventQuip loaded up its carefully ordered trucks and headed for downtown Philadelphia. The white-tie gala EventQuip was preparing for was the 150th anniv…
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Tents at the races

August 1, 2007  |  Project Briefs

By Jake Kulju Nascar’s Nextel Cup Series events in New Hampshire draw more than 120,000 spectators, 20,000 of whom use tents provided by Christian Party Rental. Last year, as the July and September races drew near, traffic from vendors, drivers and race officials made installation difficult, b…
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Kiddie polo fundraiser sports numerous tents

August 1, 2007  |  Project Briefs

By Jake Kulju Each year, the Children’s Home Society holds one of its most popular fundraisers, the Polo Classic. The event is one of the society’s longest running fundraisers and has collected more than $2 million in its 18-year history. For the fundraiser in 2006, Skyway Event Services…
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Luminous inflatables make an impact

August 1, 2007  |  Project Briefs

Alan Parkinson’s luminaria continue to delight visitors around the world. “More effective than 20 years of therapy,” said one visitor. “Almost moved to tears,” commented another. “An absolutely unreal experience not to be missed. Very imaginative design.” Th…
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Rental company owner plans daughter’s wedding

June 1, 2007  |  Project Briefs

How one rental company owner made his daughter’s dream wedding come true. By Chuck Hobart Unless you’ve fathered a daughter, there’s no explaining the mesmerizing power they have over you. My daughter’s desire for an outdoor wedding reception in December inspired a whirlwind …
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Backyard wedding features unconventional clearspans

June 1, 2007  |  Project Briefs

With over 35 years of event experience, Chicago Party Rental Inc. in McCook, Ill., would normally view a standard backyard wedding as a relatively simple event to do. There are the usual challenges, such as weather problems, site layout issues and tight timelines, but these can be fairly easy to pre…
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Event company designs one-of-a-kind event

June 1, 2007  |  Project Briefs

Perfect Surroundings Inc. of Newport, R.I., is specifically in the business of making events feel extra special by using unique designs and décor items. When the company was hired to produce an event for Roger Williams University in the summer of 2006, the team was given nearly free rein to d…
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Rental company creates the party of the century

June 1, 2007  |  Project Briefs

For an event dubbed the “party of the century” in downtown Columbus, Ohio, the Columbus Metropolitan Library hired Lasting Impressions Event Rental to put up a clearspan and fill the tent with all those extra special details. Lasting Impressions considers itself a one-stop shop, so makin…
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Stamford Tent & Event Services wins two TRD awards

June 1, 2007  |  Industry News, Project Briefs

When a private yacht club approached Stamford Tent & Event Services, Stamford, Conn., U.S.A., to install a tent for an exclusive fundraiser, president Steve Frost and his team initially said no. The club wanted Stamford Tent to do the impossible: to fit an 80-by-70-foot tent into what was essent…
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Chicago Party Rental wins TRD Award of Excellence

June 1, 2007  |  Industry News, Project Briefs

George P. Johnson, a large event planning firm, hired Chicago Party Rental, Chicago, Ill., U.S.A., in June 2006 to provide more than 75,000 square feet of tents and structures for the annual Lexus dealers’ conference. Around 1,250 guests attended the conference and enjoyed entertainment from n…
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