by the numbers
  • Colab activations are usually around 100 square meters. 
  • The combination of truss and stretch tents can be as small as 10 by 10 feet to as large as installations spanning more than 100 feet.
Truss and stretch structures are a perfect pair

August 1, 2019  |  Installation Spotlight

Stretch tents and truss structures come together for bold branding and experiential activations. Peanut butter and jelly. Fish and chips. Song and dance. Now add stretch tents and truss structures to the list of things that are better together.  Based in New Zealand, with locations around the g…
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A ‘starry night’ tented gala

August 1, 2019  |  Showcase

A tented art museum gala glows with an elaborate lighting design. To celebrate a major expansion, gala planners at Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Fla., envisioned a tented affair with a black, gold, cream and white palette and lots of light. “The tent was our first source to bring in light…
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Inspired food and wine festival

August 1, 2019  |  Inspired!

Marquee Event Rentals, Austin, Texas (with additional locations in Texas, Illinois and Kansas), supplied more than 53 tents totaling more than 50,000 square feet for the Austin Food and Wine Festival in April. In addition, Marquee provided a vintage look for the annual event with custom furniture fa…
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Fire-retardant clear vinyl

June 1, 2019  |  Projects

The Visilite™ collection of four clear vinyl options includes Visilite FR, a clear vinyl that passes the NFPA-701 Test Method 2 for fire resistance. The collection also includes double polished, extruded and interleaf styles. The vinyl offers lasting visual clarity and durability for a variety of …
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A tented wedding ‘in the clouds’

June 1, 2019  |  Design Spotlight

A vinyl-less tent frame defines the space for a bright and airy wedding design. With a request for over-the-top luxury for an October wedding in Texas, Julian Leaver of Julian Leaver Events, Dallas, Texas, draped chiffon over a vinyl-less tent, creating a dramatic yet delicate space with a monochrom…
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Inspired! Wedding under sailcloth

June 1, 2019  |  Inspired!

The Greenwich Tent Company, Bridgeport, Conn., collaborated with Beth Helmstetter Events, Los Angeles, Calif., to create a mid-summer wedding at Winvian Farm, Litchfield Hills, Conn. The couple celebrated saying “I do” under a 66-by-106-foot sailcloth tent by Sperry Tents. The cherry plank floor…
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A whimsical wedding under a sailcloth tent

June 1, 2019  |  Showcase

A 2018 wedding combined Indian and Western traditions—and a couple’s love of Boston’s major league sports teams. Imagine a waterfront wedding ceremony and a reception under a sailcloth tent on a historic Rhode Island property. For a September 2018 wedding, Stasia Anthony and Kelli DuBeau, cofo…
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Super tents at the Super Bowl

June 1, 2019  |  Installation Spotlight

Regal Tent Productions makes its first Super Bowl appearance. Regal Tent Productions Ltd., Stoney Creek, Ont., Canada, is no stranger to a big stage, having provided tents for events ranging from past Olympic Games to the Great Canadian Baking Show. But Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta, Ga., in February w…
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Getting educated on chair and tent rental for graduations

May 17, 2019  |  Features, Projects

College and university campuses present myriad challenges when it comes to setting up chairs and installing tents for commencement ceremonies. By Pamela Mills-Senn The graduation season provides lucrative opportunities for tent and event rental companies, along with headaches that can try the steeli…
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Custom cover for a beer hall courtyard

April 1, 2019  |  Showcase

Rainier Industries designs and fabricates a custom tent for a courtyard so that beer lovers can congregate through the winter.  The building at 418 A Street in Springfield, Ore., has served as a place to nourish body and soul for more than one hundred years. Most of those years it accomplished this…
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