August industry news

August 1, 2014  |  Industry News

CORT Trade Show & Event Furnishings, Chantilly, Va., has hired Paul Trueblood as western regional sales manager based in Anaheim, Calif. Aggreko, provider of temporary power and temperature control services, has appointed Chris Weston as chief executive officer. He will join Aggreko next year up…
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Cost control

August 1, 2014  |  Management

Tips to minimize workers’ compensation costs. By William J. Lynott Workers’ compensation costs can become a major expense. Almost every business in the United States that has employees must deal with the cost of workers’ compensation. Take these steps to help keep workers’ co…
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Garden party

August 1, 2014  |  Project Briefs

An elaborate and eclectic design blooms amid a lush environment. By Heidi Lombardo Any number of factors can dictate design choices for weddings and special events. Often the style and feel of a venue nudge the design in a particular direction. Other times the personal tastes of the party’s ho…
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Feeling hot, hot, hot? There’s an app for that.

August 1, 2014  |  Products

Feeling hot, hot, hot? There’s an app for that. When temperatures rise, heat becomes an additional safety challenge on tent installation jobsites. With the OSHA Heat Safety Tool app, available for free for iPhone® and Android™ devices, workers and supervisors can calculate the heat i…
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Boston strong

August 1, 2014  |  Project Briefs

Peterson Party Center provides tents for the 2014 Boston Marathon. One year after the bombings that killed three people and injured hundreds of others, nearly a million spectators gathered to watch the 118th running of the Boston Marathon® in April 2014. The number of spectators was an all-time …
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Southern fusion

August 1, 2014  |  Project Briefs

A post-Civil War building, a modern tent and three styles of barbecue. With three environments taking guests from a clear-top tented porch to a post-Civil War building, a corporate affair by WM Events of Atlanta, Ga., merged old Southern charm with new Southern metropolitanism. Juxtaposition was the…
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Expert Q&A

August 1, 2014  |  News

Q: How are building and fire codes developed? A: The International Code Council (ICC) uses a three-year cycle to develop model codes to construct safe, sustainable, affordable and resilient structures. Tents and temporary structures fall under the International Fire Code (IFC), one of 15 different I…
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The wild, wild west

August 1, 2014  |  Management

The wild, wild west Canvas Unlimited provides tent and event services in and around Jackson Hole, Wyoming. A few miles west of the Continental Divide, encompassed on all sides by mountains, Jackson Hole, Wyo. sits beside the headwaters of the Snake River. With its low lying valleys, rivers and strea…
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Venue extension

August 1, 2014  |  News

Tyger Productions and All Occasions Event Rental overcome strict venue limitations to create a tented pavilion in the heart of Kentucky horse country. Tyger Productions of New York City, N.Y., and Boston, Mass., and All Occasions Event Rental, Cincinnati, Ohio, were challenged with expanding the squ…
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Championship tenting

August 1, 2014  |  Features

From weather-related concerns to time-sensitive deadlines, tent renters tackle the unique challenges sporting events create. By Maura Keller In today’s sporting world, the need for tents abounds. From simple structures that house media to elaborate units geared toward the athletes themselves, …
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