Beginning the code revision discussion

August 1, 2017  |  Industry News, News

The Fire Code Action Committee (F-CAC) of the International Code Council (ICC) convened in late May in Chicago in the first of three meetings scheduled for 2017 to begin the 2021 code revision cycle for Group A. IFAI Tent Rental Division (TRD) Steering Committee members Linc Aldershof of Verseidag S…
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Lessons from a recession

August 1, 2017  |  News

The Great Recession of December 2007 to July 2009 propelled corporations to slash spending. Not surprisingly, company-sponsored events were among the first expenditures to go. And the shadow of the major economic decline from nearly a decade ago still lingers today in the corporate event market. “…
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Gear is good, skill is better

August 1, 2017  |  Editorial

Innovative equipment and creative problem solvers get the job done. I began my journalism career in photography, and then moved away from it. “You can learn photography on the side!” people said. “Major in print journalism instead!” (Life advice right up there with the realtor who told me in…
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Sustainability: A way of doing business

August 1, 2017  |  Industry News, News

For Rainier Industries Ltd., sustainability is more than just a buzzword—it’s a way of doing business. Although the term is often associated with high expenses, Rainier president and CEO Scott Campbell considers sustainability an initiative that makes business sense. “It’s actually pretty ea…
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Clearspan tents offer clear advantages

August 1, 2017  |  Features

Clearspan structures open up lucrative markets for tent rental companies. With scaled-down and modular designs, even small tent rental companies can take advantage of these opportunities. Clearspan structures offer an array of benefits for tent rental companies and their clients. One of the biggest …
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Innovative shade fabric

August 1, 2017  |  Products

In partnership with one of the largest knitting companies involved in shade fabric manufacturing, Trivantage® added SolaMesh® fabric to its product line this spring. The fabric uses polymer technology designed to provide strength, value, longevity, warranty and support for HDPE mesh fabrics used i…
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Disaster-response solar lighting

August 1, 2017  |  Products

PackLite 16 from LuminAID provides up to 30 hours of consistent LED light and can be recharged in the sun in seven to 10 hours. It has two extra-bright LEDs that provide more than 65 lumens on the extra bright setting and a 32-hour flashing mode. The durable and weather-resistant TPU plastic materia…
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Fiesta Tents installs tents atop pool and over a lake

August 1, 2017  |  News, Showcase

The clients’ vision for their daughter’s August 2016 wedding in Esterel, Quebec, Canada, wasn’t a new one. They wanted tents installed in the backyard to accommodate more than 200 guests for the ceremony, cocktails and reception. They wanted the guests to be able to move easily from tent to te…
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Mountain View Tent Co. offers custom solutions

August 1, 2017  |  News, Profile

Manufacturing and renting tents to provide custom solutions. Not too far outside Denver, Colo., in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains, is Mountain View Tent Co.—a family-owned business that prides itself in renting quality tents and providing excellent customer service. The fact that the company ma…
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The tradition of traveling tent shows

August 1, 2017  |  Industry News, News

Traveling tent shows­ were once a revered Americana tradition, but they died out in the mid-twentieth century. Now, a British band may bring the tradition back, with the help of two bright yellow Bedouinflex™ marquees from Stretch Structures, a multinational manufacturer of stretch tents, stretch…
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