Does your safety incentive program comply with OSHA rules?

April 1, 2018  |  Business

Safety incentive programs should not discourage employees from reporting injuries. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recorded that 2.9 million workplace injuries occurred in 2016, more than half of which resulted in time away from the job. The cost to business? According to the Centers for Disease…
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How to use the H-2B program to hire legal temporary guest workers

April 1, 2018  |  Features

Finding workers during the busy season can prove challenging, leaving U.S. tent and event rental companies short-handed, but there’s a tool at their disposal that can provide just the remedy. For tent and event rental companies, the busy season not only brings the promise of more work, it also ups…
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A mono-pitch tent sets the stage for the Breakthrough Prize gala

April 1, 2018  |  Installation Spotlight

Celebrations! Party Rentals sets the stage for the Breakthrough Prize Gala with a mono-pitch structure. When you are celebrating the world’s leading innovators, your event venue needs to be innovative. Established in 2012, the Breakthrough Prize Gala honors top achievements in physics, life scienc…
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Saavy cash management can boost your bottom line

April 1, 2018  |  Business, Management

Learn the basics of savvy cash management to boost your bottom line. Cash flow—the amount of money flowing into and out of your shop—is an easy concept to understand, yet not always well managed. Not every owner is aware of the impact skillful cash management has on net income, probably because …
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TRD submits to code revision proposals to the ICC

April 1, 2018  |  Business

Proposed changes to codes governing tent installations will be taken up at the April ICC Committee Action Hearing. IFAI’s Tent Rental Division (TRD) submitted two proposals for changes in codes that relate to tent installation as part of the Group A I-Code Development Cycle for the 2021 Model Code…
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Architectural fabric structures

April 1, 2018  |  Products

Rainier Cloud is a new line of architectural fabric sculptures from Rainier Tent that reduces ambient noise levels. Available in six different shapes to evoke cumulus, cirrus and stratus clouds, the graceful silhouettes add style, dimension and beauty to any space. Clouds are constructed out of 1 ½…
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April 1, 2018  |  Inspired!

Rain or Shine Tent and Events Co., Randolph, Vt., installed this 15-by-35-meter clear-top Liri structure tent on a hilltop in central Vermont for a fall wedding. The company utilized a BilJax® TF2100 engineered tent floor to overcome a 9-foot incline. Rain or Shine also provided five-bulb wrought i…
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Celebrating 25 years of InTents magazine

April 1, 2018  |  Editorial

InTents is turning 25—and with the help of our readers, we’re awarding the manufacturers and suppliers that advance the industry. Where was your business in 1992? Are you among the InTents readers whose companies were already more than 100 years old? Or in the early 1990s, was your business only…
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Fabulous exterior design draws guests into event tents

April 1, 2018  |  Features

Inventive exterior decor sets the stage for event attendees before they set foot beneath a tent. When Marquee Event Rentals partnered with Pink Sparrow, a custom fabrication company in Brooklyn, N.Y., to design an “experience” for visitors to an American Express tent at a major music festival, t…
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Custom Covers (1984) Ltd. fabrics tents for adventure series “The Grand Tour”

April 1, 2018  |  News

IFAI’s International Achievement Awards (IAA) recognize creativity and problem solving—skills that drive excellence in the tent industry. Here’s one submission to the 2017 IAA competition that highlights knack and know-how. The studio tent for the Amazon Prime Video adventure series “The Gra…
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