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Portable disinfection tunnel
August 1st, 2020
Stretch Marquees and Fabric Structures’ disinfection tunnel is a gateway for sanitizing and decontaminating items and people. It features an integrated hydraulic system for the atomization of biocides and virucides. The tunnel contains the atomized liquid spray inside to effectively saturate the environment and promotes the disinfection of all surfaces, even those that are not […]
COVID-19 summer report
August 1st, 2020
Marianne’s Rentals, Oklahoma City, Okla., installed its first backyard tented wedding during the state’s Phase 2 reopening. Photo courtesy of Marianne’s Rentals. The tent and event rental industry continues to be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. While the spring season months of March and April proved to be devastating due to postponed and canceled events, […]
New York Tent holds Healthcare Hero Wedding Giveway
August 1st, 2020
To thank healthcare workers during the pandemic, New York Tent, Bohemia, N.Y., launched a Healthcare Hero Wedding Giveaway. The contest was open to New York City couples with at least one partner employed as a healthcare worker in New York. Following the May 18-June 15 application period, New York Tent narrowed the applicants to three […]
Inspired installation crew
June 1st, 2020
A crew from Adams Rental, Hamilton, N.J., installed five 20-by-40-foot and one 20-by-30-foot Festival® CAN-W High-Peak Frame Tents by Aztec Tents, with Panorama Sidewall by Advantage Tent Fittings, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The client, a manufacturer of HVAC products, required three walk-through lanes to evaluate and test up to 600 shift workers before […]
How to be resilient in business and life
June 1st, 2020
COVID-19 is unprecedented, but the event industry has faced—and overcome—other crises with resilience and persistence. September 11. Hurricane Katrina. The Great Recession. The Deepwater Horizon oil spill. COVID-19. As a hospitality industry veteran based in New Orleans, Jeff O’Hara has become an “accidental expert” in leading businesses through times of catastrophe. The president of destination […]
The tent rental industry comes together to fight for survival
June 1st, 2020
As March events canceled and commercial work shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many tent installers, including Classic Tents & Events, Norcross, Ga., shifted to providing tents at medical facilities. Photos courtesy of Classic Tents & Events. Few aspects of the global economy are untouched by the COVID-19 pandemic, but for the tent and […]
Eureka! offers guide to help rental companies get back to business
May 4th, 2020
As the demand for COVID-19 emergency testing sites and drive-thrus winds down, tent rental companies are exploring how they might recover lost revenue during the “bridge period” as the economy slowly reopens. Tent manufacturer Eureka! Tents, Binghamton, N.Y., has created a guide that rental companies can use to promote their services. “A Practical Guide […]
Recommendation for cleaning COVID-19 related tents
April 23rd, 2020
Brought to you by the Tent Rental Division The COVID-19 pandemic has created concerns with how to successfully disinfect and sterilize tent fabrics, framework, fittings, webs, ratchets, poles and anchoring devices including ballasts—basically any item or piece of equipment that may be on the job site. The Tent Rental Division (TRD) of Industrial Fabrics Association International […]
Flexible tent systems for medical testing and quarantine efforts
April 10th, 2020
Testing of suspected COVID-19 cases as well as quarantine accommodations for infected patients are top priorities for federal, state and local authorities. The crisis requires flexible tent and hall systems that can be installed quickly and guarantee compliance with high hygiene standards. RÖDER humanitarian tents can be divided into rooms to help prevent the spread […]
U.S. tent and structure manufacturers unite with the special events industry to address the COVID-19 pandemic
April 3rd, 2020
The special events industry stands poised to address surging capacity needs of the U.S. health care infrastructure. Ten of the major U.S. tent and structure manufacturers have joined together in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The principal strategy of the group is to align needs for disaster resources including field hospitals, emergency temporary shelters, […]