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Winter wonderlands: advice for successful winter tenting
October 1st, 2021
Using tents for winter events can be challenging more because of precipitation—snow—than because of low temperatures, which requires a lot of maintenance, says Joe Hynes owner of Northeast Tent Productions in Stamford, Conn. Photo courtesy of Northeast Tent Productions. Most news having to do with climate change focuses on climbing global temperatures. But those in […]
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 […]
Vote this week for the InTents Buyer’s Guide 2020 cover
December 9th, 2019
Voting in the ninth annual InTents Buyer’s Guide cover contest is underway on InTents’ Facebook page! We asked for the best work the tent rental and event industry had to show off, and you gave it to us. InTents narrowed the choices to three finalists from Grandchamp Structure Design of Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Fosters’ Tent […]
Making it easy: Keder advances tent technology
October 1st, 2018
From speedy installs and airtight seals to creative, new applications, the benefits of keder remain key to industry progress. Hidden within aluminum extrusions, shaping both simple tents and extravagant clearspans, lies the years-old invention that continues to help advance the success and technology of the tent industry today: keder, a bead or core that attaches […]
“Techno-chalet” lights up Montreal winter festival
June 1st, 2018
Grandchamp Structure Design overcomes weather and site restrictions to build a “techno-chalet” for a winter festival. Montréal en Lumière (Montreal in Light) is one of the largest winter festivals in the world, drawing more than one million people annually to take in fine food, performing arts, family-friendly activities and nightlife in the midst of a […]