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Extreme challenges of extreme heat
June 1st, 2023
RIGHT: Held outdoors in August 2020 under a clearspan tent, Marianne’s Rentals had to strategize ways to protect wedding guests (and flowers) from the extreme Oklahoma heat. One strategy used for this reception tent was installing a white top on the tent, removing and replacing it with the clear top before the wedding. Photo courtesy […]
Warehousing Know How
October 1st, 2022
Many items within the tent industry are simply not suitable for storage on pallets. Many companies find cantilever racking an ideal alternative for organization and storage. All photos courtesy of Tents for Rent. Today’s warehouses are no longer just for storage. From being a showroom of products to providing a space for drying operations to […]
Tenting in urban environments
October 1st, 2019
Event tent installations in big cities are spectacular—and complex. by Paul Johnson Frank Sinatra sang about New York City, “If I can make it there, I’m gonna make it anywhere.” Tent installers who have worked in the Big Apple might sing, “If I can tent there, I can tent anywhere.” Installing commercial tents on pavement […]
Inspired food and wine festival
August 1st, 2019
Marquee Event Rentals, Austin, Texas (with additional locations in Texas, Illinois and Kansas), supplied more than 53 tents totaling more than 50,000 square feet for the Austin Food and Wine Festival in April. In addition, Marquee provided a vintage look for the annual event with custom furniture fabricated at the company’s warehouse. Tenting required one […]
Fabulous exterior design draws guests into event tents
April 1st, 2018
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, the company knew it needed to design the […]