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Chair-man Mills Corp. launches Element Event Solutions
September 12th, 2024
Element Event Solutions launched Sept. 12, 2024, as Canada’s event and tent solutions partner. The new company will continue to be led by Allison Freeman, CEO (right in picture). Photo courtesy of Stephanie Lake and Element Event Solutions. Element Event Solutions launched as Canada’s leading event solutions partner, bringing together the entire Chair-man Mills Corp. […]
Party Reflections acquires Party Makers Event Rentals
September 6th, 2024
Party Reflections, based in Charlotte, N.C., has acquired Party Makers Event Rentals, Greensboro, N.C. “The combined efforts of our two companies will create a much stronger and more capable entity with a clear growth strategy for the future. Both of our customer bases will benefit greatly from the combined resources,” said Dan Hooks, CERP, president, Party […]
CORT Events expands Orlando footprint
September 6th, 2024
Photo courtesy of CORT Events and GK Photography. CORT Events, Chantilly, Va., the trade show and event division of CORT Furniture Rental, has relocated its Orlando warehouse to a larger facility that the company said will enhance its ability to serve trade shows, exhibits and events in Orlando and southern Florida. “This larger warehouse is […]
FTC ban on noncompetes blocked
September 3rd, 2024
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) final rule banning noncompete agreements — issued in April 2024 and set to take effect Sept. 4 — has been blocked. A federal judge in Texas has barred the rule that would ban agreements commonly signed by workers not to join their employers’ rivals or launch competing businesses. According to Reuters, […]
In memoriam: Robert Mastromatteo
August 27th, 2024
Robert (Bob) J. Mastromatteo, 78, Brewster, Mass., died Aug. 12, 2024. Mastromatteo was an entrepreneur at heart, starting a lawn company, co-founding a chemical manufacturing company, and eventually establishing Party Cape Cod in 1984 with his wife, becoming the Cape’s first one-stop party retail and rental supplier. Thoughout the 40 years of growing Party Cape […]
Aggreko mid-sized energy storage systems
August 27th, 2024
Aggreko, Houston, has introduced two mid-node — 500 kW/250 kWh and 250 kW/575 kWh — battery energy storage systems (BESS) to its Greener Upgrades line of temporary power options. The new storage systems are designed for on and off-grid applications while also enabling reduced emissions, energy consumption and costs, the company said. Both batteries are […]
In memoriam: Robert ‘Bob’ MacFarland
August 15th, 2024
Robert “Bob” MacFarland, 91, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, died Aug. 12, 2024. MacFarland — who served as the 28th president of the American Rental Association (ARA) in 1989 — became involved in the rental industry in 1963 when, after spending 10 years in the construction industry, he opened R.H. MacFarland in Halifax. MacFarland helped organize […]
State of the industry report
August 1st, 2024
Each year, Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) surveys the readers of all its publications, members and nonmembers both, to take the pulse of the current state of our industry. The survey asks questions on business sizes, revenue projections and recent sales context, top concerns, future plans, and a bit about the many different markets that our […]
Chasing the “perfect event”
August 1st, 2024
I vividly recall a meeting for a six-figure event with a client who, at the end of my sales pitch, asked me, “You are going to guarantee my event is perfect, right?” My candid response was, “No.” The astonished look I received in return was unforgettable. Does the perfect event even exist? Early in my […]
Point of Rental Elite introduces work orders for POR One
July 10th, 2024
Any rental business using work orders to manage its maintenance processes can now do so easily, securely, and remotely with Work Orders for Point of Rental One. “The Work Orders workflow will help get your rented items operational again more quickly. It makes it easier to diagnose and document problems in the field, so you […]