BRANCHING OUT
Sun Valley, Calif.-based WET DESIGN has launched its WET EVENTS division specializing in custom design and installation of temporary water and fire effects. Call 818/769-6200; www.wetdesign.com. • AMY TRUE and JAMIE LERNER have formed party rental company DISH-A RENTAL FUSION in Elgin, Ill. The company's range of products includes tables, chairs, tabletop items, foodservice equipment and linen. Call 847/741-1515; www.dish-arentalfusion.com. • TOUCH RESTAURANT in Miami has launched its new off-site catering division, TOUCH CATERING. Call 305/695-1581; www.touchcatering.com. • RED LETTER PRODUCTIONS has introduced RED VELVET LOUNGE, a new division that specializes in lounge-themed special events. The company can be contacted at 829 Ocean Ave., Seal Beach, CA 90740; 562/799-6069; www.redletterprod.com. • SCOTT BERNARD, ERIK GROSCHE and the ENCORE DANCE CO. have joined to form EXPERIENCE5, a new event marketing, branding and entertainment company with offices in Hobe Sound, Fla., and Munich, Germany. Call 772/480-0324; www.experience5.com.
BUSINESS BUZZ
Boston-based lighting and event production company ALPS/ADVANCED LIGHTING AND PRODUCTION SERVICES has acquired the assets of the rental, production and resale divisions of BN PRODUCTIONS in Woburn, Mass. Call 866/961-3066; www.alpsweb.com. • The Miami/South Florida office of Las Vegas-based USA HOSTS has joined with GARDNER & ASSOCIATES to form DMC USA HOSTS/GARDNER & ASSOCIATES, based in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Call 800/922-9299 or 954/772-1020; www.gardnerandassociates.com.
ADDRESS BOOK
CHARLES BANFIELD PRODUCTIONS has moved its main office to Los Angeles. The company's address is 8033 Sunset Blvd., #915, Los Angeles, CA 90046; 323/933-4411; www.charlesbanfield.com.
