Jul 01, 2004

Craving cappuccino? Got a jones for java? The mobile espresso bar from Hollywood, Calif.-based Mocha Kiss Coffee might be the cure. The carts, which have been on location at Hollywood studios and movie sets for the last 10 years, are now available...

BOXED UP

Jul 01, 2004

Box Card invitations from Los Angeles-based Spitfire Girl are sure to make a guest list grow. Each three-dimensional invitation consists of a U.S. Postal Service-approved cardboard box — printed with occasion-related graphics — along with a...

CLEAN MACHINES

Jul 01, 2004

MANUFACTURERS OF cleaning equipment know what clients want: innovative implements to tidy tents, freshen flooring and clean chairs, all with a minimum of elbow grease...

Tri-Rentals' Ralph Stern on the right start

Jun 30, 2004

Tri-Rentals' chief Ralph Stern says he started with the best, and he's kept a good thing going...

All Occasions Event Rental acquires Knoxville unit of HSS RentX

Jun 24, 2004

All Occasions, LLC, the parent company of All Occasion Party Rentals of Knoxville, Tenn., announced Monday that it has acquired the Knoxville event rental location of HSS RentX, also based in that city. HSS RentX will retain its Knoxville tool...

Fuel prices driving up fleet costs for party rental companies

Jun 16, 2004

Thanks in part to record high fuel prices, an informal survey by Special Events Magazine this month reveals that the cost of operating an event rental truck fleet is 16 percent higher than it was a year ago, one more burden for an industry still...

SPECIAL LINEN, SPECIAL TREATMENT

Jun 01, 2004

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Signature wins contracts

May 19, 2004

Frederick, Md.-based Signature Special Event Services announced this week that it has been awarded contracts for three major golf events this summer featuring players from around the world. The full-service event rental company will build 800,000...

Stellar continues divesting units

May 13, 2004

San Antonio-based Abbey SA, LP, has acquired event rental company Abbey Event Services, San Antonio, from Houston-based Stellar Event and Presentation Resources. “Abbey has a great reputation, and the San Antonio area--with its convention, tourism...