With 26 outlets in nine states and revenue expected to hit $300 million this year, Los Angeles-based Classic Party Rentals has changed the face of event rental. But president and CEO John Campanelli doesn't want simply a big company — he wants the...
Fuel supplies have vanished; unemployment is at 80 percent and inflation has skyrocketed 7,500 percent in a year. This may sound like a cautionary disaster film set in the future, but instead it's the current state of Zimbabwe, a country of 13...
Consolidation may be running through event rental, but that hasn't stopped the busniess from blooming. For the 22 companies that have been on our list since 2003, total volume has tripled in five years...
Santa Ana, Calif.-based Signature Party Rentals said that effective Oct. 1, it will operate a location serving the Palm Springs, Calif., area. The full-service outlet will offer warehouse and showroom facilities as well as professional...
San Francisco-based 523 Capital, headed by former Classic Party Rentals chief John Moran, announced this week that the company has acquired Low Country Event Rentals, with operations in Savannah, Ga., and Hilton Head, S.C. In January, 523 acquired...
There's a first time for everything. And Lucky Morimoto, president of Tokyo-based Event Services, sensed it was time for Asia's first event rental showroom, which opened its doors in May. Morimoto, one of only two ISES members in Japan, has been...
Polymers, plastics, laminates, oh my! The materials that go into modern dance floors make them more portable, durable and user-friendly than ever before. But which floor is right for your event? The industry's top floor-makers weigh in...
The acquisition stampede from Los Angeles-based Classic Party Rentals continued with the announcement Thursday that the nation's leading party rental company has acquired Party Showcase of Raleigh, N.C. The announcement falls on the heels of word...