Pittsburty Party Changes Name to PartySavvy

Jul 25, 2007

Management of Monroeville, Pa.-based Pittsburgh Party and Tent Rental announced yesterday that the company will change its name to PartySavvy...

Party rental investors say "buy-buy!"

Jul 25, 2007

Acquisitions in the party rental business have hit a dizzying pace this month, as interest in this sector grows in the financial world...

Classic Expands Footprint in Florida

Jul 10, 2007

Party rental powerhouse Classic Party Rentals, based in Los Angeles, announced today that it has acquired Fiesta Rentals of West Palm Beach, Fla. Classic picked up Pompano Beach, Fla., market leader Panache Party Rentals in February. Terms of...

GETTING TECHNICAL

Jul 01, 2007

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I Really Love My

Jul 01, 2007

A rental business wouldn't be a rental business without a stock of chiavari chairs, but what truly keeps business ticking? When we asked this question, most rental experts found it impossible to name a single rental essential. Some opted for a...

Classic, Chameleon Form Marketing Alliance

Jun 12, 2007

Los Angeles-based party rental giant Classic Party Rentals and Chameleon Chairs, also based in Los Angeles, announced last week that they have entered an exclusive national marketing agreement whereby Chameleon’s chairs and barstools will be...

Forming An Alliance

Jun 01, 2007

Allies are important, and that goes for the rental industry as well. Case in point — the Global Rental Alliance, which was developed to meet a twofold mission: to improve information flow about rentals from country to country and to increase the...

In Hand Or Online?

May 01, 2007

WHAT'S the best place to display party rental inventory — in a printed piece or on a speedy Web site? Here we take stock of differing opinions...

Moran builds on Southeast rental network

Apr 18, 2007

Former Classic Party Rentals chief John Moran announced Saturday that his San Francisco-based 523 Capital made its second party rental acquisition this year, picking up Special Events Rentals, based in Raleigh, N.C. In January, Moran's company...

GARTERS AND GATORS

Apr 01, 2007

BEAUTIFUL brides, gracious guests, fabulous food — that's what weddings are made of. That, and cicada infestations, alligators and clueless caterers. Party rental pros have seen some wacky weddings, and here they share their stories of matrimonial...