How do rental operators handle cranky customers, missing items and damaged goods? With quick thinking and a lot of grace. EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINER Lack of a tent liner turned one September outdoor wedding into a cause for quick thinking f...

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 th...

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 mi...

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. This article appeared in the print and dig...

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 acquire...

Party Rental Ltd. 201/727-4700www.partyrentalltd.com “Rentals are the ultimate recycling business,” says Tracy Mazie of Teterboro, N.J.-based Party Rental Ltd. David Painter, president of Event Rentals in Chantilly, Va., agrees. “When we are fin...

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. THIN IS ...