Dec 01, 2005

FROM the tallest party tent to the red carpet beneath guests' feet, it seems that virtually every event element requires a permit nowadays. To get some perspective on how to navigate the permit maze, this month's “Rental Essentials” offers a Q&A...

MASTERS OF DISASTERS

Nov 01, 2005

IT'S no party, that's for sure. Yet the tents and generators that shelter guests at fancy weddings have at many rental companies been providing vital shelter in areas devastated by hurricanes Katrina and Rita in late summer...

30 Top Event Rental Companies

Oct 31, 2005

Where's the party? Right here! Taken as a group, the big event rental companies profiled here predict a 9 percent boost in business over last year. While some clouds on the horizon threaten to crash the party--including rising fuel and labor costs...

BACK AT THE PARTY

Oct 01, 2005

THE way Richard LoGuercio tells it, he never wanted to leave the thrill-a-minute world of event rental in the first place. Even when the prospective buyers of his Los Angeles-based Classic Party Rentals offered him “all the money I could ever...

TLC FOR INVENTORY

Sep 01, 2005

WITH an intricate inventory management system at work amid rows of colorful linen, stacks of white wood chairs and piles of folded canvas ready for the next special event, multimillion dollar event rental company Abbey Event Services counts on...

PLAYING IT SAFE

Aug 01, 2005

A gust of wind blows a poorly secured inflatable into the street. A moon bounce deflates while children are jumping on it. A woman falls from an inflatable rock-climbing wall and dies. Frightening stories about accidents involving inflatables are...

Family Affairs: Ben Shipper and Debra Morse

Jul 25, 2005

The story of a business is often the story of a family. And the one behind the Shipper family and their event businesses is a success story...

Unsinkable Glastonbury festival offers stunning staging

Jul 05, 2005

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GAS PAINS II

Jul 01, 2005

FUEL prices have jumped again since our survey last year of event rental companies, and the companies are driven to do something about it. In an informal Special Events survey conducted in May, rental companies report an average increase of 24...

TEMPORARY INSANITY

Jun 01, 2005

PARTY RENTAL IS a labor-intensive business to begin with, so finding temporary staffers during busy season is tough...