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 spe...

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 co...

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 pe...

TEMPORARY INSANITY

Jun 01, 2005

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

TABLE D'HAUTE

May 01, 2005

BEAUTIFUL FOOD AND drinks are a joy to behold — but they do, in fact, need something to hold them. That's where china, glassware, flatware and linen come in. Innovations in these products feature eye-catching designs that create the ideal canvas ...

GIVE IT A RESTROOM

May 01, 2005

THE FIRST THING that an event guest asks for might not be a cocktail or the name of the band. It might be directions to the restroom...