San Antonio-based Abbey SA, LP, has acquired event rental company Abbey Event Services, San Antonio, from Houston-based Stellar Event and Presentation Resources. “Abbey has a great reputation, and the San Antonio area--with its convention, tourism...
THE PLAYFUL WORLD of inflatable amusements is becoming a more serious game...
AS THE MOOD of the event industry rises, event rental operators are taking a long look at how long they can hold prices flat. And in most cases, they are beginning to boost the price tag on their products and services...
AFTER MARKING TIME for the last few years, the event rental industry thinks it's time for a rebound in business...
WITH 650 EMPLOYEES under your watch, you might be inclined to overlook the little things. For Classic Party Rentals president John Moran, though, the little things matter big time. Especially when it comes to the small ways his staff demonstrates...
RESOLUTION NO. 1: Set strategic staffing levels...
LIKE A GOOD marriage, a good business relationship is based on respect, trust and consideration. Caterers often tell Special Events Magazine that they love their rental companies, and here we find out what makes these “marriages” work...
YOU WANT CHALLENGING? How's this — walking a 40-by-60-foot tent up 150 stairs for a Condé Nast Publications event in Times Square. Not enough? What about handling all the permitting for Liza Minnelli's Manhattan wedding — with Fifth Avenue and...
“AN EMOTIONAL ROLLER coaster” is how Tony Tauer describes the seven months it took to complete his buyout — along with several partner investors — of the event rental division of Greenwich, Conn.-based equipment rental giant United Rentals. Still...