For a handful of event industry notables, the business is in their blood. Twenty-year rental veteran Dan Nolan is one such event pro. Nolan started working for his family operation — the Chattanooga Co., launched in 1934 — in 1988. He earned $3.35...
Economic slumps tend to quell that want-it, need-it, gotta-have-it feeling. But some new inventory items are necessary even in tough economic times. Rental experts haven't tossed their 2009 wish lists in the trash, but they have pared those lists...
Angela Pennington has a job unique in special events. As vice president of inventory for Los Angeles-based powerhouse Classic Party Rentals, she is responsible for inventory in Classic's massive 34-warehouse system. Armed with an MBA from UCLA's...
The spooky economy has everyone scrambling to pull in revenue, and many rental operators are turning to discounting to hold on to business. According to the 2009 Event Rental Forecast, developed by Special Events Magazine, 13 percent of rental...
It is probably safe to say everyone in the rental business has experienced a business situation that involved discounting. If our competitors do it, we rail about how destructive tactical discounting is and how it destroys value; we also wonder...
Signature Event Rentals president Tom Brown today announced his resignation from the company, which he created in 2003. Brown also announced the launch of his new company, Sykesville, Md.-based Rental Solutions, a consulting, service and equipment...
Los Angeles-based Classic Party Rentals, the leading event rental company in the U.S., said Tuesday that it will open a new warehouse and showroom in Sacramento, Calif., on Dec. 1. The Sacramento facility, which will join existing operations in...
Despite the tough economy, most event rental operators say they will not be discounting the price of their services, according to a recent online poll from Special Events. Just over half--51 percent--say that despite the bad news dominating the...
“Hurricane Ike visited Houston on Saturday in the middle of the night, and oh, what a visitor he was!” says Jan Rocco, president of Party Props in Houston. Indeed, Hurricane Ike hit the coast of Texas on Sept. 13 and hit residents hard. When Ike...
