Tri-Rentals' Ralph Stern on the right start

Jun 30, 2004

Tri-Rentals' chief Ralph Stern says he started with the best, and he's kept a good thing going...

All Occasions Event Rental acquires Knoxville unit of HSS RentX

Jun 24, 2004

All Occasions, LLC, the parent company of All Occasion Party Rentals of Knoxville, Tenn., announced Monday that it has acquired the Knoxville event rental location of HSS RentX, also based in that city. HSS RentX will retain its Knoxville tool...

Fuel prices driving up fleet costs for party rental companies

Jun 16, 2004

Thanks in part to record high fuel prices, an informal survey by Special Events Magazine this month reveals that the cost of operating an event rental truck fleet is 16 percent higher than it was a year ago, one more burden for an industry still...

SPECIAL LINEN, SPECIAL TREATMENT

Jun 01, 2004

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Signature wins contracts

May 19, 2004

Frederick, Md.-based Signature Special Event Services announced this week that it has been awarded contracts for three major golf events this summer featuring players from around the world. The full-service event rental company will build 800,000...

Stellar continues divesting units

May 13, 2004

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...

A MOVEABLE FEAST

May 01, 2004

WITH UNIQUE EVENT locations continuing to grow in popularity, portable products help catering professionals take the party on the road without sacrificing food quality or taste. From stoves to sinks, these cartable catering products make cooking —...

INFLATABLES: WILL NEW REGULATIONS FLY?

May 01, 2004

THE PLAYFUL WORLD of inflatable amusements is becoming a more serious game...

IN FINE FORM

May 01, 2004

NEW SIZES AND new materials add style, but it's shape that sets the pace in the design of tabletop items today...

LOUNGE ACT

May 01, 2004

ATTENDING AN AWARDS show is fun — the red carpet, the after-parties — but it's even better when there are goodies involved. That's the premise behind the gifting trend that has been an awards show staple for several years now. Yet what really gets...