Special Events Magazine - Party Rental Operations

TOOLS OF THE TRADE: CLEAN MACHINES

BY KELLY WARDLE

Manufacturers of cleaning equipment know what clients want: innovative implements to tidy tents, freshen flooring and clean chairs, all with a minimum...

RENTAL ESSENTIALS: HIGH PRICES SEND OPERATORS TO FUEL SCHOOL

BY LISA HURLEY

The good news: After hitting record highs last month, fuel prices have started to decline, a trend that analysts expect to continue through the summer....

THE LAST WORD: AZTEC'S CHUCK MILLER ON HIS BIG BUY

BY NATASHA GARBER

Chuck Miller knows he's had a run of good fortune in his 24-year event career. His industry colleagues know it, too. I've had a half-dozen competitors...

THE LAST WORD: TRI-RENTALS' RALPH STERN ON THE RIGHT START

BY LISA HURLEY

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

All Occasions acquires HSS RentX's Knoxville event rental outlet

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...

Fuel prices driving up event rental's fleet costs, survey says

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 ...

RENTAL ESSENTIALS: SPECIAL LINEN, SPECIAL TREATMENT

BY LISA HURLEY

Event rental companies are in love with linen, and it's not hard to understand why. Linen is the highest growth area of our business, notes J.P. Fritz...

Signature Special Event Services wins major golf events

Signature Special Event Services signs three major golf events...

Stellar continues divesting units

San Antonio-based Abbey SA, LP, has acquired event rental company Abbey Event Services, San Antonio, from Houston-based Stellar Event and Presentation Resources ......