Special Events

Rental Forecast '08: It's Not All Black and White

By Lisa Hurley

On the face of it, the event rental industry is looking forward to a good year in 2008. A whopping 79 percent of respondents to the Special Events Magazine...

523 Capital Picks Up Chantilly Outlet

San Francisco-based 523 Capital announced last week that it completed the acquisition of its fifth party rental outlet on the East Coast within the last 12 months....

Rental Essentials: What's Hot and Not for 2008

By Christine Landry

If you haven't stocked up on lighted tables and eco-friendly ware, get a move on. Here, rental operators share what's all the rage COMPANY: M&M The Special...

Classic Snaps Up Leaders in Chicago, New York

Los Angeles-based Classic Party Rentals solidified its market dominance last week with its announcement that it has acquired major party rental companies in Chicago and New York....

Rental Essentials: Wildfires Show Need for Disaster Preparedness

By Christine Landry

Disaster can hit hard, but a little preparation can ease the blow. ...

Rental Essentials: Party Rental Predicaments

By Christine Landry

How do rental operators handle cranky customers, missing items and damaged goods? With quick thinking and a lot of grace. EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINER...

Rental Company Rooney's Faces Hyperinflation in Zimbabwe

By Christine Landry

Fuel supplies have vanished; unemployment is at 80 percent and inflation has skyrocketed 7,500 percent in a year. This may sound like a cautionary disaster...

10th Annual 30 Top Event Rental Companies List

By Lisa Hurley

Consoliation may be running through event rental, but that's not stopping business from blooming....

Classic Party Rentals is Good to Grow

By Lisa Hurley

With 26 outlets in nine states and revenue expected to hit $300 million this year, Los Angeles-based Classic Party Rentals has changed the face of event...

Signature Opens Second Outlet

Santa Ana, Calif.-based Signature Party Rentals said that effective Oct. 1, it will operate a location serving the Palm Springs, Calif., area. The full-service outlet will offer warehouse and showroom facilities as well as professional installation crews and experienced event consultants, the company said in a statement. ...