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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
