Important new products and trends for special event professionals including in FX, special effects, floral, lighting, linens, props, tabletop items, technical support and tents
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...
To surcharge or not to surcharge?
Ninety percent of event rental companies interviewed by Special Events say they boosted what they charge clients for delivery this summer in light of the skyrocketing cost of the fuel. Diesel fuel hit $4.76 gall...
East Brunswick, N.J.-based Drake Corp. announced today that it will implement its “chair to chair” recycling program at the beginning of next year.
The company will retrofit used chairs into “new” chairs; color choice will include beige, gray, a...
IT'S A CHAPEL
When the client's only daughter says she wants to be married at home on the family ranch, then it's up to the event team to bring the wedding home, right down to the chapel.
In May, the Classic Party Rentals/Ducky-Bob's team in Da...
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 h...
“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 ...
The price of a gallon of gasoline has dropped by almost 30 percent since July. Diesel fuel in the U.S. fell 18 cents to an average of $3.48 a gallon this week, down from an all-time high of $4.76 on July 14. With fuel prices dropping, are event r...
In the 1990s, Wheaton Party Rentals was a family business based just outside Washington. But the year 2000 brought big changes. The family sold the business and the business grew, expanding to Philadelphia, New Jersey and Virginia. Kelly Andres g...
It's the secret ingredient in appetizers, decor and guest lists--gasoline. If there's no gas, then the caterer can't deliver the food, the decor pieces sit on the loading dock, and guests can't get to the party. And a gas shortage is fraying temp...
