Important new products and trends for special event professionals including in FX, special effects, floral, lighting, linens, props, tabletop items, technical support and tents
The small screen is coming soon to a T-shirt near you, thanks to San Francisco-based Brand Marketers. The company has created what it calls T-shirt TV — T-shirts embedded with screens and speakers that are capable of delivering video, flash...
The deaths of three workers in Arkansas this month resulted from a practice that is common in the event rental industry, many say. The three workers died when supports in the intact tent they lifted over a fence touched power lines, electrocuting...
FROM HER START renting her spare white wood chairs to fellow caterers in the mid-'90s, Betsy Stone built South San Francisco-based Sisters Party Rentals into a booming rental business. She sold to Classic Party Rentals in August 2003, but came...
MAKING A SPECIAL event come alive — even long after it's over — is the duty of photography and video services. Here, three experts give tips on using their services effectively...
NEARLY THREE DECADES in event rental have taught Tom Brown a thing or two about how to sustain success. First off, when a good opportunity presents itself to you, take it...
Every kindergartner loves to color, but now kids and adults alike can take part in some coloring fun with large-scale tarps and wallpaper from Salt Lake City-based The Monster Mural. The company, which has created murals for events from festivals...
EFX light columns from Orlando, Fla.-based Design Concepts Manufacturing have a secret: While they look as though they're filled with water and dancing bubbles, in fact they contain no water at all. The acrylic columns use airflow systems, digital...
VIRTUALLY ALL EVENT rental operators have seen a client damage inventory — from china filthy with food to linen spotted with mildew and candle wax. But their responses to the problem vary widely, from imposing fees on every offender — even major...
GOOD AS THEY are at servicing the parties thrown by others, many party rental operators throw their own bashes, whether to win new customers or to woo current clients. Here, some tips on putting life into your own rental party.
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