In memoriam: Grace Velazco
November 13th, 2023
Grace Velazco, 53, Ventura, Calif., died Oct. 24, 2023. Velazco was employed by Phoenix-based PRO EM National Event Services and during her career as an event planner contributed to events including the Rose Bowl, the Oscars and PGA Championships. Velazco was born in Santa Paula, CA to Daniel and Mary Medrano on July 27th 1970. […]
Glamping tents fabric market to reach $1.9 billion
November 8th, 2023
Glamping Lodges Canonici di San Marco, located in the town of Mirano just outside of Venice, Italy, are located on 15,000 square meters of parkland. Glampinghub.com writes: “The decor of this glamping site combines natural materials such as iron, wood and stone, connecting guests with the past, present and future.” Tents and photo: Exclusive Tents […]
MacFarlands Events opens new facility in Halifax, Nova Scotia
October 18th, 2023
MacFarlands Events, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, has opened a new facility at 461 Higney Ave. in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, to serve the Atlantic Canadian event community. Situated on a 5.8-acre lot, the 21,000-sq.-ft. facility features a showroom, offices and warehouse area. MacFarlands Events has serviced Atlantic Canada’s event industry for more than six decades with […]
PEAK Event Services announces Events Unlimited as newest division
October 5th, 2023
PEAK Event Services, an event and tent rental provider in the Northeast, announced that Events Unlimited, of Saugerties, N.Y., will now be a Division of PEAK Event Services. Events Unlimited is Hudson Valley’s premier tent and event rental since 2003. With 7 locations spanning across New England and Florida, this acquisition signifies our expansion to […]
InTENTional Systems now provides custom printing
October 3rd, 2023
The consumer expectation of a brand experience has evolved over the past several years in the direction of even greater customization, personalization and immersion. Thanks to the recent purchase of one of the most innovative large-format tent printers, trusted Binghamton tent manufacturer InTENTional Systems is stepping up custom branding by providing corporations with high-quality custom tents for […]
National Structures, Life is Beautiful extend partnership
October 2nd, 2023
Atmosphere during day three of the Life is Beautiful Music Festival held in Downtown Las Vegas, NV on Sept. 18, 2022. Photo courtesy of Alive Coverage/Sipa USA. National Structures, a specialized temporary structure, tenting, flooring, HVAC, power generation, and mobile-kitchen deployment firm, and Life is Beautiful, a premier three-day music and arts festival in Las […]
Hays Rental acquired, rebranded as Flying B Rental
September 29th, 2023
Hays Rental, El Dorado, Ark., has been acquired by Clark Burton and is being rebranded as Flying B Rental. Established in 1974 by John Hays, Hays Rental has catered to the rental needs of the residential, industrial and special event sectors, with a range of products including medical equipment, lifts, power tools, lighting, tents, inflatables […]
Choura Events expands to Las Vegas
September 27th, 2023
Choura stages the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, Calif. Choura Events, the West Coast’s largest privately held tent company specializing in building elaborate large, temporary outdoor environments, announced its expansion into the Las Vegas marketplace. This will give the city’s event producers much-needed relief from the soaring costs associated with shipping in production elements and […]
Pantone 2024 Fashion Color Trend Report
September 22nd, 2023
Pantone LLC, the global authority on color and provider of professional color standards for the design industries, announced the Fashion Color Trend Report Spring Summer 2024 edition for London Fashion Week (LFW). This season’s report features the top ten standout colors as well as the five new core classics we can expect to see as […]
Aggreko makes multi-million-dollar purchase of UPS systems
September 18th, 2023
Aggreko, a provider of mobile modular power, temperature control and energy solutions in Houston, Texas, has purchased a fleet of Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems to pair with its temporary power generators during events. With the multi-million-dollar investment, the company says it continues investing in the latest technology to enable the seamless broadcasting of events […]