Future of the tent rental industry

06 Feb '08

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Task Force Chair Jim Reyen, Eureka Tents, said, "Our goal is increase safety best practices by providing training opportunities for tent installers.

No one is better positioned than the tent installers to insure that every tented event is a success for both their company and increasing the safety of the industry as a whole."

Thirty supplier companies were on hand during the Vendor's Fair where attendees perused the tabletop displays, finding new products and making purchasing decisions.

Winners of TRD Award of Excellence contest were announced during the Awards Luncheon. Winning companies were:
- Party Rental Category: HDO Productions, Northbrook, Ill.
- Commercial Tent Rental Category: Roder Zelt-und
- Versanstaltunsserve, Budinger, Germany
- Tent Manufacturing: TopTec Products LLC, Laurens, S.C.
- TRD Best of Show: Eventequip, Landsdale, Pa.

The Tent Conference also marked the start of new terms within TRD leadership:
- TRD Chairman: Kathy Schaefer of Glawe Tent and Awning
- Vice Chairman: Jim Reyen of Eureka! Tents
- Steering Committee members: Ken Keberle, Classic Prime, Phoenix; Jim Bach, Apres Party Rental, Edina, Minn.; and Sam Wodetzki, American Pavilion, Danville, Ill.

The association thanks outgoing board members including Jim Gallagher, Chicago and Todd Dalland, FTL Ventures, New York City.

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