by: Gary Stansberry Those who heard me speak in 2016 at MATRA, or who or have read one of my articles, are probably familiar with the following: Payroll is the largest cash expense for all rental companies. That’s the primary reason the average cash flow/EBITDA margin of tent and event rental companies’ falls below industry…
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When you buy more labor-saving tools and techniques to reduce the time required for a tent install, does that always mean you’ll add more profit to your bottom line? Not necessarily. Buying multiple machines to save labor can cost a lot of money – and take up more space – than those acquisitions justify. That’s…
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Clearspan keder fabric panels often don’t pull smoothly by hand. And they can rip in expensive ways when pulled by machines not designed for the task. How can your installers pull panels faster, reduce potential for damage, and save your company plenty of crew hours in the process? Keder Fabric Panel Challenges First, let’s get…
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The tent and event rental industry has traditionally been a business that requires a lot of labor, a fact that has gone virtually unchallenged for centuries. While hand-held pneumatic drivers have improved stake driving speed somewhat, and using lifts and forklift machines have provided some relief, most of the tasks your crews perform during tent…
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The more time you spend on the job, the more that job costs. In its simplest form, the true cost of any job is a combination of the number of people you send to put up a tent, and the number of hours they spend there. Take for example, Michael’s Party Rentals of Ludlow,…
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Finding and retaining quality labor is one of the largest challenges your tent rental business faces as it tries to take on more commercial tent rental jobs. You’re not alone if you suffer high-turnover and high-burnout rates in your crew, especially when you’re struggling through back-to-back jobs in your busy season. For far too long,…
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Wide keder roof fabric panels, pulled by hand, cause strain as workers work hard to complete clearspan tent structure installs. Maybe you’ve tried a forklift or tele-handler to reduce the workload. But that approach eliminates the sensitivity required to pull fabric panels without damage, including tearing. That’s why Tent OX introduced a new keder roof…
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Tent professionals running smaller commercial tent jobs have been asking, “Build us a smaller Tent OX that we can cost-justify. One for smaller commercial tent jobs that we can use with 30-wides, 40-wides and the occasional 60-wide commercial tents,” they said. They knew that Tent OX has already been helping tent rental companies installing bigger…
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Tent installations the old-fashioned way is too expensive and time consuming. While you’ve embraced new technology to streamline other parts of your operations, are there some new options you can also leverage to automate installs? The answer is a big, unqualified “Yes.” Let’s illustrate why by looking at four ways Tent OX’s innovative tools and impressive…
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