Tent OX
A Tale of Three Tent Companies
How each has navigated the COVID-19 pandemic with Tent OX Though we have all been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, we have also all been impacted uniquely. The same is true of tent businesses. As events were wiped off calendars overnight, we all had to find our footing while making some tough decisions. Now with…
Read MoreFour Lessons I Learned About Building Great Tent Crews
Take a look at what Saroj Bains, an executive at Event Labor Works – one of North America’s premier event labor companies – has learned about building top-notch tent crews. Tent installation crews are a crazy quilt of personalities, capabilities and potential. That is why it’s no easy task to organize a crew of diverse…
Read MoreTent OX Unveils Innovative Partnership with Avant Tecno
How Tent OX and Avant’s “Green machine” are Changing the Tent and Event Rental Industry If you’ve been a part of the tent and event rental industry, even for just the last few years, you’ve likely seen Avant Tecno’s compact, but mighty, “green machines” buzzing around a job site. The Avant articulated loader has already…
Read MoreVideos: How McCarthy Tents Completely Restructured Its Tent Installs
Sean McCarthy of the Rochester, NY-based McCarthy Tents & Events is one of a new breed of tent and event company owners. The company’s success since its founding in 2007 is due in large part to Sean leading by example, motivating his enthusiastic and efficient crews, and a well-organized back office staff. Their Rochester facility…
Read MoreTent OX Brings Home a Hat Trick at “Best of” Awards
Each year InTents Magazine, the tent industry’s leading publication, recognizes the best tools and systems designed for tent installation. This April, in celebration of the magazine’s 25 years of publication, they opened up voting for 25 unique categories for their annual Readers’ Choice Awards and allowed the public to voice its opinion of who they…
Read MoreTent OX Delivers the Same Power & Precision Indoors
BC Tent and Awning Co., Inc. opened its doors in Avon, Massachusetts nearly 40 years ago and has since learned a thing or two about running a successful tent and event rental business amidst the harsh winters in the Northern United States. With a crew of 16 full time employees throughout the winter months, BC…
Read MoreTent OX Helps Tent Rental Businesses Do More, Earn More in the Winter
Based in Lexington, Kentucky, Bryant’s Rent-All Events & Tents experiences the splendor of all four seasons. While winter months can be beautiful, they bring frigid temperature, snow and ice. Bryant’s Rent-All’s crew of 48 year-round employees is adept at overcoming most cold weather obstacles after 65 years in business, but two years ago, the business…
Read MorePayroll: Personalized and Quantified
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…
Read More5 Advantages of a “Go-Anywhere, Do-it-All” Machine in the Tent & Event Industry
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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