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Back to School Sales go Under Tent

By on August 25, 2009 in Corporate Events, School and Church Events, Tent Sale

weg8The Central PA retailers are busy competing for the Back-to-School business.  It is hard to tell who gets more visibility,  Governor Rendell trying to sell his budget, or the Back-to-School advertisements.

Wegmans booked a tent for their sale at the 6416 Carlisle Pike, Mechanicsburg store.  They ordered the 30 x 45 Anchor Century Mate tent with removable sidewall on all 4 sides.  This allows them to completely open it on the hot summer days, cover the windward side when rain is in the forecast, or close up completely at night for security.

The tent installers for this event were AJ and Slim.  Upon arrival, they found Wegmans’ warehouseman had pulled several dozen skids of products ranging from snack food to housewares to paper supplies.  It  made a perfect last minute stop for the college student en-route from home to campus.

Larger professional tent companies like EC can deliver hundreds of different styles and sized tents to meet most any purpose:

  • Tent sales
  • Weddings
  • Ground Breaking
  • Grand Openings
  • Chamber of Commerce Mixers
  • Auctions
  • College Events

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Slim ( Andy Mattrick) tensioning tent before installing sidewall

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Prior to staking, each hole is drilled to avoid damage when removing stake.

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College Commencement Week Setup Photos

By on May 26, 2009 in School and Church Events

This year we delivered rental products for Graduations, Homecomings, Freshman days, and a host of other events at a total of 13 different colleges throughout Central Pennsylvania.

Here is just a sampling of the work we did.

Susquehanna University Stage Ramp Stairs and Guard Rail

Susquehanna University Stage Ramp Stairs and Guard Rail Prior to pleated skirting installation on the front and sides

Alexa W Stopped to Pose in Front of Stacks of Chairs to be Set Up in Rows

Alexa W stops to Pose in front of over 50 Stacks of Chairs to be Set Up on the Quad per the Scaled Drawings perfected with GPS Coordinates - a Student Project

Matt Anderson Unloading 53' Trailer of folding Chairs for Commencement Setup

Matt A Unloading 53' Trailer of folding Chairs for Commencement Setup at Gettysburg College

Juniata College takes delivery of Tent, Tables and Chairs for Outdoor Dining

Juniata College takes delivery of Tent, Tables and Chairs for Outdoor Dining

Trailer load of Chairs ready to haul out on to Messiah College Sports Field - setup 800' from truck

Trailer load of palletized Chairs staged adjacent to Messiah College Sports Field - Distance from truck to setup, 800'

Second Trailer arriving at Bucknell University

Second Trailer arriving at Bucknell University

Trailer Arrives at Messiah College with 90 Stage Decks and Special Loader for Sports Field.

Trailer Arrives at Messiah College with 90 palletized Stage Decks and Special Articulated Loader that distributes the weight over 6 turf tires

We are a full service Party Rental Store who cares as much about your special event as you do.

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University uses Signature Stage with ADA Compliant Ramps and Guard Rail for Graduation

By on May 21, 2009 in School and Church Events

During their Spring 2008 Commencement, Susquehanna University tried a granite3new layut using  “Signature Performance Staging System” which is manufactured by Granite Industries.   Event Central is a dealer for the sale of Granite products, as well as having a Rental Inventory of over 500 pieces of Stage, signatureRailing, Stairs, Etc. for the hundreds of different configurations for which the stage can be used.  Susquehanna University is one of 5 large university stage jobs we set up each year.

Susquehanna University Stage and Ramp finishing touches

Susquehanna University Stage and Ramp prior to completion

The school was looking to meet certain functional objectives with this new system:

  1. Raise the elevation to 40″ finished height for improved sight lines
  2. Step up the appearance to the audience
  3. Quick attach clips to receive Stage Skirting
  4. 2 sets adjustable steps with railings both sides which can be used at different heights for smaller events
  5. the installation of an ADA ramp with a drop rate of 4″ over 4 ‘  and the appropriate railing with engineered mounts so an individual in a wheelchair can grab both side rails and self propel  up the ramp
  6. Transition angled pieces for the 3″ high stage pieces at the bottom and top of the ramp
  7. Handrail for main deck  due to height
  8. Meet ADA standards

Susquehanna University has been a regular client of Event Central since 1998.  Services provided include rentals for Commencement, Sports Events, Fund Raisers and Benefit drives.  They are located just over an hour from our store. Following the successful rental in 2008, Susquehanna decided to purchase the complete stage in spring 2009 because of its flexible application.  EC provided one technician to train their staff per the Manufacturer’s provided drawings.

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Granite Industries supports the sale with detailed drawings of all the component parts.  They can also design/build custom applications where the requirements are set forth by engineered drawings.  This would include applications such as loading unusually heavy machinery or live loads driven by electric motors.

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