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Michael Tharpe, TopTec Products Inc., Laurens, S.C., was recognized for his dedication in the development of an educational program for the proper installation of tents and a program for guidelines for safety of the tent installer.

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Todd Dalland received the Bruce W. Wodetzki Award at the IFAI Tent Expo 2011.

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Well-staked tent installations at IFAI Tent Expo 2011 in St. Pete Beach, Fla., withstood wind gusts of 60-plus mph and several inches of rain when a stormfront moved through in the early evening of Jan. 25. Check out this video on YouTube shot during the storm!

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Notes from the TRD Annual Business Meeting, which took place Wednesday, Jan. 26 at Tent Expo 2011.

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Jan Schieffer shares her updates on Tent Expo 2011.

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Check out the weather for Tent Expo 2011 in St Pete Beach, Florida.

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Dear TRD Membership:  

I am writing to notify you of some changes to the Tent Rental Division's Steering Committee. Effective 1/15/11, Sam Wodetzki will be leaving the Steering Committee to pursue other business interests. I would like to thank Sam for his tremendous contributions to the Steering, Finance, Strategic...

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Tent Rental Division members: Voting for Steering Committee members and by-law change

The Nominating Committee of the Tent Rental Division is pleased to announce the proposed nominees to fill the three-year Director position becoming available in January 2011. 

The nominee is David MacArthur, Losberger US LLC...

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The newest Training for the Tent Installer session has been confirmed for January 24, 2011 at the Tradewinds Resort in St. Pete Beach, Fla., during Tent Expo 2011.

More than 500 tent installation professionals have completed training sessions thus far. Installers state they are more aware of using hearing...

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The Industrial Fabrics Association International (IFAI) announces the winners of the 2010 International Achievement Awards for design excellence in specialty fabrics applications. The award ceremony took place at IFAI Expo Americas...

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The Industrial Fabrics Foundation (IFF) recently announced the recipient of the 2010 Tent Rental Division membership scholarship. The recipient is Nicholas Wodetzki, sponsored by American Pavilion.

Wodetzki is a student...

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Because the tent installation industry is being asked to ballast (weight) instead of stake a tent, IFAI’s Tent Rental Division will hold an hour-long Webinar titled “Understanding Guidelines for the Safe Ballasting of Tents” on Tuesday, Aug. 17 at 3 p.m. The TRD believes it is the...

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