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Blog posts from July, 2013

How Strong are Bar Height Folding Chairs

Bag of QuestionsOur last three stress test videos have focused on our wood and plastic rectangular tables. We've seen how much weight it has taken to overstress a 6-ft rectangular plastic folding table, an 8-ft rectangular plastic folding table, and an 8-ft rectangular wood folding table. Today, we're going to take a look at our NES Reliable Folding Bar Chair. Our folding bar chairs are made of the same material as our NES Reliable Plastic Folding Chairs which we overstressed and endurance tested. Will the NES Reliable Folding Bar Chair be able to hold as much weight as the NES Reliable Plastic Folding Chair? Watch the video and find out!

Now that you've seen what it takes to destroy one of our NES Reliable Folding Bar Chairs, I hope that if you have any questions about them, you'll contact one of our fantastic sales reps. They'd also be happy to put together a quote including shipping if you're interested in adding these tables to your inventory.

Image courtesy of Grant Cochrane / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

5 NES Products to Help Take Your Rental Company to the Next Level

As National Event Supply has grown we have continued to introduce unique products to the Canadian rental and event market. While these are products that many of the large rental companies have across Canada and the United States, they are likely not very common (but growing in popularity) where your rental company is. Here are 5 products offered by National Event Supply that will help take your small or midsize rental company to the next level.

1. Resin Chiavari ChairsNES Reliable Resin Chiavari Chairs

Almost every party and tent rental company across North America offers a basic chair. Some offer the NES Reliable Bistro Chairs and others the NES Reliable Plastic Folding Chairs. The next step for many is the NES Reliable Resin Folding Chair (a great chair for all special events). To rise above the crowd however, we recommend the NES Reliable Resin Chiavari Chairs, available in Gold, Silver, Black, Mahogany, White. We also stock Clear Chiavari Chairs that we have aptly named NES Reliable Crystal Chiavari Chairs.

 

2. Serenity Crystal Wine Glasses

Glassware is a staple of the rental industry. If you are throwing a party or having a wedding with a few hundred guests, do you really want to wash all of those glasses? Of course not, it’s the perfect time to rent! Offering contemporary Crystal Stemware to your rental clientele is a great way to differentiate yourself from your competition.

 

3. Square Dinnerware

Square dinnerware has been a staple of the rental industry for years now. National Event Supply is proud to offer a wide selection of square plates, platters, bowls, cups, and accessory pieces to make your event pop. While square dinnerware is very common for rental in larger centers across Canada and the United States, it is still fairly unique is smaller centers. Many are afraid that square is just too radical for their customers. After talking to many rental operators that felt the exact same way before introducing square dinnerware to their customers, I can tell you it is a product worth investing in.

 

4. 8'x42" NES Wood Folding Harvest Table

Have you ever seen those wedding pictures where the guests are eating on what looks like a dining room table, cover with a table cloth with beautiful center pieces spread along the table? Of course you have because they look fantastic! Some of them may even be featured on your very own website. While big and bulky these tables continue to grow in popularity for use in weddings and special events.

 

Folding Pedestal Table

5.NES Folding Pedestal Table

We introduced the Folding Pedestal Table just a few months ago. While accomplishing the same task as our always popular NES Wood Cruiser Table and NES Reliable Plastic Folding Cocktail Table, it does offer some special features to enhance the offering. Like the NES Wood Cocktail Tables the center support is narrow, allowing you to twist your spandex linen without touching the leg structure (an issue for the NES Reliable Plastic Folding Cocktail Table). Like the NES Reliable Plastic Folding Cocktail Table, this table does fold making it easy for 1 person to carry the table (sometimes an issue for the NES Wood Cocktail Table). Finally the center pivot points on the legs can also act as platforms for LED lights. When used with a spandex table cloth you can light up the table from within.

 

 

Interested in adding any of these products to your inventory? Please don’t hesitate to contact us for more information or a formal quote!

Favourite Finds: June 2013

For those of our readers in Canada, Happy belated Canada day! Hope you enjoyed some rest with your friends and family while celebrating a wonderful nation. For our American neighbours, Happy Independence Day! Make sure you take some time to celebrate the stars and stripes and count all the ways you’re grateful for your fantastic land of dreams. This month has brought some pretty atrocious weather to the entire North American continent. Arizona is currently fighting a deadly wildfire that has already claimed the life of 19 firefighters. To help out in any way, you can check out this article on ways to donate. Calgary, Alberta is currently cleaning up and rebuilding from the flood that left the city and surrounding areas covered in water. To express your support, you can check out this article on ways to donate. In terms of news though, this month has been chalk full of new trends and more positive tactics to use in your everyday life.

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, with more than 65 luxury properties around the globe has released its take on the cocktail trends for the remainder of 2013. Having bars that have created some of the most famous cocktails (the Mai Tai and White Lady to name a couple), Fairmont steps behind the bar to give us their take of what they’re seeing as cocktail trends. Check out this article for some hints on the top trends to tempt taste buds. And if you need some crystal for your cocktails, check out our Serenity Crystal Stemware. Cocktail Trends for 2013

Go behind the scenes in the world’s best restaurant, El Cellar de Can Roca. This video—just over 5 minutes—is worth the look. Apparently the smoke-in-blown-sugar ball that’s part of dessert is out of this world.

El Cellar de Can Roca Video

Get that social media is the future but not getting the internal buy in? Check out this article from Exhibitor Magazine about how to overcome internal resistance to social media marketing. With Twitter’s active user base generating 90 million tweets (and climbing) a day, it’s in your best interests to lead the pack with social media marketing that has endless possibilities and limited cost.

Social Media

As we start summer, we hope that you're having a great wedding season and we hope to see you back here same time, same place for next month’s post! If your inventory gets scarce, make sure you contact National Event Supply for a quote.

Rectangular Platters, Serenity Wine Glasses, and Some Delicious Ribs

A Canada Day Long Weekend, like an Independence Day Long Weekend, is a great time to kick back and relax with friends and family. While the weather forecasters were calling for rain here in Toronto, we managed to have a fantastic sunny and warm weekend.

With an extra day tacked onto the weekend, I managed to find some free time to make some ribs which is unfortunately an all too infrequent event. Since I had most of the day to kill, I decided to do things the right way, low and slow. I cooked them for 6 hours on the BBQ at about 200F with mostly indirect heat. Nothing too fancy, just some Chicken and Rib BBQ Sauce applied a few times, starting at about 2 hours to go.

Ribs with 2 Hours to Go Finished Ribs with Red Wine
Ribs with 2 Hours to Go Finished Ribs with Red Wine

The result was fantastic (if I do say so myself!). I plated the two racks of ribs on our A0958 – 9x14 Rectangular Platter, as you can see they fit perfectly, then served with red wine (in our 19oz Serenity Crystal Wine Glass).

Spending some time around the BBQ made for a great relaxing day and the perfect end to a long weekend!I hope you had a great Canada and for our American friends, I hope you have a great Independence Day.

If you'd like some information about the platter or wine glasses mentioned, or if you'd like to tell us why your ribs are superior, drop us a line!