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Over the past couple of weeks we've been laying the ground work for the upcoming trade show season. We've got deadlines for artwork for physical postcards, and dates for email reminders—it's like a miniature election campaign where we're trying to get out the vote. Part of this campaign is a blog article detailing what trade shows we're going to, where they are, and on what days they are being held.

We're going to be updating this blog article frequently as we get updated information including booth numbers. The best way to stay up-to-date on our trade show appearances would be to bookmark this article.

Our first trade show of the year will be in Huntsville, ON, where we will be attending the Golf Business Canada 2012 Conference & Trade Show:
 
Golf Business Canada 2012 Conference & Trade Show
Deerhurst Resort
Huntsville, ON
November 15 to 17, 2012
Booth: 201
https://www.ngcoa.ca/conference
 
 
 

The new year starts off with a bang with three trade shows on back to back to back weekends. Our first trade show of 2013 takes us out to British Columbia. Check out our plastic folding tables at the 2013 BC CRA Regional Trade Show:
 
 
2013 BC CRA Regional Trade Show
Cloverdale Rodeo and Exhibition Centre
Surrey, BC
January 11 & 12, 2013
Booth: TBA
http://crarental.org/newsroom/tradeshows/
 
 
 

After a weekend in British Columbia showing off our tables, we're back in Ontario showing off everything that goes on top. Check out our Crystal stemware at the 2013 CRA Ontario Tabletop Show:
 
2013 CRA Ontario Tabletop Show
Nottaswaga Inn
Alliston, ON
January 19, 2013
Booth: TBA
http://crarental.org/newsroom/tradeshows/
 
 
 

After a weekend in Ontario, we're back in beautiful British Columbia for the 2013 BC Foodservice Expo. This is the perfect opportunity for our western customers to take a look at our Quadrato Dinnerware or Hotelier Dinnerware:
 
2013 BC Foodservice Expo
Vancouver Convention Centre
Vancouver, BC
January 27 & 28, 2013
Booth: 138 & 140
http://www.connectshow.com/
 
 

After three weekends filled with trade shows we get a little break to get ready for The Rental Show 2013. We've got a big booth which we're going to fill with all of our great products. Need a reason to go to the show? We've got 5:
 
The Rental Show 2013
Sands Expo and Convention Center
Las Vegas, NV
February 10-13, 2013
Booth: 4072
http://www.therentalshow.com/
 
 
 

We get another little breather before we do 3 trade shows in a month. We'll be at home in Toronto for the 2013 CRFA Show. This is a perfect opportunity for our Eastern Customers to take a look at Dinnerware and Cutlery:
 
2013 CRFA Show
Direct Energy Centre
Toronto, ON
March 3-5, 2013
Booth: 1911
http://tradeshows.restaurantscanada.org/
 
 
 

After a week off, we head to booming Saskatoon, SK for the 2013 Prairie CRA Regional Trade Show. We'll be showing off our Resin Chiavari Chairs while we bask in prairie hospitality:
 
2013 Prairie CRA Regional Trade Show
Prairieland Park
Saskatoon, SK
March 15 & 16, 2013
Booth: TBA
http://crarental.org/newsroom/tradeshows/
 
 
 
 

Last, but certainly not least, is the 2013 Quebexpo. Do you parle vous francais? Speak with our bilingual trade show team about all of your wood table needs:
 
2013 Quebexpo
Hotel des Seigneurs
St. Hyacinthe, QC
March 26 & 27, 2013
Booth: TBA
http://crarental.org/newsroom/tradeshows/
 
 
 
 

It's going to be a hectic trade show season again this year. We hope to see you at one or more of the shows, and would love it if you'd stop by our booth and talk to our friendly sales reps! If you have any questions about our trade show appearances or any of our products, please don't hesitate to ask!

If you've been reading our blog, you know that we're passionate about our products. We've written numerous blog articles about our chairs, tables, dinnerware, crystal, and cutlery, but writing articles isn't enough. Instead of just telling you that our products are great, we're going to start showing you with videos that show off the features that make our products so great. We've been wanting to do this for a while, and we've brainstormed a bunch of great ideas for videos that will highlight the strengths of products. And now that we've figured out how the camera works, we can start putting some them together.

In the meantime, we've put together three videos of our President Dennis Heathcote at this year's Canadian Rental Mart Show in Toronto. In this first video, Dennis explains who we are, what we do, why our products are so great and why you should buy from us! We also have a video about our great range of tables, and a video in which Dennis demonstrates just how strong our Crystal Chiavari Chairs are. Here's our first video. I hope you enjoy it!

In January 2011, we issued a press release telling the world that D & K Imports was changing its name to National Event Supply. We announced that we would be expanding to Indianapolis and that we would be expanding our product lines. We've expanded our product lines, bringing in great new lines like our Serenity Crystal. We've fleshed out our porcelain wares, slowly adding items to new and existing product lines. We've even brought in new chairs, new tables, and new dollies to move everything around. National Event Supply was moving forward.

When we changed the name of the company, we also launched a new website and this blog. The old website, www.dandkimports.com, stayed up so that our existing customers who were familiar with the old website, could still find us and look for the products that they needed. However, as time went on the D & K website grew more and more out of date. New products weren't being added and the blog wasn't available.

That's why on October 1, 2012, the D & K Imports website was taken down, and links were redirected to the appropriate page on the National Event Supply website. This process was a little trickier than we would have liked, but with a little help we managed to get everything squared away and ensure that people would be able to find us at our new home. If you're coming here after trying to get to the D & K Imports, I hope that you are finding everything that you are looking for on the website, and that you find the blog articles interesting and informative.

As the year draws to a close, we're continuing to find new and exciting products that we hope you will love. If you've got any questions about National Events Supply, or any of our products, I hope that you'll drop us a line.

National Event Supply has been an associate member of the Canadian Rental Association ever since my partner and I bought the business from the previous owners. We see the value in belonging to a trade-group dedicated to the rental industry and recently became a member of the CRA Ontario Board of Directors to help out anyway that we can.

One of the big advantages of belonging to the CRA, is the talks that you can take part in. Tomorrow, I'll be going to the CRA Ontario October Meeting in Newmarket to hear Manuel Parreira of the Bank of Canada speak on Currency Education. Manuel Parreira is the Senior Regional representative for the Ontario Regional Office. He is responsible for ensuring the delivery of the Bank of Canada's currency education program.

When I was out in Edmonton for the Alberta Foodservice Expo, our booth was right next to the Bank of Canada's booth where they were passing out information about the new Canadian bank notes. While the hundred dollar note and the fifty dollar note are currently in circulation, the big change will be occuring next month when the new polymer twenty dollar note enters circulation.

So what changes have been made to the $20 bill? To start, they are made of polymer (plastic). Instead of the the paper/cloth feel of the existing $20 bills, these will be a smooth, single piece of polymer with transparent areas. These see-through areas of the bill will have a detailed metallic portrait and an image of the peace tower in Ottawa. The bills will also have raised ink on the large 20 on the front of the bill, the queen's top, and on the words the Banque du Canada and Bank of Canada. There is also a frosted maple leaf window, which is again transparent. If you would like to find out more about the new polymer bills, I would highly recommend checking out the Bank of Canada's website.

The informative monthly meetings and networking are not the only benefits of membership in the CRA. The CRA also runs an insurance program that covers the following items:

• Property Insurance
• Rental Equipment Off-Premises Insurance
• Liability Insurance
• Business Interruption
• Crime
• Equipment Breakdown
• Equipment Re-Rental
• Theft by Conversion Coverage

This is an incredible insurance program if you're in the rental industry. Because the CRA runs the program, costs are kept low and they understand the business that you're in. If you're interested in learning more about this insurance coverage, or would like more information about the program, I'd recommend checking out the CRA's page on the insurance program.

When we started planning for our expansion in Vancouver, we thought we'd start small. We'd start by stocking plastic folding tables in Vancouver, and then we'd stock wood folding tables in Vancouver, and then we'd stock plastic folding chairs in Vancouver. It didn't take us long to realize that we also needed to stock white resin folding chairs in Vancouver. So that's what we did. We stocked our NES Reliable Plastic Folding Chairs, Plastic Folding Tables, White Resin Folding Chairs, and Wood Folding Tables in our Vancouver warehouse at the beginning of August.

Since then, things have been going very well. We're getting new customers who are happy with the quick shipping turn-around and improving shipping times for existing customers that had been buying from our Toronto warehouse. As to be expected with any new endeavour, there were a few growing pains, but we have them all ironed out now, and we're ready to meet your table and chair needs for the rest of the year and heading into next spring.

We have since added two additional products to the mix in Vancouver. In the past month, we had several calls about table carts, and their availability in Vancouver. We're happy to announce that we now have round folding table carts and rectangular tables carts now available in our Vancouver warehouse.

NES Round Table Carts are 32.5 inches wide and are able to get through most standard-sized doors. They are light grey in colour and have a storage area that is 30 inches wide and will hold 10-14, 48 inch, 60 inch, or 72 inch round plywood or plastic folding tables. The NES Round Folding Table Cart features 4 swiveling wheels allowing for easier manoeuvering when the cart is full or empty.

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NES Rectangular Table Carts are also 32.5 inches wide and are also able to get through most standard-sized doors. Depending on the size of folding table you are moving, the NES Rectangular Table Cart can be 76 inches or 100.25 inches long. The storage area of the table cart will hold 12 to 18, 72 inch, or 96 inch rectangular wood or plastic folding tables. In addition, the NES Rectangular Folding Table Cart also features 4 swiveling wheels.

Our table carts have been a strong seller from our Toronto warehouse and we have no doubts that they will sell briskly from our Vancouver warehouse. If you have any questions about our NES Round Table Carts, our NES Rectangular Table Carts, or any of our wood or plastic folding tables, please feel free to ask us any questions that you may have.

"Vancouver Skyline And Stanley Park" courtesy of Rosemary Ratcliff / FreeDigitalPhotos.net