The Advantages of Renting Tents

by C&RB Staff (editor@clubandresortbusiness.com)
May 2007
 

RENTING CAN BE A GOOD WAY to test the impact that tents can have on club events, and also get a handle on what’s involved with their use. The Huntsville Golf Club in Shavertown, Pa., works with a tent rental company to host everything from weddings to member-guest events. Although the club can accommodate about 150 people in the clubhouse, temporary structures allow it to host up to 600-800 people on the property. “We like to have as much flexibility as we can,” says Scott Schukraft, General Manager. Rental companies often deal with logistics, which lifts a burden off club staff. “We rent tents for several reasons—storage, expense and, the biggest reason, liability,” says Schukraft. “Putting up those tents is a challenge. From a liability standpoint, it is much easier for us to have a company that is insured come in to erect the tent; they assume all the liability.” Partnering with just one rental company can make a world of difference in both time- and cost-savings. The Carnegie Abbey Club has a strong partnership with a local tent company that knows the property inside and out and offers the club a discounted rate. “Since we do so much business with this one company, we actually have a foreman that is assigned to our property,” says Amy Prchenick, Director of Events. “If we have a structure going up, I know that the foreman will be on site and know the lay of the land. He knows our grounds almost as well as our Director of Grounds, so I don’t worry that there will be any conflicts on the property.” —DM

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