Blog posts tagged with 'event venues'

One of our customers called in last week asking us how to stack their heavy duty plastic chairs on their cart. Unlike most NES Reliable Folding Chairs, the NES Reliable Blow-Mold Folding Chair does not stack securely on its corresponding cart if the chairs are all placed in the same direction. If they are placed in the same direction the stack beings to lean and can become unstable for transport. As a result our customer was having difficulty stacking the chairs so that they remained stable while still utilizing the full height of the cart. To remedy the situation a small change can be made to the stacking procedure to ensure the chairs are secure for transport around your facility while still maximizing the capacity of the cart. In this case the capacity is 28 NES Reliable Blow-Mold Folding Chairs.

Take a look at our pictures below to find out how to stack the NES Reliable Blow-Mold Folding Chair on the Blow-Mold Folding Chair Cart.

Step 1

Place one folded chair on the cart with the back of the seat back facing up and the leading edge of the chair seat against the cart. The following three chairs (for a total of 4) will be placed in the same direction, firmly against the vertical support bars.

Step 2

Place one chair with the front of the chair back facing up. The bottom of the seat back should be pushed into the tail end of the seat to create a nesting effect. Like above, three additional chairs should be placed in the same direction (for a total of 4).

Step 3

Repeat this pattern of 4 chairs to create a compact and stable stack of chairs. This cart will hold 28 chairs.

In National Event Supply's history we've helped thousands of party rental companies, caterers, restaurants, banquet halls, golf courses, and churches benefit from reliable, commercial-quality, value-based products. Our rapid growth is driven first and foremost by your company's commitment to becoming a world-class foodservice or event service company, and we are honoured to play a role in your success.

We want you to be the first to know that we will be increasing prices on all stainless steel cutlery starting Wednesday, January 1st, 2014. As a result of continued cost increases by our suppliers over a number of years, we need to increase our cutlery prices. This will be our 1st price increase on our cutlery in more than 8 years. Prices will increase roughly 10% from current prices.

To take advantage of our current pricing before our prices increase, click here to request a quote on cutlery.

Why the change?

These changes are being made to allow us to continue to deliver high quality stainless steel cutlery at great value prices and to ensure your inventory is both high quality and durable. As always, please reach out to us at any time with questions or suggestions for improvement. We are always eager to hear from you. Thanks for being a part of the National Event Supply family. We couldn’t do it without you.

Well you caught us – we’ve been negligent and completely missed September’s round up of interesting and relevant articles around the blogosphere. We’re sorry – do you forgive us? To make up for it, we have October’s round up for you full of the very best content for the very best readers (you silly ;)).

When meeting with a potential client for the first time, caterers need to get their prospects to talk so that caterers can read between the lines and determine how their prospects feel, learn about their needs and how to best serve them. Maybe they’re more interested in food presentation or in having a certain dish that has importance to them. This article dishes up a number of questions so you can learn what’s important to your prospects and how best to meet their needs. Check out the article over at Catersource Magazine.

The staff you hire can make or break your business when the key to success in the foodservice industry includes outstanding service and top notch food produced. In this article, CRFN asked four industry experts for their views on hiring the best people for your operation. Read the article to learn the secrets that have made their businesses so successful.

With the business climate becoming better every passing day, no longer are event rental companies in a discount death spiral of discounting far or fast enough. Now, many companies are using discounting as a strategic business tool instead of a way to survive. Check out this article from Special Events Magazine to see how other event rental companies are utilizing discounts.

With Fall officially here, it’s time to begin planning your holiday party inventory needs. With holiday parties on the decline over the past few years, BizBash along with Seamless surveyed 1500 event professionals to forecast the state of the corporate holiday party for 2013. Check out this infographic to see the results.

Source: BizBash

Rounding out the month of October was Halloween. To celebrate the season, we took a chainsaw to our wood folding tables to solidify our claim they were solid wood instead of medium density fiberboard with plywood laminated to it. Check out the video in this post to see more.

We hope you have enjoyed this month’s round up of posts. If you ever come across content you think is awesome, we’d love to hear from you - just shoot us an email at info (at) nationaleventsupply.com!

National Event Supply is seeking a reliable, professional and results driven person who enjoys the challenge of assisting customers, contributing to the growth of a dynamic company and is proficient in French and English both written and verbally. We’re looking for candidates who are passionate in their pursuit of delivering superior customer service, and forming positive, long lasting relationships with our customers.

We currently have the following position open:

Bilingual Inside Sales Representative

Join our team. You’ll get a competitive salary, excellent commission and a stake in our future success. All positions are based out of our Mississauga headquarters, so we need candidates who will be able to get to our office every day-Monday to Friday. No relocation is offered.

Submit your resume to stephanie@nationaleventsupply.com. Please include a cover letter with a few sentences explaining why this opportunity is right for you and how you’d be a fit for our team.

If you know someone who may fit this role, we’d appreciate your referrals!

In our post last Wednesday on the first 4 most important questions to ask before buying plastic folding tables, we referenced load capacity weight, locking mechanisms, table leg gauges and the weight of the tables themselves. What else should you be asking your plastic folding table supplier before purchasing? Without further ado, check out the last 4 most important questions to ask before buying plastic folding tables.

1. Are the tables suitable for both indoor and outdoor events?

Plastic folding tables are the most durable table for indoor and outdoor events and are great for businesses that require lots of moving of furniture like party rental because they’re far more lightweight and durable than plywood folding tables.

2. If Yes, can they withstand the elements?

We wrote a blog post to answer this very question – compared to wood folding tables, plastic folding tables last extremely well to the elements – they’ve currently been outside for greater than 88 days and still going strong. Just give them a wipe and they’re ready for your next event.

3. Does the table have a warranty associated with it?

Making sure that the tables you are buying have a warranty of some kind is a good way to protect yourself in case manufacturing defects show themselves after purchase. All NES Reliable Plastic Folding Tables come with a Two Year Warranty against material or manufacturing defects.

4. What structure supports the weight on the table?

Does the table have a frame? How thick is the blow-mold (plastic) table top? Table frames are an extremely important aspect of plastic folding tables, particularly for commercial quality plastic folding tables as they provide structure, durability and ample load support. Combine a high quality table frame with a high quality blow-mold top and you are sure to have a table that can stand up to your needs. You can do this by checking out the table in person or by looking on your supplier’s website. It is often very obvious when a supplier has skimped on either aspect of the table; the top will look too thin for heavy use and the frame will look unsubstantial. An additional clue can be had by looking at the suggested weight rating for the table (especially if it is not published).