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When purchasing new tables, many of our customers have difficulty choosing between NEW Wood Folding Tables and NES Reliable Plastic Folding Tables. We are often asked "Which tables are better?" in hopes that we'll be able to definitively tell our customer and potential customers which tables are better. The truth is that both types of tables have pros and cons that you need to consider before you purchase your tables. To help you make your choice, we will look at some of these positives and negatives of both tables, including weight, strength, cleaning, flexibility of use, and overall longevity.

Weight

Weight is an important factor if you are going to be moving around the tables on a regular basis. If you need to move the tables around with limited labour, then the advantage clearly goes to the plastic folding tables. For example, the 6-ft NES Reliable Rectangular Plastic Folding Table weighs in at a scant 30.26lbs compared to the NES Wood Folding Table which weighs 48lbs. Lighter tables help reduce the risk of injury and damage to the table when it is being moved. If you will not be moving the tables then the weight advantage is likely a non-factor for your purchase.

Strength

When it comes to strength it is really a dead heat. Both the NES Reliable Plastic Folding Tables as well as the NES Wood Folding Tables are exceptionally strong. Need some proof? Take a look at the two pictures below. One is our 6-ft NES Reliable Rectangle Plastic Folding Table and the other is our new 6-ft NES Wood Rectangle Folding Table. Both tables had two 35lb 6-ft rectangle skids and 22 8-ft NES Reliable Rectangular Plastic Folding Tables stacked on top of on them; This is a combined weight of over 1100lbs. At the end of the one hour test, both tables were folded neatly and put away with no evidence that the test had been performed on them.

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Cleaning

Each product in this case has a different advantage for cleaning. The plastic folding tables are great for fast cleanup of spills. Since it is a flat surface that does not have bolts in the top like the wood folding tables have, you can simply wipe the top clean. With that said some people do find that over time the plastic folding tables pick up marks that are either difficult to get off or they are not able to get them off the table. This is not as much of an issue with the plywood tables because they can be refinished.

Flexibility of Use

In terms of overall usability, the plastic tables come out slightly ahead of the plywood tables. Why is this? As I have already mentioned, the plastic tables are lighter than their wood equivalents, which makes them easier to manage. Additionally, they can be used in doors and outdoors. While the plastic folding tables will deteriorate over time if left outdoors, the deterioration will occur over a significantly longer period of time. Additionally if you wipe the tables dry after it rains this deterioration will be delayed further.

Overall Longevity

For overall longevity, wood folding tables are king-- although the wood table may not remain the size that you originally purchased. Many of our customers love that they can sand the tables, apply a new coat of varnish, and effectively have a brand new table. What happens if you break the corner? The 8-ft x 30” rectangle will simply become a different size, perhaps a 8-ft x 18” Training Table or a 6-ft x 30” rectangle. While plastic folding tables also last a long time in a rental environment, you are not able to refinish and reuse them in the same way that you can with the plywood tables.

So which type of tables should you buy? It’s really a personal preference. You need to decide what is important to you, so that you get table that's best for you on a day to day basis. At the end of the day, as long as you purchase a high quality table, we don’t think there is a bad choice between the two. We have many customers that wish that they switched to Plastic Folding Tables earlier and others that swear by the Wood Folding Tables. If you have any other questions about folding tables or any of our other products, please don't hesitate to ask us a question!

Top Image courtesy of Stuart Miles / FreeDigitalPhotos.net

A few weeks ago Michael posted a blog article discussing all the tradeshows that National Event Supply will be exhibiting at over the next 5 months. One of those trade shows is the Golf Business Canada 2012 Conference & Trade Show put on by the National Golf Course Owners Association Canada (NGCOA). This year the trade show will be held at the beautiful Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville Ontario on November 15-17th 2012. In anticipation of the trade show we thought we would highlight some benefits of being a member of the NGCOA Canada.

The first benefit of being part of the NGCOA is government relations. Often small businesses struggle to have their voice heard, and organizations like the NGCOA help change this. There are other organizations like the CFIB that help small businesses lobby the government, but they focus on ALL small business issues, not just issues specific to golf courses. The NGCOA focuses on key issues that you, as a golf course owner, are facing. These issues range from fair property tax assessments, to liquor allowances on golf carts, to pesticide use within golf course operations.

Another great benefit provided by the NGCOA to its members is the Golfmax Purchasing Program. The Golfmax Purchasing Program is a volume discount program negotiated by the NGCOA with numerous leading golf course suppliers. These discounts typically allow you to recover your membership dues through savings from golf course suppliers you might already do business with. The NGCOA has agreements with over 60 leading golf course suppliers to help ensure there is a discount available for most of the products that you will need to purchase throughout the season. The NGCOA has even included a handy savings calculator on their website to help show you the value of this purchasing program.

The final benefit offered from being a member of the NGCOA is that they focus on growing the sport of golf. The NGCOA is responsible for creation of Take a Kid to the Course in an effort to expand the demographics that the sport of Golf appeals to. They have also launched Get Golf Ready in 5 Days which is a naturally branded adult development program with two real goals. These goals are to bring new people into golf in a fast and fun way as well as to get former golfers back into the sport. What makes this program great is that it is offered to NGCOA Canada members totally free of charge. Having this initiative in action at your course can get new golfers onto your fairways helping improve your financial bottom line.

If you are interested in more information about the National Golf Course Owners Association Canada, please visit their website http://www.ngcoa.ca. If you have any questions for National Event Supply, and how we can help you improve your business revenues please don’t hesitate to ask!

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We're quite passionate about our NES Reliable Plastic Folding Tables. We think they are one of the best plastic folding tables in the marketplace, and we're always happy to explain why. We've been doing that in blog articles about why round tables are more conducive to conversation and in explaining how much plastic tables cost. We sometimes have to restrain ourselves from shouting from rooftops that our tables rock!

In the first video that we posted on our blog, Dennis talked about who our customers are, what products we sell, and why you should buy from National Event Supply. In this video, Dennis talks about all of our great NES Reliable Brand Plastic Folding Tables, including several of our new tables including the 6 foot and 8 foot NES Reliable Fold-In-Half Plastic Folding Tables, and our 6 foot NES Reliable Rectangular Plastic Folding Table with Adjustable Table Legs. The adjustable height table is perfect for rental companies who want a table that can do double duty as a regular rectangular banquet table or as a makeshift bar. It has adjustable table legs that expands from 29.25 inches to 43 inches in height easily without the need for tools.

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!

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