Event Source and CORT Event Furnishings Partner in the Midwest

Companies combine resources to better serve “Lounging” trend

CLEVELAND, OH and FAIRFAX, VA (September 20, 2010) Event Source, the Midwest-Great Lakes region’s largest provider of rental products for special events and CORT Event Furnishings, the nation’s largest supplier of rental furniture, announce an alliance to better serve customers in the Cleveland and Columbus, Ohio, Pittsburgh and Detroit areas who seek to create lounge areas at their events.

Event rental customers are increasingly requesting lounge areas at events of all kinds, from weddings to conventions. Lounge areas are conducive to relaxing and social networking, and the areas also add design elements and color to an event. Event Source and CORT have collaborated to address that need by merging the breadth of their product lines with localized service to provide more options to meet customer requests.

“The key benefit of our alliance is a greater depth of inventory, the convenience of smaller orders without minimums and an expanded market presence,” said John Bibbo, Jr., Event Source president.

CORT Event Furnishings collections will further expand the Event Source rental product line with modern tables, seating and lighting. Event Source and CORT items can be mixed or matched in quantities to customize any size event for parties, corporate meetings, conventions, galas, benefits or weddings. Event Source will provide a single point of coordination for area orders with a single contact and invoice, foregoing CORT’s minimum order. Event Source maintains their own fleet of trucks that will provide delivery and pickup in the Cleveland, Columbus, Pittsburgh and Detroit areas.

“Customers get the convenience of a single point of contact for all their rental needs and coordinated delivery from two companies with a reputation for quality and service you can count on,” says Mike Davis, Group Vice President for CORT Event Furnishings.

“Customers get the convenience of a single point of contact for all their rental needs and coordinated delivery from two companies with a reputation for quality and service you can count on,” says Mike Davis, Group Vice President for CORT Event Furnishings.

Event Source provides rental products for special events. Its facilities in Cleveland and Columbus stock more than 1,800 products and 625,000 items to customize any size event. Event Source services a broad geographical area, primarily in Northeastern and Central Ohio and neighboring states throughout the Midwest. The company employs a staff of 65. This year the company celebrates 30 years in business.

CORT Event Furnishings is a nationwide provider of furnishings for the exhibit and events industry, providing rental furniture to the majority of trade shows and conferences in the nation. For more information, visit www.CORTevents.com. CORT, a Berkshire Hathaway company, has been a leading provider in rental furniture to more than 80 percent of the Fortune 500 companies. CORT has more than 2,500 employees with offices in every major U.S. market. For more information about CORT, visit www.cort.com.