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After Aiding in Hurricane Recovery, Signature Special Event Services Returns to Florida to Exhibit at ‘The Special Event 2005' in Miami Beach

MIAMI, Jan. 5, 2005 – Signature Special Event Services, North America’s leading full-service event rental company through service to corporate, social and sports events, is back in Florida in force . . .this time for a major trade show rather than a major disaster.

Last August, Signature provided disaster relief services in Florida, helping workers put the states’ infrastructure back in working order after four consecutive hurricanes caused mass destruction and left thousands homeless. Now, Signature has returned to Florida to exhibit (in booth 608) at The Special Event® 2005 at the Miami Beach Convention Center, a premier gathering of event professionals.

Sunshine Instead of Suffering
“This time we hope to see sunshine instead of suffering,” said Tom Brown, president of Signature Special Events Services, who said he was “very proud of his company’s efforts following the devastation of Hurricanes Charlie, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne,” which all struck one after the other. Signature, through its offices in Orlando, served clients including Florida Power & Light, BellSouth and FEMA.

“We were able to respond to the needs of companies who needed temporary housing, mobile kitchens, HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning), refrigeration, and power generation,” said Brown. “We very much worked hand-n-hand with our clients, providing services to help them as their people worked around the clock to help others in desperate need.”

Signature provided tents of varying sizes, from 10' x 10' to 66' x 200', for sleeping, eating, meeting and storage, lighting and HVAC, including 5- to 150-ton air-conditioning units and 50-250 kilowatt generators. Signature had as many as 20 sites up at one time, with as many as 50 staff personnel working around the clock to provide tents, power, HVAC and other services.

“At various times,” he said, “we built and serviced emergency locations at the Daytona Motor Speedway, West Palm Beach, the Florida Mall, the Martin County Airport, Pensacola and other sites, each with a ‘Command Central’ locale where workers could eat, shower, sleep, gather supplies and meet. Signature has served prestigious clients including Super Bowls, the Olympics, PGA golf and other events, but never has our work been so important.”
 

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