Linens are a key inventory item for almost every event rental company. “It is definitely the ‘sexy side’ of the business,” says Gary Halperin, president and chief operating officer, Party Rental, Teterboro, N.J., who serves on the American Rental Association’s (ARA) Large Event Rental Company Council. 

Many event rental operations have effectively integrated their linen processing in-house. See what their secrets are to making it work.

After outsourcing his linen processing for the last several years, Brandon Ahlgren, CERP, owner, Elite Events & Rentals, Tampa, Fla., who serves as ARA of Florida president, has decided to bring everything in-house.

Processing linens in-house isn’t right for every operation. For some it makes more sense to outsource this aspect to another vendor.

Kristee Heim, owner, Your Party Solutions, Corona, Calif., had been watching her damaged linens pile up. She wasn’t sure what to do with them.