Trade show exhibit rentals often consist of a combination of refurbished and new materials.
At Absolute Exhibits we work under a policy called our Green Conscious Initiative. In a world where quality environment is key, where green grass is wanted, and where green drives business, how could the exhibit industry look the other way?
Going green and becoming green has never been more urgent for both exhibitors and exhibit suppliers. This is a very difficult bar to jump over as working in very tight time constraints with union restrictions, makes the challenge not just about turning on the green light in our workshop, but also on the trade show floor.
While the formula for being green has yet to be clearly established the Absolute Exhibits idea is to be Green Conscious. Amongst the many new initiatives we have undertaken at Absolute Exhibits:
- We are diligently recycling our exhibit building materials, including steel, aluminum scraps, recyclable plastics, and wood trimmings.
- All exhibit carpeting is steam cleaned, repaired, and cut to a new size to minimize waste through repeated reuse.
- Carpet padding is reused as packing materials and recycled into new reclaimed carpet pad.
When we talk about “saving the planet,” or being “environmentally friendly” it seems people take sides instantly. Why is this? It seems many people believe it is expensive to go green and while that may be true in some areas, that does not have to be the case with exhibiting.
A question that is frequently asked of our Account Executives is “will my exhibit rental be made out of new materials?”
Let’s be honest – if every part of a rental exhibit was made out of brand-new parts and materials it would not be a rental – it would be a purchase and the price would have to reflect that.
Unfortunately, any exhibit house that promises all new materials for a rental is either building their first rental or is playing the hidden shell game with you.
At Absolute Exhibits, our rentals are usually a combination of our materials, both new and used. We re-laminate panels, buff up metal extrusion, repaint many parts and pieces, cut up larger carpet into smaller pieces taking a 20’x20 piece and maybe getting one or two 10′ x 10′ pieces.
We re-use what we can and recycle the rest. In most every case the sintra panels are always new unless we are doing the interior surfaces of a closet. Graphics are new, unless graphic storage was purchased from the previous year and the client rents the same designed exhibit. Furniture may be a twice used glass table with four time used bar stools. Or all of your furniture may be new.
As more people reduce their ecological footprint by becoming conscious consumers, each person’s effort, no matter how small, will make a large, hopefully long lasting difference.
Renting an exhibit can be a key ingredient in your company’s green consciousness – don’t think new – think refurbish, recycle, renovate.
