About - EventQuip - Tent Rental in Philadelphia, PA

HISTORY
MEET THE TEAM

E ventQuip can trace its beginning to 1982, when founder & owner, Ed Knight installed his first party tent while working for a tool rental store.

In 1994, with an inventory of 2 tents, 20 tables, 200 chairs and a three person staff, EventQuip opened its doors.

Today, we stock over 1700 tents & structures- everything necessary to create the most dependable event infrastructure; most importantly a large, experienced staff of dedicated professionals. In the years since we began this journey, we’ve been a part of some amazing events and are honored to have received many AWARDS. We love challenges and have earned a reputation as a company that provides creative solutions, without compromising expectations.

Rules we live by

SAFTEY IS ALWAYS FIRST.

COMMUNICATION IS CRUCIAL.

DETAILS MATTER.

YOU CAN’T PUT A PRICE ON INTEGRITY.

We are humbled to be a part of so many events and projects since our founding.

Each one has helped make us the company we are today.

“If it goes wrong at the end, it probably wasn’t right in the beginning.”– Ed Knight

Ed never lets an opportunity to make a joke go to waste and is also the owner of the largest private collection of Tommy Bahama shirts in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Ed Knight

President

“We keep moving forward, opening up new doors and doing new things, because we’re curious … and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” – Walt Disney

Amy adores her two big, goofy dogs and speaks fluent Twitter.

Amy Shepherd

Office Manager

“Smile, it’s contagious!”

Eric is a devoted father of three and plays a wicked air guitar.

Eric Robinson

Operations Manager

“Either I will find a way or I will create a way. I will not create an excuse.”

Dave enthusiastically participates in a wide range of outdoor activities. This includes running on purpose.

Dave Stocklos

Personnel Director

“Whatever you do, do it well.”

Steve loves to travel and for some reason his favorite food is “anything with truffle”.

Steve Parsons

Project Manager

“Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you’re right.” – Henry Ford

Carrie’s favorite job title is “Mom”. Her favorite flavor is “plain”.

Carrie Shepherd

Project Manager

“The people who succeed the most are the people who have failed the most, because they are the people who have tried the most.”

Alan is a jigsaw puzzle enthusiast and has his Doctorate from the University of Life.

Alan Pavlik

Project Manager

“My faith is in people, I guess. And I’m happy to say for the most part, they haven’t let me down.” – Captain America

Josh loves spending his free time watching television with his wife and their eskipoo. If he could choose a superpower it would be the ability to teleport from job site to job site.

Josh Dishman

Project Manager

“Choose to be blessed”

Jen enjoys going out to eat and refuses to shop online unless she absolutely has to.

Jen Correia

Office Administrator

Keith Materas

Detail & Finish Manager

Jose Gonzalez

Crew Leader

Dylan Munsen

Crew Leader

Gene Collins

Crew Leader

EventQuip is made up of an extraordinary variety of people that make the event wheels turn. Not everyone is shown in the photos above– Lots were putting up tents the day we took pictures, some are just camera shy… but, ALL ARE ESSENTIAL, ALL ARE TALENTED.

About Us

E ventQuip can trace its beginning to 1982, when founder & owner, Ed Knight installed his first party tent while working for a tool rental store.

Rules we live by

SAFTEY IS ALWAYS FIRST.

COMMUNICATION IS CRUCIAL.

DETAILS MATTER.

YOU CAN’T PUT A PRICE ON INTEGRITY.