February 12, 2008

Montez’ Experience Includes Three Olympic Games, 18 Kentucky Derbies and 15 Super Bowls

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Classic Party Rentals, the leading event rental company in the U.S., has hired industry veteran Cathy Montez as Senior Event Consultant. Montez brings to Classic over 25 years of event experience, including an exceptional history coordinating large events with tenting and structures.

Most recently, Montez served as Vice President-Director of National Sales and Operations for Frederick, Maryland-based Signature Special Event Services. She began her career in Los Angeles with Academy Tent & Canvas. Throughout her career, Montez has managed overall warehouse and delivery operations for both Academy and Signature.

Her event experience includes work with three Olympic competitions (1984 – Los Angeles, 1996 – Atlanta, 2002 – Salt Lake City); 18 Kentucky Derbies, 15 Super Bowls, as well as golf’s U.S. Open, PGA Championship, Ryder Cup and L.A. Open.

Montez’ responsibilities with Classic will include working with the company’s tent divisions to develop new business and manage major projects, including the 2008 and 2009 U.S. Open Championships and PGA Championships, as well as the 2008 Ryder Cup.

She will work from her Hollywood, Florida office, but will maintain a presence within each of Classic’s centers of excellence throughout the country. The addition of Montez’ experience and expertise further strengthens Classic’s position as the premier tenting company in the United States, offering unmatched capabilities with curbed beam and A-Frame structures.

About Classic Party Rentals Classic Party Rentals is the nation’s leading full service event rental company. The Classic network supports a wide range of events, including the most basic table and chair rental order to high-profile Hollywood awards shows, premieres, celebrity weddings, charity events, and intimate private affairs, as well as a wide range of national events, including automobile product road shows, golf tournaments, auto racing events and professional tennis events. Classic offers a broad inventory of china, glassware, flatware, linens, designer furniture, tables, chairs, and kitchen equipment, and is also a leading nationwide provider of tents, clear span structures, power, heating, air conditioning and sub-flooring.

Classic Party Rentals is ranked number-one by the Zagat Survey as the “highest rated of the major party rental sources.” Classic Party Rentals is also a multiple winner of the prestigious Special Events Gala Award – the industry’s highest honor. Classic Party Rentals continues to grow; its network of locations now includes Southern California offices and warehouse in El Segundo, Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez Valley, Culver City, Orange County, San Diego, and Palm Desert; Northern California offices and warehouses in San Francisco, Napa Valley, Modesto, and Sacramento; Tri-Rentals locations in Phoenix, Arizona and Albuquerque, New Mexico; Ducky-Bob’s Party & Tent Rentals in Dallas, Texas; Panache in Pompano Beach, West Palm Beach, and Lakeland, Florida; East Coast and Midwest offices and warehouses in Chicago, Illinois, New York, New York, Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee, Atlanta, Georgia, Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina, and Charlottesville, Virginia. Unique Tabletop Rentals, Classic Tents, and Prime Event Group all service the nationwide rental market. For more information, please visit www.classicpartyrentals.com.

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