How to find the best tent manufacturer?

When building a business focused on renting products to the special events industry, there are certain common themes that we hear people discuss when comparing products.

- Who makes the best ‘this type of tent'?
- Who has the best deal on ‘that type of tent’?
- Who has the best quality for ‘my’ type of tent?  

Whether it's a wedding, corporate gathering, outdoor festival, or private party—one key element that often determines success is the quality and reliability of your tents. These tents are more than just functional shelters; they set the stage, define the ambiance, and protect guests from unpredictable weather. While price and style are important considerations, one crucial factor often overlooked is the experience of the tent vendor you choose. In this post, we’ll explore what role experience plays in your choice and how it can directly impact your company's eventual success.

Understanding Client Needs: Custom Solutions, Not Cookie-Cutter Options

An experienced tent manufacturer like ours understands that every event is unique. A seasoned company doesn’t just offer a standard range of tents; they take the time to assess your specific requirements. We know that there’s a right product for each application and rather than force feeding you a product, we listen and recommend the right product for your application. Sometimes, that may mean our products don’t fit the task, but we’ll let you know, and provide you a direction of what you really need. Choosing a vendor with years in the business ensures that we ask the right questions and provide tailored recommendations, saving you time, stress, and potential setbacks.

Mastery of Logistics and Installation

Your event rental business is a complex machine that involves much more than simply pitching poles and stretching fabric. Poorly executed setups can lead to safety hazards, delays, aesthetic issues, and ultimately more costs for you and your business. Partnering with us means you'll have a team by your side that has been through it before, and often experienced or helped solve a similar problem for another customer. Whether it's figuring a way to get a missing part to a jobsite, or helping solve a troublesome installation, our team is here to help you, for the life of the product we sell you.

Safety First: Prioritizing Your Guests Well-Being

Safety should never be compromised when selecting an event tent style, design, and manufacturer. By working with our team at Aztec Tents you are assured to be partnering with the industry leader in safety and product engineering. Our commitment is to build products that last and remain looking new well into their rental lifespan. This means using only the highest quality materials and adherence to strict engineering standards to ensure tents can withstand wind, rain, and other environmental factors. We’re also experts in dealing with code officials so don’t sweat the questions you’ve never heard before. We’re here to help spread our knowledge and expertise within your business. Our involvement with the American Rental Association (ARA), Advanced Textiles Association (ATA) and the Manufacturers and Tent Renters Association (MATRA) allow our entire team to continue their education on all current tenting topics.

Proven Track Record: Reliability and Reputation

One of the most telling signs of an experienced partner is their reputation within the industry. Companies with decades of experience like ours have built trust through consistent service and satisfied clients. We don’t have a group of customers in our corner just saying the good things. Ask around, and you’ll hear from customers around the globe that our team, our products and our reputation speak for themselves.

Access to High-Quality Inventory and Innovation

Paramount to our success and fundamental to our company’s core values is one of the industries widest product offerings. With a wide range of high-quality frame supported and pole supported tents, related product accessories as well as the latest innovations in tent technology, the offerings you find from our team at Aztec Tents is sure to keep your attention. This ensures that your event is outfitted with the best possible solutions. Product innovation does not stop once a product is conceptualized and released. Most of our innovation revolves around making the tents we make even better.

Guidance on Budget Optimization

If your project has a specific budget in mind, our team is here to help provide you with all the information needed to make the right decisions. Often this will involve balancing the want and needs for a project to custom tailor a solution that not only works for the intended purpose, but also fits the budget. Instead of upselling unnecessary add-ons, we focus on cost-effective solutions made specifically for your needs. We are transparent and have no interest in surprising you along the way. This expertise helps you allocate resources effectively, ensuring you get the best quality without blowing your budget.

Stress-Free Planning: Expert Advice and Support

Inventory planning and optimization can be overwhelming, especially when navigating unfamiliar territory like new designs and expanding into new capabilities. Our team is here to simplify this process and offer expert guidance every step of the way. This hands-on support significantly reduces stress, allowing you to focus more on your business and your customers.

Trust Built Over Time

In the special events industry, trust is paramount. When you choose a vendor with years—or even decades—of experience, you’re not just hiring a service provider; you’re partnering with a trusted advisor who understands what it takes to make your business successful. Our expertise, professionalism, and commitment to excellence translates into a seamless, worry-free experience for you and your team.

Companywide, our current team at Aztec Tents represents over 1300 years of combined experience within the tent manufacturing and event rental industries. Nearly 400 of these years are represented within our customer service, support, and product teams. At Aztec Tents…It’s More Than a Tent.

Our Experience Statistics

President/Owner: Alex Kouzmanoff: 30 years
Tent Master: Guillermo Lizalde: 45 years
Customer Service Team: 100 years
Outside Sales Team: 150 years
Operations Management: 200 years
Production Staff: 775 years

Frame Tents

Frame Tents feature a skeleton of aluminum framework and steel connectors to support the tent top. Although this style of tent is "free-standing" by design, it still must be anchored to resist wind forces. All styles of frame tents have no poles that come to the ground in the interior space of the tent.

Frame Tents

Pole Tents

Pole tents rely on tension in the membrane to hold the shape of the tent system. These tents are supported by single or multiple centerpoles in the middle of the tent area and a series of sidepoles around the perimeter of the tent area. The tent is tensioned toward the anchoring locations commonly with a rope or ratchet strap.

Pole Tents

Structure Fabric

Whether you need replacement roof, gable, or walls, our team is proud to build the best panels in the industry. Our clearspan structure tops and walls are constructed to match Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) specifications for your European, A-frame and arcum styled structures. Designed, cut and assembled to fit perfectly, each and every time.

Structure Fabric

Compatible Plus

'Compatible-Plus®' products are aesthetically and structurally indistinguishable from their competitive counterparts. However, the new series have been re-engineered, incorporating proprietary improvements to their structural quality and integrity. These options allow the tent industry customers to purchase from the vendor they deem best.

Compatible Plus

Accessories

Accessories include liners, legs skirts, doors, raingutters, and materials for repair & replacement parts

Accessories

Specialty Tents

These products are geared for specific applications and are often seen as non-mainstream products. Generally these products are built on an as needed basis and are generally not "on the shelf".

Specialty Tents