Celina Tent Inc.

A privately held, family-owned U.S. company, Celina Tent is manufactures vinyl event tents, [Ohio Treasurer of State. "Celina Tent covers new ground in Northwestern Ohio",Ohio Treasurer of State Website, http://www.tos.ohio.gov/content/view/654/402/]

Infobox Company
company_name = Celina Tent Inc.
company_
company_type = Private
slogan =
foundation = 1996
location = Ohio
ownership = Woman Owned num_employees = 52 worldwide
products = Tents
homepage = [http://www.celinatent.com Homepage]

Corporate headquarters: Celina, Ohio, USA. Number of employees: 52 worldwide. Incorporated: 1996 as Celina Tent Rental Inc. became Celina Tent Inc. December 15, 2003.

Leadership

President - Jeff Grieshop
Vice President - Janice Grieshop
Director of Finance - Randy Garman
Director of Engineering - Gabe Lehman
Director of Manufacturing - Jill Roy
Director of Commercial Sales - Gary Sank

Manufacturing Facilities

Celina Tent Inc. manufacturing plant and offices are located in Celina, Ohio. Celina Tent Inc. manufacturing facilities include over 104,000 square feet in west central Ohio.

Celina Tent Inc. Products

Celina Tent Inc. manufactures various vinyl products. Celina's main focus is in the manufacturing of tents. Product lines include: Event tents - used in the party rental industry.HGPTS - (Humanitarian General Purpose Tent Systems) used in disaster relief operations such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and hurricanes.

Early History

Celina Tent got its start from a small hardware & rental store which started in the 1950’s named Myers PRO Hardware and had 2 locations operating in Celina, Ohio as well as Cridersville, Ohio. Celina Tent, Inc. began as Celina Tent Rental, Inc. in 1996 when it purchased the rental inventory from the Myers PRO store and began renting tents, tables, chairs, and other event products. [Ohio Treasurer of State. "Celina Tent covers new ground in Northwestern Ohio",Ohio Treasurer of State Website, http://www.tos.ohio.gov/images/stories/GrowNowRecipients/CelinaTent.pdf] In 1998 Celina Tent Rental began manufacturing its own line of tents.

In 2003 Celina Tent Rental, Inc. changed its name to Celina Tent, Inc. and began to focus on manufacturing for the tent & event markets.

In 2005 Celina Tent, Inc. sold its rental division [Rental Pulse. "Celina Tent sells rental division",Rental Pulse Website, February 14, 2005. http://www.rentalpulse.com/article.asp?ARTID=2294] to a local family, the Rose family of Maria Stein. After purchasing the rental inventory of tents, tables, chairs, as well as the rental contracts they changed the business name to Reliable Rentals, Inc. Reliable Rentals continues to serve the Grand Lake area and beyond.

In 2006 Celina Tent received a contract from the Department of Defense [DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY. "Contract", U.S. Department of Defense Official Website, November 29, 2007. http://www.defenselink.mil/contracts/contract.aspx?contractid=3657] (Defense Logistics Agency) to produce HGPTS (Humanitarian General Purpose Tent Systems) used in disaster relief operations such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and hurricanes.

Divisions

Today Celina Tent, Inc. operates in 2 divisions:
Celina Enterprises which handles the sales and distribution of event tents, tables, chairs, and other hospitality & event products.
Celina Industries focuses on the manufacturing of industrial textile fabric products, specifically hot-air, hot-wedge, and RF (radio frequency) welding of PVC, PE, PU and PP materials. Celina Industries service sectors include the commercial, industrial, government, and military.

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References

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Publications

Kincaid, William . "Celina Tent to set up in Coldwater, add jobs". Celina, Ohio: The Daily Standard, Monday, March 26th, 2007http://www.dailystandard.com/date/2005/11/30/news/headline2.htm

State of Ohio Department of Development, February 9, 2004http://www.odod.state.oh.us/newsroom/2004pr/releases/919.asp

USIFI - United States Industrial Fabrics Institutehttp://www.usifi.com/index.php?option=displaypage&Itemid=118&op=page&SubMenu=

INC.5000 2007 The Fastest Growing Private Companies in Americahttp://www.inc.com/inc5000/2007/company-profile.html?id=200744500

Ohio Treasurer of State - Celina Tent covers new ground in Northwestern Ohio http://www.tos.ohio.gov/content/view/654/402/

Rental Pulse - Celina Tent sells rental divisionhttp://www.rentalpulse.com/article.asp?ARTID=2294

U.S. Department of Defense

DefenseLink: Contracts for Thursday, November 03, 2005 http://www.defenselink.mil/contracts/contract.aspx?contractid=3128

DefenseLink: Contracts for Friday, September 01, 2006 http://www.defenselink.mil/contracts/contract.aspx?contractid=3322

DefenseLink: Contracts for Tuesday, July 10, 2007 http://www.defenselink.mil/contracts/contract.aspx?contractid=3555

DefenseLink: Contracts for Thursday, November 29, 2007 http://www.defenselink.mil/contracts/contract.aspx?contractid=3657

DefenseLink: Contracts for Friday, November 30, 2007 http://www.defenselink.mil/contracts/contract.aspx?contractid=3658

DefenseLink: Contracts for Wednesday, June 11, 2008 http://www.defenselink.mil/contracts/contract.aspx?contractid=3794