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Here's a sampling of some of the industry's hottest new eco-friendly exhibit options. From energy-saving LED light fixtures to recycled and recyclable exhibit elements, going Greener has never been easier.
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Signs of the Times
 Rev up your signage with Brand Xperience LLC’s Go Green mobile-billboard advertising. The street-legal rental vehicle can be branded on the driver- and passenger-side doors, the back fenders, and the tailgate, and a standard 53-by-51-inch sign can be erected in the bed of the truck. Customized signs can also be created, including three-dimensional designs.
The 100-percent electric, zero-emissions vehicle can be parked outside an exhibit hall or in your booth, or it can be used as a drivable, eco-friendly way to spread your message throughout the show’s host city. Rental includes the vehicle, a driver, route logistics, graphic design, and production.
Contact: Brand Xperience LLC, Itasca, IL, 847-595-0610,
www.bxperience.com |
Yesterday’s Trash
 Everyone knows the three Rs of the Green movement — reduce, reuse, recycle. But Trash Corps, a division of In Cases Inc., takes all three R’s to a new level with its tote and messenger bags. The company recycles vinyl wall coverings, canvas, and other salvaged products, and turns
them into fashionable accessories, such as tote bags or document portfolios. Featuring labels showing their recycled pedigree, the accessories make appealing giveaways that also demonstrate your company’s dedication to keeping it Green. What’s more, the recycled bags can be reused over and over, reducing the need for disposable paper or plastic sacks.
Contact: In Cases Inc., Woodinville, WA,
425-486-6537, www.incases.net |
Sustainable Seating
Rental furniture certainly heeds the “Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.” mantra. But renting
sustainable furniture made of recycled materials is an even Greener choice. The Girari furniture company makes tables, chairs, and couches — along with accent pieces such as bowls
and vases — using recycled
aluminum, fabrics, and
reclaimed wood. The limited-edition Aero furniture line, for example, is made by recycling parts of airplanes, creating tables with wings and other plane pieces under glass. Not only are the materials eco-conscious, the
furniture looks hip as well.
Contact: Girari, Beverly Hills, CA, 310-271-0088, www.girari.com |
Picture Perfect
 Think eco-friendly when choosing your next projection screen to use in your trade show booth. After receiving certification from the GreenGuard Environmental Institute on 13 of its vinyl fabrics used in projection screens, Da-Lite Screen Co. now offers more than two dozen products that meet stringent environmental criteria for low emission of volatile organic compounds and other substances. Today, all of Da-Lite’s proprietary projection screens meet the GreenGuard criteria.
Contact: Da-Lite Screen Co., Warsaw, IN, 800-622-3737,
www.da-lite.com |
Green Piece
 Conserving natural resources and recycling are cornerstones of the environmental platform, and PosterGarden combines
both factors, along with other Green pluses, in its new EcoKnit fabric. While it appears identical to the company’s SoftKnit product, this full-color, dye-sublimated fabric contains 59-percent recycled post-industrial and post-consumer product. By using EcoKnit for a 4-by-3-foot fabric pop-up display rather than a petroleum-based product, for example, you conserve roughly 122,000 BTUs of energy or the equivalent of a gallon of gas.
Contact: PosterGarden, Portland, OR, 800-707-0204, www.postergarden.com |
Got a Light?
 Add a bright, energy-saving glow to your exhibit with Elation Professional Lighting Inc.’s ELED Tri-64B LED light. The DMX-capable light weighs just 9 pounds and uses 70 watts of energy, yet it gives off the light of a much higher wattage product. The red, green, and blue (RGB) color-mixing system can provide a range of colors by changing the intensity of the light.
Contact: Elation Professional Lighting Inc., Los Angeles, 866-245-6726, www.elationlighting.com |
Nice Threads
Whatever your trade show graphic needs, KSK Digital Printing Solutions probably has a Green option. The company launched its Eco-Threads Green line of graphic solutions that includes booth graphics, signage, banner stands, tension fabric, and more that work with the company’s grand-format imaging equipment. The different options in the Eco-Threads line offer volatile organic compound-free inks, biodegradable materials, and recyclable fibers.
Contact: KSK Digital Printing Solutions, Cleveland, 800-654-1984, www.ksk.com |
Biodegradable Banner
AKW Media Inc.’s GreenScreen banner stand features a 33.5-by-79-inch graphic made of a biodegradable material that contains no toxic substances and begins to decompose after a month in a landfill. The aluminum structure is 100-percent recyclable, and the graphic is printed digitally with eco-solvent inks. The stand is packaged in a corrugated cardboard box that be used over and over, and then recycled.
Contact: AKW Media Inc., Las Vegas, 702-838-4468, www.akwmedia.com |
An Eco Ego
 With Mark Bric Display Corp.’s new Ego Exhibit system, you can leave your setup tools at home. Three simple aluminum components allow you to create an exhibit display with no visible means of support. The Ego Exhibit system consists of junctions, rods, and wings, which snap together to create a variety of display options up to 18 feet tall. Graphic panels attach with a magnetic tape around the aluminum frame, completely hiding the structure.
Roughly 85 percent of the system is made of plastic and easily
recycled aluminum, and when it’s time to discard the Ego, the company will dispose of all of its parts for you to make sure they’re recycled properly. Contact: Mark Bric Display Corp., Prince George, VA, 800-742-6275, www.markbric.com
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Bamboo and You
 Get the ecological benefits of a Green floor product with the ease of a click-style floating floor with Mr. Bamboo Inc.’s BamLoc bamboo floor. The bamboo fibers are criss-crossed in production, which makes it stronger than typical hardwood flooring. The flooring comes in its natural blonde-colored finish and a coffee-colored carbonized finish, and no VOCs are used in production, adding to its Green pedigree. It comes in 2-foot, 4-foot, and 6-foot planks that are 5.13 inches wide and .44 inches thick.
Contact: Mr. Bamboo Inc., Elk Grove, IL, 888-672-2628, www.mrbambooflooring.com |
Thin is In
 Need to shine a bit of light on your exhibit signage? ThinRayz, the new wafer-thin, low-profile LED lighting modules from AgiLight Inc., emit a bright-white light while staying cool to the touch. They can be used to light signs or illuminate 3-D letters or signs as shallow as 1.5 inches. Plus, their LED technology makes them environmentally friendly and energy efficient as well. The ThinRayz features two Tri-Die LED packages per module, which emit as much light as six standard LEDs.
Contact: AgiLight Inc., San Angelo, TX, 866-482-0203, www.agilight.com |
Going Green’s a Cinch
 Handing out an earth-friendly promotional item isn’t only good for the environment, it’s also good for your company’s image. Apply your logo to PC/Nametag’s Organic Cotton Cinch Backpack, and you’ll not only give attendees a Green giveaway sturdy enough to hold all of their trade show baggage, but you’ll prove your company has an eco
conscience as well.
Contact: PC/Nametag, Verona, WI, 877-626-3824, www.pcnametag.com |
No Longer a No-No
Most of us have heard the argument asserting that
using vinyl products is an environmental no-no, but Image Graphics Inc. offers a vinyl material that might just change that tune. Bio Flex, which can be used for exhibit banners and graphics, is made of biodegradable PVC and
will break down in a
landfill within three to
five years. It also consists of PVC resin and particle limestone and contains zero toxic ingredients,
with less than 20 percent of the content derived from petroleum.
Contact: Image Graphics Inc., Deer Park, NY, 631-254-6698,
www.imagegraphic.com |
Your Name in Lights
 Give your message some pizzazz with the LED Messenger from American DJ Supply Inc. The LED light can project a message up to 30 characters long in your booth. The roughly 12-by-9-by-9-inch light comes with 10 pre-programmed messages, but you can use any keyboard with a PS2 connector to program custom messages. The 192 green, blue, and red LED lights mean the output is bright and uses less energy than incandescent or fluorescent bulbs.
Contact: American DJ Supply Inc., Los Angeles, 800-322-6337, www.americandj.com |
Take a Stand
It’s not easy to show that your banner stand is environmentally friendly. But with Drytac Corp.’s Panda L-Stand retractable banner, attendees can see the proof with their own eyes. Approximately 95 percent of the stand is fabricated from fast-growing bamboo, including the support pole and the visible frame at the top and bottom. The banner stand snaps together in minutes and features a graphic image measuring 33.5 inches wide by 86 inches tall. It comes with a cotton carrying bag.
Contact: Drytac Corp., Richmond, VA, 800-280-6013, www.drytac.com |
Guilt-free Shipping
Shipping your booth to shows is a fact of life, but it's usually about as eco-friendly as an oil slick. Now with EA Logistics' new Delivered GrEAn program, when you choose the company to ship your exhibit, you can offset your shipments' harmful shipping emissions. With the program, the company not only purchases carbon offsets to neutralize emissions, it will send you a receipt verifying the offset purchase.
Contact: EA Logistics, Bensenville, IL, 800-863-5948, www.ealogistics.com |
Watts it About?
 Save on your power bills with stylish lighting from Amerlux Lighting Solutions LLC’s new Cylindrix line of illumination solutions. The miniature, low-wattage, metal-halide lights are energy efficient, come in die-cast, vented housings, and offer simple twist-and-lock access for easy maintenance. The adjustable lights are available in tracked, recessed, and semi-recessed models.
Contact: Amerlux Lighting Solutions LLC, Fairfield, NJ, 973-882-5010, www.amerlux.com |
Cee the Light
 Want bright illumination without a lot of weight? Check out CeeLite’s Light Emitting Capacitor panels that provide paper-thin, printable possibilities for booth signs and lighting options. The panels, which are flexible enough to wrap around curved forms, come in a variety of sizes up to
3-by-6 feet, with larger sizes under development. According to CeeLite, the Light Emitting Capacitor Panels use less electricity than incandescent, fluorescent, or neon lighting options.
Contact: CeeLite, Blue Bell, PA, 610-834-4190, www.ceelite.com |
Tree-t Your Attendees
 Looking for a new giveaway? Forget foam stress balls and branded pens. Think bigger. Think longer lasting. Think green. The National Arbor Day Foundation offers five different evergreen gift trees, suitable for various regions of the country, available in minimum orders of 25. The tiny, ready-to-plant trees come in 14-inch recyclable plastic tubes, which may be branded with company names or logos. Large orders require a minimum of 30 days notice.
Contact: The National Arbor Day Foundation, Nebraska City, NE, 888-448-7337, www.arborday.org |
Keepin' it Green
Getting on board the Green train is as easy as open, insert, and snap with Rose Displays Ltd.’s eco-conscious EcoGotcha and EcoAnoGotcha exhibit-graphics holders. Made of recyclable, durable, and long-lasting polypropylene, which degrades much faster than the PVC found in many holders, they combine environmental responsibility with simplicity. Each EcoGotcha holder is cut to customers’ size specifications and comes in white, clear, or black. The EcoAnoGotcha holder features polypropylene bases with aluminum exteriors in clear, black, or champagne finishes. Both can be used with the company’s AnoGotcha line of graphic holders.
Contact: Rose Displays Ltd., Salem, MA, 800-631-9707, www.rosedisplays.com |
Pop Goes the Lanyard
So much can be done with recycled plastics these days. Take the Ecospun Recycled Lanyard from Marco. It’s as soft and pliable as any other lanyard, but it’s made out of recycled soda and water bottles, and it comes in dozens of colors and can be branded with your logo. The swivel J-hook on the three-eighths-inch or three-quarters-inch lanyard can hold a badge, an ID card, or a set of keys. Pop these lanyards on attendees or special-event guests, and show them the Green.
Contact: Marco, Harrisburg, PA, 877-545-9322, www.marcomeetings.com |
Cotton to Attendees
If you want your message to extend long after the show, check out the Eco Choice Organic Economy Totes from Marco. The organic-cotton bags measure 14-by-14.5 inches and can be imprinted with your company logo. Not only does the cotton material give the bags staying power over a disposable plastic bag, but compared to plastic, it makes less of an impact on the environment as well.
Contact: Marco, Harrisburg, PA, 877-545-9322, www.marcomeetings.com |
POPular Fabric
 Make your exhibit wall pop with Premier and Regal textiles with Ecospun fiber, manufactured from 100-percent post-consumer recycled soda bottles. Available from Foss Manufacturing Co. LLC, the fabric comes in two styles: Premier, with a ribbed texture and 12 color choices, and Regal, featuring a velour texture and six dif-ferent colors. Graphics also can be attached to the fabric using hook-and-loop fasteners.
Contact: Foss Manufacturing Co. LLC, Hamp-ton, NH, 800-343-3277, www.fossmfg.com |
Recycled and Regal
Covering your exhibit’s back wall with plastic soda bottles sounds like a bad idea — unless those bottles have been recycled to create Foss Manufacturing Co. LLC’s new earth-friendly Ecospun display fabric. Available in a variety of colors and two finishes — Regal, with a smooth finish, and Premier, with a textured finish — the fabric can hold graphics equipped with hook-and-loop fasteners. Each linear yard uses the equivalent of 10 plastic bottles.
Contact: Foss Manufacturing Co. LLC, Hampton, NH, 800-343-3277, www.fossmfg.com |
Purge the Paper
Judges loved the Information Resource Center’s literature-management capabilities, and said, “As Green initiatives become more prevalent, literature management is critical.” The software program stores your company’s literature in an electronic format, allowing attendees to choose the information they want, which is then e-mailed to them. Eliminating hard-copy literature, the program is an environmentally and economically friendly option for exhibitors.
Contact: Kinetic Business Applications, Stamford, CT, 203-564-1909, www.kineticapps.com |
Need for Speed?
 Customization and speed don’t often go hand in hand, but with Nimlok’s Velocity exhibit-display system, exhibitors can have a custom 10-by-10 or 10-by-20-foot booth in their hands five days after final design approval, as opposed to the 20 days typically required for these types of custom displays. Plus, the Velocity components, such as back walls, graphics packages, workstations, lighting, and kiosks, are at least 90-percent recyclable. For exhibits larger than 10-by-20 feet, the product ships 10 days after final approval.
Contact: Nimlok Display and Exhibit Solutions Worldwide, Niles, IL, 800-233-8870, www.nimlok.com |
Soft on the Environment
Pamper the feet of your booth staff and attendees with Eco Padding carpet padding. The 10-pound padding is made from polyurethane with low volatile organic chemical emissions that surpass Greenguard Environmental Institute standards. It comes in rolls, 2-by-2-foot interlocking tiles, or 2-by-4-foot interlocking tiles and is durable enough to be used repeatedly.
Contact: K&S International, Wheeling, IL, 800-322-3343, www.ksintl.com |
Pushing Your Button
During a trade show, you don't have time to constantly turn your computer on and off to save electricity - it takes too long to reboot your PC, meaning you could miss out on valuable sales time. But with the Ecobutton from Poor Richards Promos, you can quickly turn your PC on and off. What's more, the Ecobutton keeps track of the amount of energy you save my simply turning your computer off. The illuminated Ecobutton plugs into the USB drive on your PC, and its green-and-blue logo serves as a reminder to be environmentally conscious.
Contact: Poor Richards Promos, Dickson City, PA, 570-291-0036, www.poorrichardspromos.com |
An Old Yarn
 Tension-fabric just got a little bit Greener with Moss Inc.’s new Moss Green Knit. Sixty percent of the fabric’s yarn comes from 100-percent recycled post-industrial fiber waste and post-consumer plastic. Compared to the typical yarn-production process, the fabric requires seven fewer carbon-producing steps during manufacturing. The fabric can be used with Moss’ Photo Fabric and UltraPrint IDS printing options and comes in a maximum width of 10 feet. For every pound of yarn produced, 61,000 BTUs of energy are saved, the equivalent of a half-gallon of gasoline.
Contact: Moss Inc., Lincolnwood, IL, 800-341-1557, www.mossinc.com |
Light and Easy
Let there be light in your exhibit. The Luminator LED stem light fixture from Eco-Systems Sustainable Exhibits Inc. offers up to 10,000 hours of service, bright lighting with less than 10 watts, and a low-heat build up. The fixtures come in a black or silver finish and are approved for use in the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Contact: Eco-Systems Sustainable Exhibits Inc., Grand Rapids, MI, 616-726-6269, www.ecosystemdisplays.com |
Virtual Literature
Trade your literature rack for Kinetic Business Applications' Information Resource Center, a computer software program that stores your company's literature in an electronic format. Attendees can choose what information they want by inputting their requests at a keyboard-and-monitor kiosk. The selected information is sent to them immediately via e-mail. With no need for hard-copy promotional literature, the kiosk can help cut down on shipping costs, making it an environmentally and economically friendly option for exhibitors.
Contact: Kinetic Business Applications, Stamford, CT, 203-564-1909, www.kineticapps.com |
Th-Ink Green
 Green ink now comes in any color, thanks to Laarhoven Design Inc.’s new Direct Print Flatbed UV Printer, which creates crisp colors, legible type, smooth skin tones, and fine line definitions using eco-friendly water-based inks. Because the printer cures the inks with ultraviolet light, volatile organic compounds, which may contribute to pollution and poor air quality, are eliminated. The printer allows graphics up to 48 inches wide and 96 inches long to be printed on any rigid substrate up to 1.8 inches thick, including metal, wood, and PVC.
Contact: Laarhoven Design Inc., Norcross, GA, 800-825-2223, www.laarhovendesign.com |
Hello: My Name Is "Green"
 Function meets environmental awareness in the World Badge from PC/Nametag Inc. Made of partially recycled materials, the World Badge comes in a clamshell 4-by-3-inch design that holds several business cards or a hotel-room key in addition to a name tag. In testing, the recyclable World Badge can be assembled in 23 percent less time than traditional name-tag holders, meaning the World Badge is not just environmentally friendly, it’s bottom-line friendly.
Contact: PC/Nametag Inc., Verona, WI, 800-233-9767, www.pcnametag.com |
Mod Squad
The ExpoProfile modular display system from ExpoSystems Canada is an eco-friendly option for your company's next trade show booth. Made with materials that are up to 80-percent post-consumer material, ExpoProfile offers a wide range of components made of aluminum, laminate, glass, and plastics that can be used to build a variety of structures, from counters to towers to walls.
Contact: ExpoSystems Canada, Scarborough, ONT, Canada, 416-291-2932, www.exposystems.com |
Bamboozled
Get Green and versatility in the same package with The Bambooth display line from Green Events Source. The product starts as a basic 10-by-10 booth that can be enlarged with the addition of more panels. The components of the system are made of sustainable bamboo and recycled metals, with no volatile organic compounds, which are believed to contribute to pollution. The company offers a number of optional accessories that also follow Green specifications, such as Green-printed graphics on fabric made of recycled paper and fabric, or energy-efficient LED lighting.
Contact: Green Events Source, Des Plaines, IL, 847-827-8456, www.greeneventsource.com |
Show Me Your Badge
The Eco-Friendly badge holder from Jam Plastics Inc. is made from ethylene-vinyl acetate, or EVA, which can be recycled, making it an earth-friendly option. The badge comes in both horizontal and vertical formats.
Contact: Jam Plastics Inc., Burlington, MA, 781-993-3214, www.jamplastics.com |
Lighting with a Twist
 Backlight your booth graphics with Display Supply & Lighting Inc.’s 2D Pretzel Light. The roughly 8-inch square, compact-fluorescent light features a covered lens and a screw-on clamp. And since fluorescents use 75 percent less energy than incandescent bulbs, the Pretzel is an eco-friendly option as well.
Contact: Display Supply & Lighting Inc., Itasca, IL, 800-468-1488, www.dslgroup.com |
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For more on Green Exhibiting, visit www.GreenExhibiting.com.
Have you found an eco-friendly exhibit option not listed here? Well spread the Green love and tell us about it by e-mailing Janet Van Vleet at jvanvleet@exhibitormagazine.com.
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