EventRent launches online tradeshow planning platform

EventRent has rolled out a self-service Tradeshow Experience to help promoters register events and exhibitors build custom booth orders online across Idaho. The Meridian-based rental provider says the platform speeds planning while keeping its full-service team involved in final coordination.

Why it matters: - The new platform cuts steps for tradeshow organizers and exhibitors who need faster ways to plan booths, request rentals, and manage event logistics. - EventRent is aiming to combine online ordering with hands-on support, which could reduce friction for promoters while keeping complex show needs covered.

What happened: - EventRent launched its new online Tradeshow Experience on Sept. 18, 2026. - The Meridian, Idaho, company built the self-service platform for two groups: promoters organizing events and vendors or exhibitors participating in them. - Promoters can register a new tradeshow or request a quote online without creating an account or logging in. - Exhibitors and vendors can browse participating tradeshows, choose an event, and build a custom rental order. - The platform is available across Idaho.

The details: - Promoters receive an immediate confirmation after submitting event details. - EventRent follows up directly to finalize the event details. - Exhibitors can configure items, freight, labor, power, and internet in separate sections. - The order builder shows a running total estimate in real time. - Users can check out as guests. - Users can also create an optional account through a one-click email link. - Accounts let users save drafts and reference past orders for future shows. - EventRent says the platform is backed by its full-service team. - Lance Hill, general manager, said the platform is designed to streamline ordering while still letting the team handle details from drayage to the last folding chair. - The company said it has more than 16 years of tradeshow and event rental experience in the Treasure Valley.

Between the lines: - The launch extends EventRent’s existing tradeshow workflow into a digital intake system, which suggests the company is trying to make its services easier to start without replacing human support. - The product also gives exhibitors more control over quoting and ordering before they commit to a full conversation with the rental team. - EventRent is positioning the platform as both a sales tool and an operations tool for more efficient event planning. - The company cites work at the Boise Centre, Expo Idaho at the Fairgrounds, The Center @ Canyon County Fair, and the Ford Idaho Center. - EventRent says it has managed tradeshows with 20 to more than 150 vendors, including the Idaho Education Technology Association Conference and the Boise Flower and Garden Show.

What's next: - Promoters and vendors can now use the Tradeshow Experience alongside EventRent’s existing tradeshow services. - Those services include pipe and drape, booth packages, staging, tables and chairs, signage, power, drayage and freight handling, and on-site labor support. - EventRent will keep serving Boise, Eagle, Star, Meridian, Nampa, Caldwell, Garden City, and the greater Treasure Valley. - The company says its broader support still runs from initial planning through setup and teardown for tradeshows, expos, weddings, and private and corporate events across Idaho.

The bottom line: - EventRent is betting that a digital ordering front end, paired with live support, will make tradeshow planning faster without giving up the coordination customers expect.