The designation was one of four key industry awards E&E Exhibit Solutions received at EXHIBITOR 2009

Tempe-based trade show display company E&E Exhibit Solutions was named Partner of the Year by Exponents, Inc., a leading trade show exhibit manufacturer, at EXHIBITOR 2009, the national educational conference for trade show and corporate event marketers held March 22-26 in Las Vegas.

The award comes on the heels of a very successful 2008 for E&E Exhibit Solutions. In addition to earning a spot on the Inc. 5,000 list of fastest-growing companies for the second consecutive year, E&E also worked directly with Exponents to launch an extensive trade show exhibit rentals – one of the primary reasons E&E was selected for the Partner of the Year designation.

“E&E has been a top-performing and valued partner for many years,” said Rip Jones, vice president of sales for Exponents. “With their additional support in developing and launching a rental program in 2008, E&E has become a big part of our success and a unanimous choice for our Partner of the Year Award.”

Designed to help clients trim expenses while maintaining important trade show appearances, the rental program has been a hit amongst local and national clients – including LaPolla Industries, Inc., a Texas-based manufacturer of spray polyurethane foams and acrylic coatings with offices in Tempe, which used a custom rental exhibit featuring Exponents’ LUMITURE and LUMINENTS lines for January’s International Builders’ Show in Las Vegas.

LaPolla came to E&E looking for a new exhibit for its upcoming IBS show, but was hesitant about making a large capital investment during a tough economic climate – especially one they would need to live with for as long as five years. To help solve this problem, E&E presented LaPolla with a custom rental, as well as a three-show package at a substantial discount. In addition, E&E helped LaPolla repurpose some existing graphic elements, which further lowered operating costs. Finally, E&E offered LaPolla the option to apply a portion of the rental costs toward a new exhibit build, if LaPolla decided it wanted to purchase the exhibit after the show.

“In a tough economic climate, we believe it’s more important that a company be present at its industry event rather than cancel the show due to budget cuts. Renting an exhibit allows companies to exhibit without the capital investment of purchasing,” said Daniel Chaddock, president of E&E Exhibit Solutions. “By designing a custom rental exhibit package tailored to LaPolla’s needs, we were able to not just cut LaPolla’s costs, but put their mind at ease for future shows as well.”

Stephanie Gssime, marketing director for LaPolla Industries, agreed. “Working with E&E Exhibit Solutions allowed us to keep this important industry event on our 2009 schedule without committing to a new exhibit build up front. Thanks to their flexibility and willingness to propose lower-cost options, we secured a number of new leads and generated significant interest during IBS.”

In addition to Partner of the Year, E&E Exhibit Solutions also received two sales awards from Exponents during EXHIBITOR 2009, including first place in overall sales in a mid-sized market for 2008 – the third consecutive year E&E has received this designation – and first place for individual sales for E&E employee Pablo Enchinton, who also serves as LaPolla’s account manager. The company also took home a third-place award for custom modular exhibit design from manufacturer Nomadic Display during the conference.

About E&E Exhibit Solutions
Founded in 1995, E&E Exhibit Solutions is a trade show displays company specializing in custom modular displays, custom portable exhibits, trade show graphics and booth rentals. E&E Exhibit Solutions has a long-standing record of success serving more than 1,850 clients in 45 U.S. states and 15 countries and is recognized as a four-time Inc. 5000 honoree. As expert trade show professionals, our award-winning solutions include custom displays, exhibit rentals, trade show graphics, shipping, installation and exhibit storage.