It seems funny now, but back then the disposable items were popular.” “She started with the basic rental items, two patterns of dishware, one pattern of cutlery and disposables such as candles and balloons. Most were divisions of equipment rental shops, but she wanted to focus exclusively on party rentals,” he says. Back then there were not many dedicated party rental stores. “She saw the potential for this market early. But that is how it began, explains company president, Rick Lukasik, who relates how his mother Loretto started the business in 1985. In the spring of 2008, Hazel McCallion, the mayor of Mississauga, Ont., presided over the ribbon-cutting ceremony that marked the grand opening of a new facility housing the operations of Affair Rentals, whose slogan reads, “The Best Events Start Here.” It is the third move for the company, which has grown to more than 10 times its original size, now widely recognized as one of the major players in the special events industry in Canada.įor guests touring the company’s new home it is hard to imagine, in this new state-of-the-art $4-million, 40,000-square-foot facility, that the company started off as a humble rental store located in an isolated unit inside of a strip mall. State-of-the-art facility is a testament to the successful growth of Affair RentalsĪffair Rentals is a full-service event rental company located in Mississauga, Ont., that provides services to more than 8,500 functions a year.
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