BEHIND THE SCENES TAPE: BEST TAPES FOR THE HOTEL & CONVENTION INDUSTRY
In the fast-paced world of hotel conventions, trade shows, and large corporate events, specialty tapes play a quiet but essential role in ensuring safety, organization, and efficiency. From securing floor cables to mounting signage, specialty tapes help prevent accidents, enhance aesthetics, and streamline setup and teardown processes.
Key Uses and the Problems They Solve:
1. Cable Management & Trip Hazard Prevention
In large ballrooms and exhibit halls, thousands of feet of power cords and AV cables snake across walkways and under tables. Without proper management, these pose significant trip hazards. Gaffer’s tape and cable path tape are designed to adhere securely to carpet or hard flooring, keeping cables flat, hidden, and safely out of the way—without leaving residue.
2. Signage & Wayfinding
Navigating a sprawling hotel convention space can be confusing. Double-sided tape and removable mounting tape allow staff to quickly install directional signs, booth numbers, and sponsor banners. These tapes hold firmly during the event but remove cleanly to avoid wall damage. Options for outdoor and uneven/textured surfaces are often needed, too.
3. Floor Marking & Crowd Control
Tapes are also used to mark off areas, designate queues, or define booth perimeters. Vinyl floor marking tapes come in high-visibility colors, providing quick visual cues for both attendees and staff. They’re ideal for temporary use and remove without scuffing floors.
4. Carpet Installation & Seam Sealing
Temporary carpet tiles or rolls are often used to convert bare floors into branded, comfortable event spaces. Carpet tape provides a strong bond between the floor and carpet backing, preventing shifting or buckling throughout the event.
5. Equipment Protection
Tapes like antiskid or shock-absorbing foam tapes can be applied to podiums, carts, or staging areas to reduce movement, noise, or potential scratching.
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CABLE MANAGEMENT & TRIP HAZARD TAPES
665C & 665FC
PRODUCT BENEFITS SPECIFICATIONS
- Excellent quick bond ensures tight, moisture free seal
- Resistant to water, solvents and oil
- Conformable backing and can be torn by hand
SIGNAGE & WAYFINDING TAPES
599EZT DOUBLE COATED SCRIM TAPE (5.0 Mil. Clear)
575 DOUBLE COATED PVC FILM TAPE (10.0 Mil. White)
599EZT
DOUBLE COATED SCRIM TAPE (5.0 Mil. Clear)
PRODUCT BENEFITS SPECIFICATIONS
- Heavy Duty bonding of any type of material including plastic, wood, concrete, dirty surfaces
- Immediate permanent bond capability
- Fastening signs and plaques
575
DOUBLE COATED PVC FILM TAPE (10.0 Mil. White)
PRODUCT BENEFITS SPECIFICATIONS
- Permanent bonding applications for various substrates
- Mounting for displays
- Fastening signs and plaques when a thinner profile is needed
- Ideal for applications requiring a super strong bond with easy removal and no residue
8045 ELITE HI BOND TAPES (45 Mil.)
8045
ELITE HI BOND TAPES (45 Mil.)
PRODUCT BENEFITS SPECIFICATIONS
- Permanent bonding to concrete, metals, plastics, uneven and textured surfaces
- Excellent for outdoor applications as it resists UV light and extreme temperatures
- Available in various thicknesses and colors – Black, White, Gray and Clear
FLOOR MARKING & CROWD CONTROL TAPES
536 SOLID PVC VINYL COLORED TAPE (5.0 Mil.)
618L STRIPED SAFETY WARNING TAPE (6.0 Mil.)
536
SOLID PVC VINYL COLORED TAPE (5.0 Mil.)
PRODUCT BENEFITS SPECIFICATIONS
- Lane marking, color coding, and safety coding
- Conformable, excellent abrasion and puncture resistance
- Offered in 13 OSHA colors
618L
STRIPED SAFETY WARNING TAPE (6.0 Mil.)
PRODUCT BENEFITS SPECIFICATIONS
- Lane marking, color coding, and safety coding
- Marking for equipment, hazardous areas and materials
- Resists solvents, greases, oils and moisture
- Extra laminated layer of protective film resists scuffs and wear and tear
CARPET INSTALLATION & SEAM SEALING TAPES
506BL DOUBLE COATED CLOTH TAPE (11.0 Mil. White)
505W DOUBLE COATED CLOTH TAPE (12.5 Mil. White)
506BL
DOUBLE COATED CLOTH TAPE (11.0 Mil. White)
PRODUCT BENEFITS SPECIFICATIONS
- Superior conformability bonding to irregular surfaces
- Industry choice for carpet hold down tape in convention and trade show industry
- High tack natural rubber adhesive removes cleanly from most surfaces with no residue
- Mounting of name plates and plastic
- Blue PE film liner is easy to remove vs. paper liners
505W
DOUBLE COATED CLOTH TAPE (12.5 Mil. White)
PRODUCT BENEFITS SPECIFICATIONS
- Superior conformability bonding to irregular surfaces
- Industry choice for carpet hold down tape in convention and trade show industry
- High tack natural rubber adhesive removes cleanly from most surfaces with no residue
- Mounting of name plates and plastic
- White PE film liner is easy to remove vs. paper liners
EQUIPMENT PROTECTION & MOUNTING TAPES
1032 1/32” DOUBLE COATED PE FOAM TAPE
1032WBL 1/32″
DOUBLE COATED PE FOAM TAPE (White)
1032BGR 1/32″
DOUBLE COATED PE FOAM TAPE (Black)
PRODUCT BENEFITS SPECIFICATIONS
- Mounting nameplates, signs, maps, artwork, POP displays
- Sound dampening and vibration control in machines and equipment
- Sealing applications
- Can be used in outdoor applications due to higher temperature, UV & weather resistance
- Available in colors – Black and White
- Available in various thicknesses -1/8”, 1/16”, 1/32”
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