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Trade Show Exhibits, Built and Managed In-House

From one show to a full annual program, Cadence designs, builds, stores, ships, and installs your exhibit with one team. We build in our own shop outside Chicago and run shows wherever they happen: Las Vegas, Orlando, Dallas, Austin, and across the country.

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HP booth at Labelexpo Americas with live trees, meeting tables and overhead HP sign, built by Cadence

What's Included

Exhibit Design

Concepts and 3D renderings built around what the show needs to do for you: the products you're showing, the meetings you're holding, and the leads you need to bring home.

Custom Builds and Rentals

Fully custom exhibits from our shop, rental systems, or a mix of both. Most clients get the best result from custom pieces where they matter and rental where it saves money.

Program Management

One point of contact for your whole show calendar: budgets, show orders, deadlines, freight, and venue services, tracked across every event.

Install & Dismantle

Our own crews install and dismantle your exhibit, with union crews available for venues that require them, such as McCormick Place.

Storage & Logistics

Your exhibit lives in our warehouse between shows. Before every ship it's pulled, prepped, and checked, so what arrives at the show is complete and show-ready.

Lead Capture & CRM Integration

Booth staffing, lead capture, and integration with your CRM, so you can see what each show actually produced.

Why a Program Beats a One-Off Booth

Companies that exhibit at several shows a year spend more than they need to when every show is treated as a new project. We build reusable assets that reconfigure for different booth sizes, store them, and keep your brand consistent from show to show. You get a better exhibit at every show for less total spend, and one team that already knows your program. We also help you see what each show produced, from lead capture to follow-up, so the next one earns more.

Recent Exhibits

Crowded HP booth at Labelexpo Americas with an overhead HP sign and blue graphic walls — HP · Labelexpo Americas, Rosemont

Abbott exhibit at the Chicago Marathon Health & Fitness Expo, McCormick Place, built by Cadence — Abbott · Chicago Marathon Health & Fitness Expo · built for TSMGI

Hemisphere Design Works kayak exhibit at Outdoor Retailer in Denver, built by Cadence — Hemisphere Design Works · Outdoor Retailer, Denver

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Frequently Asked Questions

Do you build custom exhibits or rent them?

Both. We build custom exhibits in our own shop and also provide rental systems. Many of our clients use a mix: custom elements for brand impact and rentals to control cost.

Can you manage our entire trade show schedule?

Yes. We manage full exhibit programs, including budgets, show orders, freight, installation, and storage between shows, with one point of contact for every event.

Do you only work at Chicago shows?

No. We're based in the Chicago area, but most of our shows are in Las Vegas, Orlando, Dallas, and other major convention cities. If your show is in Chicago, you get our own crew: we have in-house union labor for McCormick Place and the other Chicago venues, so the people installing your exhibit are the same people who built it.

Can you store our exhibit between shows?

Yes. We store exhibit properties in our warehouses in Chicago, Dallas, Orlando, and Las Vegas, so your exhibit ships from close to the show. We check and prep every piece before it goes out.