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• EAC Forms
• EAC Process
• Please send any questions to [email protected]

In order for Exhibitor Appointed Contractors (EAC’s) to gain admittance into the Hall, Show Management requires each individual to wear a wrist band. 

Daily wristbands will be distributed for all EAC’s. A different color will be distributed for each day of Move-In, Show Days and Move-Out.  Wristbands must be worn on the wrist in order to be valid.  Wristbands are not transferable, and they cannot be re-used if they are removed from the person wearing them.  Wristbands will be available at the Security Command Post in room W101 – Level 1. 

Only the authorized individuals listed on the EAC Form will be able to pick up the wristband. We suggest that you designate a meeting point outside the exhibit hall to distribute them to your working personnel. 

No one will be allowed access to the exhibit hall without a wristband!  Plan your labor calls and meeting points accordingly.  

Please refer to the Freeman Shipping/Move-In & Move-Out Section of the online manual.  Here you will find…

Shipping Labels

• Show Floor – Advanced Warehouse
• Show Floor – Show Site
• Hanging Sign – Advanced Warehouse
• Meeting Rooms – Advanced Warehouse
• Meeting Rooms – Show Site

Shipping Maps

• Advanced Warehouse
• Marshalling Yard
• Target Move-In Maps

 Shipping Move-In Forms

• Cart Service
• Spotting Fee for Vehicle Displays
• Target Change Request Form 

National Hardware Show® BACKYARD Event Documents

• Display Regulations/Event Guide/General Show Information
  • Please refer to pages 37-39 regarding “Outdoor Exhibits”
  • Please refer to pages 47-48 regarding “Tents and Canopies”
• Insurance Sample
• Intellectual Property Guidelines

National Hardware Show® BACKYARD Rental Forms

• Catering Forms (Sodexo) – Discount Date = February 12, 2024
  • Catering Menu/Food and Beverage Sampling Guidelines
  • Options for Outdoor Sampling, for Demo Purposes ONLY
• Fire Extinguisher (Freeman) – Discount Date = March 1, 2024
• Propane Tank Form (Freeman) – Discount Date = March 1, 2024
• Tents (Full Circle Events) – Discount Date = March 12, 2024

National Hardware Show® BACKYARD Shipping/Move-In & Move Out Information

Please refer to the Freeman Shipping/Move-In & Move-Out Section of the online manual.  Here you will find…

• Shipping Labels
• Shipping Maps
• Shipping Move-In Forms
• Cart Service
• Spotting Fee for Vehicle Displays
• Target Change Request Form

Click the appropriate links under the "Contractor Type" to be redirected to the forms and/or contractor website for more information.  Double-check the dates for these services by going to the forms in this manual. Show Management will not be held accountable for any misprints to any of the dates that are listed below. The responsibility lies with the exhibitor.

Note the DEADLINE DATES - completing these early can save you up to 30%

Freeman is the Official General Decorating Contractor of the NATIONAL HARDWARE SHOW® and will maintain an Exhibitor Service Center during set-up, show days and dismantle.  All other official show contractors will also be set up in this area as well.  All inquiries regarding booth services and orders should be made at the Exhibitor Service Center, including booth furnishings, labor, freight, utilities, and special show services.

Any General Contractor Questions please call Freeman at (888) 508-5054 or email [email protected]