Install and dismantle is where budgets and timelines are won or lost. We coordinate labor, rigging, and freight against venue jurisdiction so your stand goes up clean and on time.
Installation and dismantle is where trade show budgets and timelines are most often won or lost, because the most beautiful exhibit in the world fails if it goes up late, over budget, or wrong, and the show floor is an unforgiving environment governed by labor jurisdiction, tight move-in windows, and the coordinated chaos of hundreds of exhibitors building at once. We handle installation and dismantle full-service across Chicago-area venues and especially at McCormick Place, where doing it right requires real familiarity with the venue's rules and rhythms. Our approach starts well before the show with detailed planning: we develop a complete install plan and labor estimate, schedule the crew against the show's targeted and general move-in windows to avoid the expensive overtime that destroys budgets, and coordinate freight and drayage so your crates arrive at your space when they should rather than sitting in a queue. On site, our supervised crews assemble the stand, set rigging for hanging signs, connect electrical, and detail the finish, working productively against the plan and in coordination with the show's general contractor so labor hours convert into a built stand rather than idle waiting. We understand the practical realities that trip up the unprepared, line-of-sight and height rules, rigging points and weight limits, floor loading for heavy displays, electrical jurisdiction, and the flow of material handling from dock to space, and we manage them so there are no surprises and no last-minute fire drills. A final detailing walk ensures the stand is show-ready before you arrive, so your team walks into a finished exhibit and can focus entirely on selling. After the show we manage the reverse just as carefully: complete dismantle, careful recrating to protect the hardware and graphics, and return logistics to storage, all scheduled to hit the venue's dismantle deadlines and avoid penalty charges. Because we built the exhibit and designed it for efficient assembly, our crews know it intimately, which makes install faster, cleaner, and more predictable than handing an unfamiliar stand to a labor pool. And because the whole program, design, fabrication, graphics, install, and dismantle, is managed by one team, accountability is clear and nothing falls through the cracks between vendors. Install and dismantle is included in our full-service rental programs at published pricing, with no opaque labor surprises. Request your free 48-hour 3D rendering and we will plan the build and the logistics together.
Yes. We coordinate complete installation and dismantle at McCormick Place and other Chicago-area venues, including labor, rigging for hanging signs, electrical, and material handling, all managed against the venue's labor jurisdiction and the show's general contractor.
We control labor by planning the install in detail, scheduling against the show's targeted and general move-in windows to avoid overtime, designing exhibits that assemble efficiently, and coordinating closely with the general contractor so crews work productively rather than waiting.
It includes pre-show planning, freight and drayage coordination, on-site supervision, assembly, rigging, electrical hookup, a final detailing walk, and complete dismantle, recrating, and return logistics after the show, so you can focus on selling, not setup.
Call Chicago Exhibits at (872) 369-0187 for a free 48-hour 3D rendering. Serving Chicago and McCormick Place since 2014.