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Graced with a diverse and unique terrain that includes the Chihahuan Desert and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, New Mexico's mainstay is exploratory tourism of natural, prehistoric land formations, and high-tech! But when it comes to first sod-cuttings, tradition rules groundbreaking ceremonies in New Mexico, the Land of Enchantment! Places like White Sands National Monument and its gleaming white gypsum crystals, Carlsbad Caverns, Chaco Culture National Historic Park, Bandelier National Monument, as well as nuclear, solar, and geothermal scientific research areas like Los Alamos and Sandia, just to name a few, offer plenty of material for the consecration speeches in a first sod-cutting ceremony taking place in New Mexico.

Organize A Memorable Groundbreaking Ceremony

When organizing a memorable groundbreaking ceremony anywhere in New Mexico remember two things: Make the most of the rich geological history the state has to offer and, get all the supplies you need at CeremonialSupplies.com, the best place on the web to find high-quality, crafted products at budget friendly prices, attentive and knowledgeable customer service, and flawless shipping to wherever your enchantment with New Mexico has taken you - be it the slick rock and rolling terrain covered with sagebrush, junipers and pinon of Farmington; the plains of Des Moines just southwest of the famed Sierra Grande volcano; Los Alamos, home of the Los Alamos National Lab and Neutron Science and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory; Santa Fe; Amarillo; Roswell, home of "them"; Albuquerque, headquarter of RiskSense, Lavu, AdWallet and industry leader, Jaynes Construction Company; or Lordsburg, Las Cruces, and Carlsbad (plus everywhere else in between!) CeremonialSupplies.com ships your products right to your doorstep.

The first cutting of ground is essentially a ritualistic practice that goes back to antiquity. It's the reason why groundbreaking ceremonies involve speeches by company officials, local and even national or international dignitaries and clergy. The fact that New Mexico is so rich in geological features and native American history, is an important element to include in speeches that symbolically consecrate the ground. The key items you will need are the ceremonial groundbreaking shovel and display stands, hard hats, ribbons, keepsakes, and for a truly lavish ceremony, a red carpet aisle runner, and step and repeat banner - perfect for official photos and videos, especially if the media is present.

Choosing the Ceremonial Groundbreaking Shovel(s)!

The stars of the ceremony are the groundbreaking shovels. At CeremonialSupplies.com we make available a varied selection of popular styles, all of them with stainless steel blades and D-handle style, crafted with exceptional quality materials. The choices are the Standard chrome shovel blade with wood handle, Deluxe chrome shovel blade with steel and wood handle, the VIP mirror polished chrome with stylized wood and metal handle, the traditional chromed with long stem handle, and the color blade shovels with black matte metal and wood handle. In addition to full size, 42" height shovels with 9.5" blade width we also carry mini color groundbreaking shovels 26" high with 6" shovel head, that are perfect for children taking part in the groundbreaking ceremony photos! All these styles can be customized either on the blade, the stem, the handle, or all three! Personalized shovel blades with a company logo and dedicatory text is a great way to maximize the promotional potential of the event through photos and videos, and of course, any other item that lends itself for promotional use such as personalized ribbons used for decoration that also work as keepsakes of the event, and step and repeat banner for official photographs.

For your groundbreaking ceremony, CeremonialSupplies.com is your best go-to shop on the web for everything you need to create a memorable and meaningful event! All you do is include the New Mexico enchantment into your ceremony. Check us out for the best, high-quality groundbreaking shovels, hard hats, display stands and decorations and remember we ship everywhere in New Mexico (and the rest of the world!) in a prompt and flawless manner! Contact us here for a shipping quote!

If you're looking for crowd management solutions in Arizona, CeremonialSupplies.com is the best all-in-one shop on the internet for every style of stanchions and rope to complement the decor of venues ranging from restaurants and night clubs, to fancy hotels and museum galas. Stanchions, which are upright standing, slim cylinder posts connected with rope or a retractable belt, are also called "barrier posts," and "rope railings," and are essential for guiding the flow of attendees to an event. CeremonialSupplies.com offers budget friendly prices for stanchions and rope in a variety of materials, colors, and styles designed for use in various industries and businesses flourishing in Arizona. Whether for an outdoor event like the Arizona State Fair, a red carpet entrance at the Chandler International Film Festival, or creating a customer waiting line at the Arizona Bank and Trust, our crowd management products will suit your crowd control needs.

Classical Stanchions and Rope For A Lavish Arizona Event

CeremonialSupplies.com offers a competitively priced selection of high quality choices of the most popular decorative posts and ropes styles available for high-end events in the Grand Canyon State. Our decorative classic brass, chrome plated or black matte stanchions are a perfect match for lavish events that require glamour and sophistication. The top of the posts come in the traditional, ball dome shape, urn, or flat top. Depending on preference and event aesthetics, you have several choices of rope for your classic stanchion including braided ropes, or plush, velvet ropes to provide many possible combinations.

Retractable Belt Stanchions For Efficient Crowd Control

The retractable belt stanchions have a belt cassette feature which is an added advantage over the traditional stanchion and rope style because the belt cassette allows flexibility in arranging the queue with endless configurations to manage the crowd in any way required. CeremonialSupplies.com offers 4-way retractable belt stanchions made from durable steel in matte finish, with a belt that extends up to 6.5' available in black, royal blue, red, or grey. Retractable stanchions are ideal for high traffic areas such as the international airports in Phoenix Sky Harbor, Tucson, Yuma, Bisbee, and Nogales or stadiums like Chase Field in Phoenix, State Farm and Wells Fargo arenas in Glendale and Tempe respectively, or Scottsdale Stadium. For events where visibility is important, such as the Cruisin' Yuma Car Show or the Annual Collectors Car Show, we offer mini stanchions in chrome, brass, and black matte, with a height of 24", with retractable belt that can extend up to 11' to maximize space economy. These barrier posts are designed to protect an exhibit or display while saving floor space for better view and reduction of risk of damage to the display. Retractable belt posts are also available with sign frames, a two-sided, stainless steel chrome finish in 3 sizes (7 x 11, 8.5 x 11, and 11 x 14) with an attachment cup that easily locks into our 4-way stanchion adapter top. Businesses everywhere are finding that stanchions are an essential, must have items that will always come in handy when an organized flow of people is desired.

Plastic Stanchions

CeremonialSupplies.com offers high quality, light weight, portable and durable plastic stanchions constructed from high density polyethylene material that are designed for outdoor or indoor use. These economic, weatherproof plastic stanchions are sturdy and they each include a pole with a hollow base, and a plastic link chain with a C-hook attachment. The hollow base is light for transport and is also meant to be weighed down with sand or water as a stabilizing filler when ready for use. The stanchion poles are available in black, white, and yellow. These sturdy stanchions are rustproof, waterproof, and fade resistant making them perfect for outdoor use but still decorative enough for indoor. They are ideal for venues like the Pima Air and Space Museum in Tucson, the Mt. Lemmon Observatory, the Scottsdale's Museum of the West, or the International Gallery of Fine Art in Sedona.

Sign Frames For Retractable Stanchions

CeremonialSupplies.com offers sign frames for retractable stanchions available in portrait or landscape orientation, with a black matte finish or chrome frame. These attachable frames can be used to give directions within your business, or use the frame to feature a special promotion, a sales ad, or similar communication. The stanchion sign frame is a great way to maintain engaged those people waiting in a long line.

If your business requires crowd management, CeremonialSupplies.com has the high quality, crafted, stanchions, posts, and ropes or belts that you need, at budget friendly prices. Our customer service is personable and knowledgeable and we ship promptly and efficiently to every corner in the Grand Canyon State! From Page and Kayenta to Kingman, Bullhead City, Prescott, Alpine, Douglas, Yuma and everywhere in between! As a matter of fact, we ship smoothly all over the world. Shop at CeremonialSupplies.com for all your crowd management needs. Contact us here for a shipping quote.

Legend has it that Montezuma's gold is buried in the ancient territory of "Primeria Alta" in what is today Southern Arizona, and although our ceremonial groundbreaking shovels are striking Arizona dirt, we have no reason to believe as of yet, that they're being used to dig for the precious metal. All groundbreaking ceremonies are based on ancient, architectural ritualistic practices that involve consecration of land upon which a structure is to be built. Some of these practices remain in our modern groundbreaking ceremonies in the form of historical and dedicatory speeches by VIP's, local or even international government dignitaries, and in many cases members of the clergy. It's hard to imagine groundbreaking ceremonies in Arizona wouldn't include a brief account of the key role the area played in the Spanish conquest of Mexico and the expeditions for the fabled Cibola and the Seven Cities of Gold. Whether the first sod-cutting is for a new project by top commercial developers headquartered in the Grand Canyon State like Mark-Taylor, Inc in Scottsdale, Vestar Development Co. in Phoenix, or Plaza Cos. of Peoria, or for startups and investors who have recently discovered the attractive startup costs in cities like Phoenix, Scottsdale, Tucson, Flagstaff, and Tempe, here are some ideas that can be incorporated into groundbreaking ceremonies and items such as the ceremonial groundbreaking shovel (or shovels), hard hats, customized ribbons, ribbon cutting scissors and all the products available at CeremonialSupplies.com to ensure a successful and memorable sod-cutting event in Arizona.

Decorating the Spot of a First Sod-Cutting in Arizona

When decorating the actual spot where the ceremonial groundbreaking shovels will strike first ground in Arizona, a territory deeply associated with the last days of the Mayan Empire, creating a decor that evokes this past will add a touch of drama and passion to the occasion. For instance, the actual spot may be of a size anywhere between 6' - 12' square. A tent would be ideal, and depending on the size of the attending crowd, you may wish for one large enough to comfortably house seating for the guests, a stage for podium and speakers, an area for official photos that will include a step and repeat banner, a red aisle carpet runner and stanchions and rope; an area for food and refreshment tables, and all this in addition to the ground cutting spot that should feature the groundbreaking shovels dressed with bow and hard hat on their individual stands before and after they're used.

The overall decoration of the tent can feature draped ribbons of shimmery colors such as gold, orange, yellow, and intermittent red in varying sizes hanging from the center out. CeremonialSupplies.com offers plain or personalized ribbons that are 4" - 10" wide and perfect for draping. Some of the ribbons should be customized with the name and date of the event, and thereby becoming keepsake mementos for the attendees as well. For the official photo area envision a red aisle carpet runner flanked by shinny brass stanchions and luxurious red velvet rope on one side, and a step and repeat banner with the company name and logo. This scene is ideal for incoming guests to have their photo taken and to hang around behind the barrier posts to watch others arrive, as well as to provide volume in photos and videos, especially if the media will be present.

The Groundbreaking Shovels Are The Stars of The Ceremony!

At CeremonialSupplies.com we take first sod-cutting ceremonies to heart, it's our business, and there is no better place on the web to find high quality products, prices that are reasonable and budget friendly, knowledgeable and personable customer service, and flawless shipping directly to wherever you are in Arizona, or anywhere else in the world! We carry all the supplies necessary to put on an unforgettable groundbreaking event, especially the stars of the ceremony: the groundbreaking shovel(s).

With the ceremonial groundbreaking shovel is how you will make an impact at your first sod-cutting ceremony. The designated spot for the ground cutting should be roped off, or in some way designated. We recommend using brass stanchions and red rope as it matches the sun-drenched, golden colored earth of Arizona. Next is the placement of the shovels, facing the crowd, each on its own individual stand, topped with a hard hat and a bow at the stem. CeremonialSupplies.com has an extensive selection of groundbreaking shovels, all with stainless steel blades, ranging from the standard chromed blade and wooden D-style handle, or the traditional, stainless steel blade and long stem, to the deluxe chrome blade with wood and steel handle or the top of the line VIP mirror polished chrome with stylized wood and chrome handle. In addition, we carry colorful, full-size groundbreaking shovels 41" total height with 9.5" blade width, available in green, blue, yellow, orange, pink, and red as well as 26" mini shovels with a 6" blade width that come in red, blue, yellow, orange, green, pink, and teal - with hardwood stem which are ideal for children who will be included in the ceremony. All shovels can be customized on the shovel blade, the stem, and the handle grip, or all three!

Let the myths of golden treasures inspire your Arizona groundbreaking ceremony and count on CeremonialSupplies.com to provide you with the finest products in the market and prompt and efficient shipping anywhere you are in the State, from Page and Kayenta to Casa Grande, Green Valley, Benson, Tombstone, Nogales and everywhere in between! CeremonialSupplies.com will help you shine! Contact us here for a shipping quote.

Groundbreakings are symbolic celebrations of ritualistic origin and they can be organized in an unforgettable way when a strong, historical association can be made between the new business coming up, and the past. Connecticut is so rich with historical facts and events that a first sod-cutting occasion in the Constitution State is a natural for such an integration. CeremonialSupplies.com is proud to serve Connecticut by offering high quality and budget friendly priced products like groundbreaking shovels, stands, customized ribbon, hard hats, stanchions and many more, as well as ideas for a memorable first shoveling of dirt! Here are a few tips to take advantage of history when organizing a groundbreaking in Connecticut:

History Adds To The Present In A Groundbreaking Ceremony

Groundbreaking ceremonies take place everywhere but when new construction is set to break ground in a historical location, the connection with the past can bring alive surprising and interesting details that will add to the present. The history of Connecticut, which started as three separate settlements from Massachusetts and England in the 1660's is widespread throughout the State, with events that include the founding of the Colony of Connecticut in Hartford, the founding of Wethersfield, the drafting of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, considered the first written constitution, the union of New Haven, the first road from New London to Norwich, the manufacturing of tin in Berlin, the establishment of the Connecticut Gazette which first printed the English Parliament law called the Stamp Act and became the first issue of serious contention between the colonies and England, the battle of New London and the capture by the British of Ft. Griswold, in all, some of the most important events of our country's early days took place in Connecticut. An example of how the past can come together with the present in a first sod-cutting in Connecticut is, for example, the opening of a franchise in the city of Lyme, or the city of Saybrook, both which are symbolic of growth and independence and hold a place in Connecticut's history as the first colony to be separated into two cities. In a groundbreaking ceremony where VIP's deliver speeches that make reference to the location's past and future, this connection with the past adds the right touch of symbolism.

Colors In Groundbreaking Shovels and Connecticut History

It may not sound important upon first consideration but combining a color theme for a first breaking of ground ceremony by using colorful blades on the groundbreaking shovel, the hard hats, ribbons and all other sod-cutting supplies you can make a strong statement of historical connection, especially in the Constitution State where so much history took place in the forming of the nation. For example, combining the azure blue of the Connecticut flag, or the lilac of the mountain laurel state flower, with the color of the groundbreaking shovel, hard hats and ribbons will give the occasion a strong sentiment of connection. Again, great for speeches!

Whether your goal is a small gathering with the local media or a lavish event of national attention, consider the possibilities when you combine the historical events and facts of Connecticut with your groundbreaking ceremony and supplies such as the groundbreaking shovels, hard hats, stands, and ribbons through the use of color and consecration speeches. Here at CeremonialSupplies.com we are committed to bringing to you the best quality products at budget friendly prices wherever you are in Connecticut to make your groundbreaking ceremony a meaningful and unforgettable event. Yes! At CeremonialSupplies.com you've arrived to the best place on the web for quality products, prices that won't break the bank, personable and knowledgeable customer service and flawless shipping to Bridgeport, New Haven, Hartford, Stamford, Waterbury, Norwalk, Danbury, New Britain, Meriden, Bristol and all their surrounding towns in Connecticut. Contact us here for a shipping quote!

When it comes to historical locations and events, South Carolina is, not surprisingly, replete with museums and galleries dedicated to the history and culture of one of the original thirteen colonies, and for crowd management or crowd control solutions in South Carolina museums, your one stop shop on the web for high quality products, budget friendly prices, and exceptional customer service is CeremonialSupplies.com.

The Palmetto State has museums in every county! From Aiken, Anderson, Barnwell and Charleston to Greenville, Lancaster and Lexington, South Carolina is rich in cultural preservation and we at CeremonialSupplies.com carry every style of stanchions and rope to fit the decor and ambiance of any museum. Stanchions are also known as "barrier posts," "rope railings," or "queue line ropes" but they are upright, standing, slim, cylinder posts that can be connected with rope or a retractable belt, and these posts are used to designate a path to guide the flow of people. For example, the Bob Campbell Geology Museum located in Clemson University is a museum of rocks, minerals, fossils, meteorites, and everything dedicated to exploring Earth's history. The museum is in a rural setting and for such, our line of outdoor, weatherproof stanchions that resemble an old-fashioned hitching post, make for a decorative and functional crowd control solution. These posts are made from high density polyethylene and are rust proof. They can be used indoors or outdoors. They are light for easy transport and have a base that can be filled with sand or water for stabilization. In our website under the heading "Crowd Management" we offer a wide range of styles, materials, and colors designed to complement the decor and ambiance of various museum venues and provide a safe easy way to move a crowd in an organized way through small or large spaces.

Different Stanchion Styles To Complement Museum Decor

The American Military Museum in Charleston includes items from historical American conflicts from the Revolutionary War through the recent war in Iraq. A great choice of stanchion style for this museum would be the miniature black matte posts with retractable belts. These retractable belt stanchions serve to rope off valuable artifacts without interfering visually. The mini retractable belt stanchions are also the best choice for the Confederate Museum of Civil War memorabilia, also in Charleston, and the Florence Railroad Museum, in Florence. At CeremonialSupplies.com we offer mini stanchions in chrome, brass, and black matte, with a height of 24" and retractable belt that can extend up to 11'. These efficient stanchions protect an exhibit or display while saving floor space for better view and reduction of risk of damage to the display.

Our classic decorative stanchions and rope are chrome or brass plated, adding a taste of glamour to high-end events and exhibits. The top of the posts are available in the traditional, ball-like dome shape, urn style top, or flat top. The choice of rope for your classic stanchion depends on preference and the aesthetics of the event, with options including braided ropes, or velour, plush ropes. There are many possible combinations available to match a classic, chrome or brass stanchion with the traditional velvet rope, but the brass stanchion with red velvet rope continues to be the preferred style for Art museums such as the Bob Jones University Museum and Gallery in Greensville, the Columbia Museum of Art and the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art, for matching the grand style of their art exhibits.

Efficient Crowd Control With Retractable Belt Stanchions

Retractable belt stanchions have a belt cassette feature that provides flexibility in arranging the queue with many combinations to manage the crowd in any form required. CeremonialSupplies.com offers 4-way retractable belt stanchions constructed from durable steel in matte finish, with a belt that extends up to 6.5'. These are available in black, royal blue, red, or grey. Retractable stanchions are the perfect solution for high traffic museums such as the Ripley's Believe It Or Not! in Myrtle Beach, or the Roper Mountain Science Center in Greenville. Retractable belt posts also come with sign frames, a two-sided, stainless steel chrome finish frame available in 3 sizes (7 x 11, 8.5 x 11, and 11 x 14). These are equipped with an attachment cup that easily locks into our 4-way stanchion adapter top. Perfect for exhibit descriptions or any other relevant information.

Sign Frames For Retractable Stanchions

Sign frames for retractable stanchions allow for information, advertising, or simple messages to be communicated to a waiting line. CeremonialSupplies.com offers frames for retractable stanchions that are available in portrait or landscape orientation. The stanchion sign frame is a great way to maintain people engaged while waiting in a line.

Whatever your museum crowd management needs are in South Carolina, CeremonialSupplies.com is the best place on the internet to get the high quality, stanchions, posts, and ropes or belts that you need, at budget friendly prices. We ship promptly and efficiently wherever you are in the Palmetto State - from Rock Hill, Gaffney in the North West to Florence, Sumter, and Beaufort to the South East. Shop CeremonialSupplies.com for all your crowd management solutions! Contact us here for a shipping quote!