Partner: Boundless Trade Shows
Product: Halo Top Counter with custom halo / toe-kick lighting
Industry: Trade show and event production
Relationship: Multi-year, repeat fabrication partner
"Your quality is great for the counters and everything is always done to expectations and in a timely manner!"
— Jill Bestul, CEO & Co-Founder, Boundless Trade Shows
Who is Boundless Trade Shows?
Boundless Trade Shows is an event production agency that manages trade show and exhibit builds for a wide range of clients across industries. From aerospace and industrial technology to AI-driven retail platforms. Jill Bestul, CEO and Co-Founder, oversees the agency's client relationships and production partnerships, including its work with Pedestal Source.
What were they building?
Boundless partnered with Pedestal Source to provide a custom-built counter, the Halo Top Trade Show Counter, for one of their client's events. In Jill's words:
"We collaborated with the pedestal source team to provide a custom built counter for one of our client's events."
The Halo Top's signature detail is its halo and toe-kick lighting, a build element that has shown up consistently across Boundless client activations, from Mynaric's aerospace booth to Stylitics' retail-tech presence.
Why did they choose Pedestal Source?
Boundless found Pedestal Source through a Google search, but the relationship has held because of consistent, ongoing collaboration on counters and pedestals over several years:
"Google Search and we've worked with Rhys on projects for the last couple of years on counters / pedestals. Your quality is great for the counters and everything is always done to expectations and in a timely manner!"
What was the process like?
For an agency running hundreds of trade shows and events a year, a fabrication partner that doesn't add friction matters as much as build quality.
When asked what working with the Pedestal Source team felt like day-to-day, Jill's answer was direct:
"Simple / quick / sincere and not complex."
For this project, Boundless had a clear direction. Since Pedestal Source has worked with them before, it was a simple project for the teams to collaborate. Boundless brought their client's specs and branding, and we built it out. We start projects like this with shop drawings that outline dimensions, build notes, and material details. Then, our graphics team designs lifelike digital mock-ups to send to the client.
What was the impact?
The result: a counter built to spec, delivered on time, that stood out visually at the event.
"An awesome counter for an event that stood out with the halo / toe kick lighting."
The Halo Top's lighting detail has since become a recognizable thread across multiple Boundless client booths: this unique build holds up under repeat, varied use rather than a one-off custom piece. It's custom, but gets more done than a one trick pony.
Would they recommend Pedestal Source?
The would indeed. Jill's answer speaks directly to what agencies managing high build volume actually need from a vendor:
"Yes! Absolutely! I would tell them your quality is amazing and the entire process is quick / efficient and not complex which is exactly what we're looking for in a vendor partner managing hundreds of extremely involved trade shows and events a year."
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who makes custom-lit trade show counters and pedestals?
Pedestal Source designs and builds custom trade show counters and display pedestals, including lighted counter systems like the Halo Top, for event production agencies and their clients.
Do event agencies use the same custom counter design across multiple clients?
Yes. Agencies like Boundless Trade Shows use consistent, custom-built counter designs, such as the Halo Top with halo and toe-kick lighting, across different client activations to maintain build quality and reduce production complexity.
What makes a trade show fabrication partner reliable for agencies managing multiple events?
For agencies running high volumes of trade shows and events, reliability comes down to consistent quality, on-time delivery, and a simple, low-friction production process, the same criteria Boundless Trade Shows cited in choosing Pedestal Source as a repeat partner.