When One Company Isn't Enough
Some events are too big for one company to handle alone. When a festival outgrows your capacity, your crew, or your equipment, you don’t have to figure out the gap yourself. Kerkstra’s team travels to large-scale events across the Midwest to provide hands-on support from start to finish, bringing pump trucks, equipment, supplies, and experienced personnel to back up your operation when it matters most.
This isn’t a referral. It’s boots on the ground.
The Right Fit for the Right Event
On-site event support is built for two kinds of situations.
- Portable Restroom Companies: If you’ve landed a major festival contract and need additional trucks, manpower, or equipment to execute it properly, Kerkstra can step in as a behind-the-scenes partner. We work under your operation, not around it. Your client relationship stays yours.
- Festival Organizers: If you’re coordinating a large event and your primary restroom supplier needs backup, or if you want Kerkstra directly involved in the on-site operation to ensure things run as they should, we can fill that role too.
Kerkstra has provided on-site support for many large-scale events. We know what it takes to keep a high-volume event running cleanly from the first attendee through the final breakdown.
This is the right fit if:
- You're a portable restroom company with a major event contract that exceeds your current capacity
- You need additional pump trucks, equipment, or trained personnel on-site
- You're managing a large multi-day festival and want experienced backup in place before something goes wrong
- You're working in an unfamiliar location or with a venue that has a history of logistical challenges
We Show Up
ready to work
Kerkstra doesn’t show up empty-handed. When our team comes to your event, we bring everything needed to function as a full operational unit alongside your existing setup.
Pump trucks
Our dedicated festival service vehicles are built for high-volume, high-frequency pumping. We run the equipment that handles the pace of a major event, not just a standard route truck pressed into festival duty.
Personnel
Our team includes experienced field operators who know how to manage a large event, keep units clean under pressure, and handle the unexpected without disrupting operations. For extra-large multi-day events, our team stays on-site from setup through breakdown.
Units and equipment
Depending on the scope of the engagement, Kerkstra can bring additional portable restroom units, handwashing stations, and supplies to supplement what’s already on the ground. We can also deploy our EcoFab vacuum restroom system for events where that technology is part of the plan.
On-site consulting
Our owner has worked on large-scale events across the Midwest and beyond. When we’re on the ground with your team, that expertise is available in real time, not over the phone from a hundred miles away.
Simple by design
Every engagement starts with a conversation. We’ll talk through the event, the venue, the scope of what you need, and Kerkstra’s role within your operation. From there, we build a support plan for your specific situation.
For portable restroom companies, that means agreeing on how Kerkstra integrates with your crew, what equipment we bring, and how responsibilities are divided on-site. We work under your brand. The goal is to make your event run better, not to step on what you’ve already built.
For festival organizers, we work with you and your venue to map out the full operational plan before the event, show up ready to execute, and stay on-site for the duration.
The Partner Behind the Operation
Kerkstra has been a trusted name in portable sanitation across West Michigan and the broader Midwest for decades. Under current ownership, the company has grown significantly, adding fleet capacity, vacuum restroom technology, and a team experienced enough to handle events with up to 1,500 portable toilets. That’s the scale we operate at. It’s also the scale at which we show up, ready to support.
- We've done this before. Kerkstra has provided on-site event support for large-scale festivals across the Midwest. We know the difference between a supplier who shows up and a partner who executes.
- We travel and we work behind the scenes. For the right event, Kerkstra's team travels across the Midwest and beyond. For portable restroom companies bringing us in as support, your client relationship stays yours. We're a behind-the-scenes partner, not a competing presence at your event.
- We bring the right equipment. From dedicated festival pump trucks to EcoFab vacuum restroom pods. Kerkstra's equipment is built for the demands of large-scale events. When we show up, we're ready to work.
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faqs
for event on-site
No. When Kerkstra comes in as on-site support, we operate under your brand and your operation. Your client relationship stays yours. We’re there to make your event run better, not to build a competing relationship with your customer.
There’s no hard minimum, but on-site support is best suited for large-scale events where the volume, duration, or complexity justifies bringing in an additional team. Lost Lands-scale events are where this service is most commonly needed, but every situation is worth a conversation.
We’re primarily focused on the Midwest, but for the right event, we’ve traveled to Ohio, Texas, Colorado, and beyond. Reach out, and we’ll tell you honestly whether your event is a fit.
Yes. Kerkstra operates EcoFab vacuum restroom technology and can deploy it as part of an on-site support engagement for events where that technology is the right fit.
As early as possible. Large events require coordination, and the earlier we can plan the engagement, the better the outcome. For major multi-day festivals, several months of lead time is ideal.
Let’s talk
If you’re coordinating a large event and need experienced backup, or if you’re a portable restroom company looking for a partner who can show up ready to work, we’d like to hear about it. Fill out the form below, and our team will be in touch.
