LAFAYETTE – Foster Marketing Communications clients Gulfstream Services Inc. and HB Rentals each won first place for best exhibits in their respective categories at this year’s Louisiana Gulf Coast Oil Exposition (LAGCOE).

Gulfstream Services Inc., an oilfield rental company based in Houma, La., was chosen as the best First Time Exhibitor. Its booth featured full-sized models of its hydraulic shear and dual grapple systems used for decommissioning offshore structures.

HB Rentals, a supplier of onshore and offshore living accommodations and accessories for job sites, won in the Multi-Outside Booth category. Its exhibit featured three fiberglass offshore accommodation buildings.

This year’s LAGCOE featured 325 companies and had more than 15,000 in attendance. The exhibit entries were judged by seven industry professionals.

The award-winning booths were conceptualized and built by Foster Marketing’s tradeshow team with client support.