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This time last year, the mere thought of attending a meeting, conference, trade show or exhibition seemed like a pipe dream.  The COVID pandemic sent us all into a virtual world, whether we liked it or not.  The technology for holding meetings between multiple people has, of course, been around for years - it's just that we've not necessarily embraced it. With COVID forcing our hand, therefore, it did us a bit of a favour by making us realise that we don't actually have to fly across continents to have…[ read more...]

OK, so we're only in Autumn, but is it too early to mention the 'C word yet?  After all, the shops traditionally start to fill up their shelves with Christmas favourites such as chocolates, mince pies and brandy butter around this time of year. That said, with all the issues surrounding HGV drivers, the consequences of Brexit, fuel shortages and other supply chain issues, it will be interesting to see how the shelves are stocked this Christmas.  These things tend to have a habit of working themselves out.  Let's hope…[ read more...]

If you're new to the industry, you might think that being a wedding or event planner involves nothing more than sitting around choosing some flowers and decor whilst sipping a glass of champagne.  Nothing, however, could be further from the truth! The role of an event planner is all-encompassing.  It becomes your life.  The typical 9 to 5 job will seem like a distant memory.  Expect calls in the evenings and at weekends.  And emails that need answering immediately, even though you're in the middle of four other tasks at…[ read more...]

As Autumn begins, the early mornings and evenings are becoming darker, and the warm summer months will soon be a distant memory.  And this Summer has certainly been a memorable one.  If we cast our minds back 12 months to the Summer of 2020 and some of us were in lockdown, others were enjoying the 'eat out to help out' (yes, remember that?) and life as we know it was in turmoil. Fast-forward to the Summer just gone, and we finally started to see a relaxation of restrictions, and things…[ read more...]

We regularly get asked how much is it to hire tables and chairs?  And yes, you'd be forgiven for thinking that this would be a relatively easy question to answer - after all, it's only tables and chairs! And whilst it is a straightforward question compared to many things in life, the reality is that - again, like anything else - within the sector of 'tables and chairs', there's a whole array of different options available to you.   Chiavari chairs are the most popular of all Whichever furniture hire company…[ read more...]

"You eat with your eyes first" is what many people say, and in our opinion, they'd definitely be right! Whatever it is, whether you're in a fine dining restaurant or simply at your kitchen table, there's no doubt that if your food looks attractive, you're going to want to eat it!  The anticipation of eating it makes your mouth water, and so the chances are that it will taste amazing! With luxury crockery, you can make almost ANY food look amazing, even down to a humble burger and fries, as…[ read more...]