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A sign that events, parties and occasions are getting back into full swing!  Earlier this week, the Event Hire team supplied and set-up this huge ZIP bar at London's ExCeL, for a company dinner for 1,000 employees. The bar is able to accommodate 20 serving staff at one time, serving welcome drinks, a full table service and then the party bar afterwards.  Taking 3 hours to set up, this mobile bar really does look the part and provides a fantastic focal point for the hospitality event. ZIP bars are just…[ read more...]

Direct from Coventry's CBS Arena is this image of hundreds of ISO chairs supplied and set-up by the Event Hire UK team for a company conference. Set up in only 2.5 hours, our team worked tirelessly to ensure that our client's requirements were fulfilled on schedule and to plan. ISO chairs are a natural choice for conference chairs.  They have a polished metal frame and contoured cushions on the seat and back to provide a comfortable seating option - something that is important if you are asking people to be…[ read more...]

Hiring games and entertainment might not be at the top of your priority list for large events.  OK, so you often find country manor houses lay on some garden games such as Giant Jenga, Connect 4 or croquet on the lawn for your wedding reception guests to enjoy with a drink in between the wedding service and wedding breakfast, but at large events? Well, the games and entertainment products we are talking about are not Giant Jenga or Connect 4, but more mainstream games that can be enjoyed by all.…[ read more...]

We all know the importance of behaving in an eco-friendly and sustainable manner.  Single use plastic is one of those things that has always been widely used at festivals and events, and it's always a challenge to reduce it, due to the temporary, outdoor nature of many of these events. Not any more, though, as there's no need to receive a flimsy, single use plastic cup, with the advent of reusable cups for events.  And yes, before you ask, they ARE still plastic, so let us explain... Reusable cups are…[ read more...]

If you need to hire furniture for your upcoming event or occasion, then tables should be pretty much at the top of your requirements list.  After all, think of almost any temporary event, and the chances are that you'll need tables and chairs, in a variety of different forms. The upcoming Queen's Jubilee is a classic example of this.  With street parties and celebrations taking place all across the country to commemorate this unique occasion, our stock of thousands of trestle tables, for instance, could have been hired out several…[ read more...]

The month of May, for millions across the UK, only means one thing - exams!  Yes, we're now into the season of youngsters sitting their exams, whether it is SATs for primary schoolers, GCSEs and A-Levels for secondary school children, or college and university level degrees for the older ones, it can be a stressful time for them...and their parents! If you are an education establishment, then you may, therefore, be on the lookout to hire exam furniture to either furnish your sports hall or lecture theatres, or just top…[ read more...]