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It's always a pleasure being able to help out with community-based projects, and this one at the Getaway Girls' new charity HQ in Leeds, as part of the BBC One series 'DIY SOS: The Big Build' was particularly poignant. At its core, the charity seeks to ‘empower girls and young women to support each other, build confidence and resilience, raise aspirations, and take positive risks.’ With a ground-up new development, Getaway Girls will be able to offer many more girls and young women support, counselling and opportunities for creativity and…[ read more...]

The 53rd Southampton International Boat Show took place recently, and Event Hire UK was delighted to have been a premier supplier for this event.  This prestigious event provides an important sales platform for both national and international businesses, and regularly attracts over 100,000 visitors across the 10 event days, including high net-worth individuals from the UK and around the world. It really is THE place to be for serious boat buyers, water sports enthusiasts and the entire family, with plenty of expert advice and exciting opportunities to get afloat!  Any…[ read more...]

The state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II took place in London on Monday 19th September 2022.  A solemn day indeed. Major events of public interest such as this attract both national and international media.  As soon as the Queen's passing was announced, it was a huge honour for the Event Hire UK team to supply and set-up all the furniture requirements for the media centre outside Buckingham Palace on The Mall, and at several Royal Parks and other venues in central London.  RIP, Your Royal Highness.[ read more...]

High tables & stools for international sporting occasions with Event Hire UK, we regularly have the privilege of working on world-class international sports events with our clients.  More often than not, it's a lot of behind the scenes furniture such as desks, chairs and cupboards for the temporary offices, tables and chairs for the media centres, banqueting chairs, tables, linen and tableware for the VIP hospitality lounges, and sofas, armchairs and coffee tables for the players' lounges.  Suffice to say that we really do have the complete range of event furniture…[ read more...]

If you're an event planner, you can be forgiven for not putting tables and chairs at the top of your priority list when it comes to sorting everything you need.  After all, a chair is a chair, right? Well, to a certain extent, yes, but it's definitely not the case that one type of chair suits every event.  Bear in mind that hundreds of thousands of events take place in the UK each year, from conferences and exhibitions through to parties, gala dinners and carnivals - the range of diversity…[ read more...]

With hundreds of thousands of events taking place each year, large and small, it's no surprise that temporary event furniture is always in demand.  From conferences, trade shows and other business events, through to gala dinner, balls, award ceremonies and outdoor events, there's a huge array of events for which temporary event furniture rental is required. For seasoned event professionals, it's very much a case of how to make your event stand out from the crowd.  OK, so tables and chairs are exactly that, and sometimes not particularly exciting. So,…[ read more...]