Major sports tournaments bring big crowds to bars and venues. Expo Hire supplies beer bench sets, BBQ equipment, outdoor heating and glassware for watch parties across England and Wales.
Major sports tournaments bring big crowds to bars and venues. Expo Hire supplies beer bench sets, BBQ equipment, outdoor heating and glassware for watch parties across England and Wales.
Major sports events, Six Nations, the Euros, World Cups, Test matches, bring a surge of customers to pubs and venues. As a hire business, we are involved in the infrastructure of these events every time: fan parks, large marquees and the venues themselves.
Our most popular product for these events is our beer bench and table sets. Built to seat 6-8 people and made extra-strong for high-energy viewing environments, these benches are designed to take the strain. The slim profile maximises capacity while the reinforced middle leg makes them genuinely robust.
Seating layout for a watch party is different from a dining event. Every seat needs a clear sightline to at least one screen. Before ordering equipment, work out your screen positions and then plan seating around them.
Beer bench sets arranged in rows facing the screen work well for large numbers. For a venue with multiple screens, arrange sets in clusters facing the nearest screen to avoid long viewing angles. Avoid placing benches at extreme angles to the screen, guests seated sideways will move, creating congestion and blocking walkways.
Leave a clear aisle of at least 1.2 metres between bench rows for service staff to move through. During peak match moments, the bar will be extremely busy and staff need to move without obstruction.
Beer bench sets are the foundation of any fan zone setup. They encourage communal viewing and are far more space-efficient than individual chairs and tables. See our full furniture hire range for additional options.
Your hire equipment needs to work around your screen placement. A few points to factor in:
Running out of glasses during a busy match session costs revenue. Order beer glasses at 1.5x your seated capacity to cover peak demand without interrupting service to wash glasses mid-match.
For venues extending into outdoor areas, beverage equipment hire including portable bar units and dispensing equipment can support a second service point outdoors. Distributing service across two points reduces queuing at peak moments.
Extending into outdoor space during tournaments adds covers and revenue. Our patio heaters keep outdoor areas usable in the variable weather of spring and autumn tournament seasons. Our gazebos provide cover from rain and define the outdoor viewing area.
Outdoor seating during a major final can add 20-40% to your effective capacity. Combined with a weather-resistant setup, this makes the difference between a profitable event and a fully sold-out one.
Fans stay longer when there is food available. A hired BBQ is a straightforward way to increase spend per head during any tournament. Burgers, hot dogs and wraps are quick to prepare and serve, which suits the intermission periods between game segments.
For larger events with a dedicated catering area, full catering equipment hire including fryers and hot holding equipment supports a broader menu. Pair food service with crockery hire for sit-down options, or keep it simple with fast food stations for high-turnover service.
Peak sporting events book out fast. Major tournaments like the Euros and World Cup concentrate demand into specific weeks that are predictable months in advance. Beer bench sets, patio heaters and gazebos are among the first items to be fully committed for these periods.
Check the tournament fixture schedule, confirm your event dates and place your hire order as soon as possible. If you are planning multiple watch events across a tournament, order for all dates in a single order to secure availability throughout.
If you are planning an event around an upcoming fixture or tournament, get in touch as early as possible. Peak sporting events book out fast.
It’s just 130 days until Euro 2024, a summer of fun, frolicking and most importantly football. As a hire business large scale events are always exciting for us, we get involved in the infrastructure of some really exciting temporary venues. Fan parks, large marquees and sometimes even the events themselves
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