Chafing fuel in 2 hour and 6 hour tins, singles and packs. Live stock, online pricing and booking.
Chafing fuel supports buffet warming and hot hold where caterers need steady heat under chafing dishes. The key decision is burn time and the number of live dishes that need to stay in service at once.
This range covers 2h tin, 2h 6-pack, 2h 12-pack, Deluxe 6h tin, Deluxe 6h 6-pack and Deluxe 6h 12-pack. Choose by burn time, buffet length and the number of heated positions rather than by cover count alone.
The range covers short-burn tins and longer-burn deluxe tins for fast buffets, all-day service and reserve stock planning.
This range suits breakfast service, conference lunches, wedding buffets and festival hospitality. Book the main pieces in the same order so the setup works as one service plan.
Short buffet windows or single chafer service.
Small multi-dish breakfast or lunch setups.
Larger buffets with several heated dishes running together.
Longer hold periods on single stations.
Conference, wedding or hospitality service.
All-day buffets and large multi-point service.
Choose by burn time, buffet length and the number of heated positions rather than by cover count alone.
Count the number of heated dishes, the service window and the spare stock needed for changeovers before you book. Long service periods often need more margin than the menu suggests. Keep fuel handling with the catering brief and away from guest routes. Staff should know who lights, replaces and clears the tins before service starts.
All hire runs on a standard 3-day hire period. Delivery starts at a minimum £40 charge and Expo Hire covers England and Wales only. This is dry hire, so Expo Hire delivers the equipment clean and tested and your team handles setup and operation on site.
Every order includes the Minor Damage Waiver for normal accidental breakages. Drivers do not light or manage fuel. Your team handles setup, live use and safe clear-down on site. Keep fuel handling with the catering brief and away from guest routes. Staff should know who lights, replaces and clears the tins before service starts.
This range suits breakfast service, conference lunches, wedding buffets and festival hospitality. The event team gets the best result when the equipment matches the guest route, the service pace and the venue access plan.
Use these pages when you need the wider planning detail behind this range. They answer the questions that usually sit behind quantity, access and service layout.
When you compare this range, focus on choose by burn time, buffet length and the number of heated positions rather than by cover count alone.
Common lines in this range include 2h tin, 2h 6-pack, 2h 12-pack and Deluxe 6h tin. Book enough reserve capacity so the working team can keep the service line stable once guests arrive.
Keep fuel handling with the catering brief and away from guest routes. Staff should know who lights, replaces and clears the tins before service starts. That check is easier to handle before the van arrives than during setup.
Count the number of heated dishes, the service window and the spare stock needed for changeovers before you book. Long service periods often need more margin than the menu suggests. The more public-facing the event is, the more those details affect the guest experience.
Choose from the service plan, the event footprint and how guests will use the equipment. Choose by burn time, buffet length and the number of heated positions rather than by cover count alone.
Standard hire is 3 days, with delivery day, event day and collection day.
No. Expo Hire supplies dry hire only. Drivers deliver and collect, and your team handles setup on site.
Expo Hire delivers across England and Wales only.
Expo Hire does not charge a security deposit. A free minor damage waiver covers minor damage and loss. Excessive or negligent damage is charged at 10 times the hire price. Full details in our terms and conditions.
Use the carriage calculator to find your nearest branch and get an accurate delivery quote. At checkout we show an itemised delivery cost before you confirm the order.
On the day, track your driver in real time on our order tracking page, or use the link in the automated text we send.
For orders over £1,000, you can confirm a booking with a 25% deposit and pay the balance up to 28 days before delivery. The checkout offers this automatically. Full details in our terms and conditions.
