Hire Christmas party furniture, tableware and catering equipment from Expo Hire. Live stock, no deposit, no minimum spend, England and Wales.
Hire Christmas party furniture, tableware and catering equipment from Expo Hire. Live stock, no deposit, no minimum spend, England and Wales.
Expo Hire supplies Christmas party hire for companies, venues, caterers and event teams across England and Wales. You can book furniture, tableware and catering equipment in one order. Our website shows live stock and live prices. We run dry hire, so we deliver the equipment, you set it out, and we collect it after the party. We charge no security deposit and no minimum spend.
A seated dinner needs round tables, clear gangways and enough room for service. Our 6ft round banqueting tables seat ten guests and suit hotel ballrooms, office parties and marquee dinners. If you need a standing reception, add poseur tables and bar stools so guests have places to set down drinks and plates.
Your chair choice changes the look of the room. Chiavari chairs suit formal dinners. The Wishbone chair suits clean, modern venues. If the venue already has worn seating, add chair covers to keep the room consistent.
Guests gather around the bar, so that area needs enough surface space and the right kit. We supply bar furniture, bar stools and bar equipment for wine service, bottled beer and mixed drinks. If you use a terrace or courtyard, add patio heaters so guests can step outside without leaving the party behind.
Formal meals and buffet service both need enough stock for the full run of service. We supply plates, bowls, cutlery and glassware in commercial quantities. You can add tablecloths and napkins to match the room and the brand colours for the event.
We include Send It Back Dirty with crockery, cutlery and glassware. Your team packs the used items back into the crates, then our depot handles the wash after collection.
Large Christmas parties put pressure on prep and service space. We supply warming equipment, prep tables, clearing trolleys and plate jacks so caterers can hold food, plate dishes and clear tables without delays. If your venue needs extra cold storage, add fridges and freezers to the order.
We operate 11 depots and deliver across England and Wales. Delivery starts from £40 ex VAT, based on road distance from the nearest depot. On delivery day, we send an SMS ETA and a GPS tracking link so your venue team can meet the driver at the loading point. You can also collect from our Birmingham warehouse, Monday to Friday, 7am to 3pm.
You can check live stock on the site, place the order online and book the dates that suit your event. Orders above £500 can use a 25% advance payment option.
Christmas parties often start with a fast arrival window. Guests come in from the street, hand over coats and head for the bar within a short span. Give the entrance team enough poseur tables for welcome drinks, ticket checks or name cards, then keep the main floor free for the next wave of guests. If the venue uses a terrace or courtyard for smokers, add patio heaters so the crowd does not stall in the doorway.
Hotels and office venues also need a clear plan for bags, gifts and branded items. Trestle tables work well for registration, raffle prizes and staff check-in. If the event moves from drinks to dinner, you can use the same table line for place cards, crackers or a late coffee point. Product pages show live stock and pack sizes, which makes it easier to map the room before the first van arrives.
A Christmas party room changes shape through the night. The floor starts with dining tables, then shifts toward speeches, a bar queue and a dancefloor after dinner. You need enough chair hire and banqueting tables for the meal, but you also need spare surface space for awards, DJ kit or a photo booth once staff clear the plates. That is where a few extra trestle tables save time for the venue crew.
Queue control matters at December events because the guest count rises and everyone arrives at once. Add more than one drinks point where the room allows it, and support each one with bar stools, glassware crates and cold storage nearby. Your team can then keep the queue moving instead of sending staff back through the kitchen for each refill.
Many Christmas parties run beyond the main meal. Dessert stations, tea and coffee points, and late bacon rolls all need stock after the first service ends. We supply plates, cutlery, glassware and linen in the volumes that caterers need for that second wave. Add napkins if the venue wants the tables reset for coffee or petits fours.
Back-of-house support matters just as much. Our prep equipment gives caterers plate jacks, hot holding and clearing trolleys for fast turnrounds between courses. If your menu needs extra cold space for desserts, canapés or bottled drinks, add fridges and freezers to keep the service area working through the full evening.
December diaries fill fast, and venue access often tightens around other bookings, school events and city-centre traffic plans. Expo Hire runs from 11 depots across England and Wales, and delivery starts from £40 ex-VAT based on road distance from the nearest branch. On the day, we send an SMS ETA and a GPS tracking link, so your venue team can meet the driver at the right entrance and keep the loading bay clear.
You can also collect from our Birmingham warehouse between 7am and 3pm, Monday to Friday. That suits local planners and caterers who want to split a job across their own vans. If the venue has timed access, stairs, a service lift or a long carry from the car park, put those notes on the order before dispatch. That gives the transport team the detail they need to plan the run.
Christmas party stock moves early. Hotels, office venues and marquees all chase the same core lines in November and December, from banqueting chairs to glassware and hot holding. Our site shows live stock and live pricing, so you can check the dates, build the basket and place the order without waiting for a quote. Orders above £500 can use a 25% deposit, which helps you secure key items while guest numbers and menus still move.
Every order also includes our Free Minor Damage Waiver. If a glass breaks during the late bar service or a table picks up a light mark during set-up, you do not get hit with a claim for small wear. Our Send It Back Dirty service cuts the clear-down load after the party. Your staff pack the used tableware back into the crates, and our depot team handles the wash after collection.
December jobs also benefit from one supplier covering furniture, tableware and back-of-house kit in the same booking. You can line up the full order on one basket, keep one delivery window in the venue diary and avoid chasing stock across several firms in the busiest month of the year.
