Cutlery Hire for Events
Cutlery Hire for Events
Expo Hire supplies cutlery hire for events across England and Wales. If you are planning a wedding breakfast, a corporate dinner or a large banquet, the table needs more than plates and glassware. Guests notice the feel of the cutlery from the first course to the last. We deliver clean, counted cutlery on the date you choose and collect it after service, which helps caterers and venue teams keep the dining plan on track.
Most events start with the core place setting, dinner knife, dinner fork and spoon. That covers a wide range of menus and keeps the table neat. If you need to build the order by item, you can hire forks, knives and spoons in the quantities that fit your guest count. That works well for mixed service, where staff need extra pieces for canapes, dessert stations or a late service.
Some menus need a fuller setup. Dessert service may call for smaller forks and spoons. Fish courses often need fish knives and forks, which give guests the right tool without crowding the table with the wrong pieces. Serving spoons, tongs and other service utensils help buffet lines and carving stations run with less delay.
We stock stainless steel and silver-plated cutlery, so you can match the finish to the event. Stainless steel suits large dinners, conferences and busy service where you want a clean, hard-wearing look. Silver-plated cutlery fits weddings, formal banquets and black-tie events where table detail carries more weight in the room and in the photos.
Quantities matter as much as style. Caterers often need spare covers for staff, replacements for dropped pieces and extra settings for late guest changes. It also helps to hold separate service cutlery back for buffet stations and dessert tables, so the front of house team does not pull from guest settings during the meal. Hiring by item gives you that control. It also helps planners match place settings across long banquet rows, top tables and service stations without mixing finishes or styles.
Expo Hire delivers cutlery across England and Wales for weddings, corporate dinners and banquets of all sizes. You can hire a few extra trays to cover staff use, breakage risk and late guest adds, or place a full order for the whole dining room. We keep the process direct, so you get the pieces you need, in the finish you want, on the dates that matter.
To return cutlery without washing up, add Send It Back Dirty at checkout. Remove food residue, keep items sorted by type in the bags provided, and we collect and clean at the warehouse.
Every order includes a Free Minor Damage Waiver at no extra charge. Other hire companies charge 2–3% of your order total for the same cover — on a typical £1,000 booking, that is up to £30 extra you keep in your pocket.
Six things no other hire company in the UK offers. We deliver and collect seven days a week — no other hire company does. We are the only hire company to offer live order tracking for both delivery and collection; track your driver in real time by order number and postcode. We check live stock and logistics availability before your order is confirmed, so every order is 100% guaranteed to arrive exactly as placed — no substitutions, no shortfalls. You choose morning or afternoon for both delivery and collection. We never charge a security or damage deposit. Every hire includes a Free Minor Damage Waiver at no extra charge — other companies charge 2–3% of your order total for the same cover. And with the widest product range in the event hire industry, most customers can source their entire event from a single supplier.
Part of our catering equipment hire range. We also supply glassware hire, crockery hire, linen hire.
We deliver to events across England and Wales using our network of 11 depots. Check your postcode at checkout.
Yes, all prices shown for cutlery hire are ex-VAT.
