Hire knives for events and weddings: dinner knives, dessert knives, fish knives and steak knives. Stainless steel and silver-plated options.
Expo Hire stocks dinner knives, dessert knives, fish knives and butter knives for events and catering across England and Wales. Available in stainless steel patterns for everyday events and silver-plated designs for formal occasions. All cutlery is washed and polished before dispatch.
Dinner knives are the main knife in any formal place setting, used for the main course. Dessert knives are smaller and used alongside a dessert fork or spoon for sweet courses. Fish knives have a wider, blunt blade suited to fish fillet courses at formal dinners where a separate knife for the fish course is appropriate.
Butter knives are small, blunt-edged knives placed on the side plate for spreading bread and rolls. They are a detail in a formal table setting that rounds out the overall presentation. Steak knives are available for events with a steak course. They are serrated and require specific handling and storage, so order them carefully against your menu.
Patterns are the same as the fork range: stainless steel Harley Parish and Bead Parish, and silver-plated Kings Parish and Virtue Exclusive.
Weddings need a full knife set per cover. A three-course wedding breakfast for 100 guests requires 100 dinner knives, 100 side knives and typically 100 fish or starter knives depending on the menu. Butter knives add 100 more pieces to the order. Order with a 10 per cent overage for loss and breakage.
Award dinners and black-tie events call for silver-plated patterns. The Kings Parish and Virtue Exclusive ranges are the standard choices for formal events where matching cutlery to the rest of the table setting matters. Conferences with a catered lunch or dinner need knives in bulk. The Harley Parish stainless steel pattern delivers a clean, professional look at a practical cost per cover.
Order one knife per cover per course requiring a knife. For a three-course dinner, allow for two to three knives per cover depending on your menu. Expo Hire delivers across England and Wales. Book at least three weeks ahead for large wedding orders.
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.
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For orders over £500, 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.
