Hire wine, champagne, beer and cocktail glasses with Send It Back Dirty, Sunday delivery and no security deposit.
Glass hire covers far more than a stack of wine glasses. Wedding planners order 25cl white wine glasses, 35cl red wine glasses, champagne flutes, highballs, beer mugs and martini glasses so each course and each drink lands in the right vessel. Corporate dinners, charity balls, summer parties and bar launches all use this range because guests notice the table, the bar and the speed of service in the first hour.
Browse the full range: wine glasses, champagne glasses, beer glasses, cocktail glasses, tumblers, speciality glassware and bar accessories.
Most event teams start with three glasses per guest. That count covers a water glass, a wine glass and a champagne flute for a seated meal. Bar managers push the number higher when the drinks list changes through the day. A wedding with arrival drinks, table wine and an evening bar often needs four glasses per guest. A corporate bar serving beer, soft drinks, spirits and wine can move to five glasses per guest because the bar team needs clean stock in hand while used glasses wait in crates. You also need spare stock for top table resets, VIP areas and staff drinks stations.
A simple rule keeps the order tight. Count the drinks style first, then count the service points. If you serve white and red wine at table, order both 25cl and 35cl glasses. If you open with prosecco, order 1.5 flutes per guest so the welcome tray and the refill point both stay covered. If the bar pours pints, stock nucleated beer mugs or craft beer glasses in their own section so bartenders do not raid the wine stock. Outdoor bars should add festival plastic beer glasses where venues ban glass after dark.
Glassware hire also saves labour on the back end. Your team empties the drinks, returns the glasses unwashed in the crates and lets Expo Hire handle the wash. That Send It Back Dirty service suits weddings, black tie dinners and high volume bars because the catering team can strike the room, stack the glassware and leave. The free Minor Damage Waiver covers the small breakages that happen on busy bars. You do not need to price a damage deposit into the event budget.
| Service style | Starting point |
|---|---|
| Seated dinner | 3 glasses per guest |
| Wedding breakfast plus evening bar | 4 glasses per guest |
| Full bar with beer, wine and cocktails | 4 to 5 glasses per guest |
| Arrival toast | 1.5 flutes per guest |
Event teams book glass hire because timing matters as much as stock. Expo Hire delivers and collects seven days a week, including Sundays, so venues can take delivery before a Monday conference or clear a Sunday wedding without holding equipment for extra days. Each order routes through the nearest depot, which cuts road miles and keeps replacement stock close if you need to add more glasses before the event.
Bar teams also need an order they can work with at speed. Expo Hire packs glassware in transport crates, labels the order before dispatch and confirms stock before payment. You can pair your glassware with crockery hire, cutlery hire and bar accessories so the table and bar arrive in one delivery plan. Live GPS tracking and SMS ETA give the venue team a clear handover point on delivery morning.
Most event teams start with three glasses per guest for a seated meal. Weddings and full bars often need four or five per guest because service moves from arrival drinks to dinner wine and then to the evening bar.
No. Your team should empty the drinks and place the glasses back in the crates. Expo Hire handles the washing after collection.
Expo Hire includes a free Minor Damage Waiver with every order. That waiver covers small accidental breakages during normal event use.
Yes. Expo Hire delivers and collects on Sundays, with morning and afternoon windows available.
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.
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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.
