Long-Term Catering & Equipment Hire
Long-Term Catering & Equipment Hire
Expo Hire supplies catering equipment on long-term hire contracts to businesses, institutions and facilities running events or food service operations over weeks or months. Schools, hospitals, universities, care homes and outdoor catering companies all use long-term hire to cover capacity gaps without the capital cost of buying equipment outright.
Kitchen renovation projects create a predictable gap in catering capacity. A school might need 12 chafing dishes and two commercial urns for an entire academic term while its kitchen is being refitted. A hospital commissary running seasonal peak capacity hires additional bain-maries and hotboxes for three months rather than purchase equipment that sits unused outside that window. A corporate caterer taking on a six-month contract at a new site hires rather than commits capital to equipment it may not need after the contract ends.
Our full catering equipment range is available on weekly or monthly rates. Chafing dishes and bain-maries for food service, urns and coffee percolators for drinks service, hot cupboards and transport equipment for logistics. Contact us to discuss rates for contracts of four weeks or longer.
Long-term hire orders require no security deposit. Equipment is delivered, set up if required, and collected at the end of the contract period. For contracts over eight weeks, we schedule a mid-contract check to ensure equipment is performing correctly. Replacement of any faulty item is arranged without additional charge.
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.
