Hire furniture, bars and refrigeration for hotels, venues and hospitality teams across England and Wales. Live stock and delivery from £40 ex-VAT.
Hospitality managers need equipment that protects service standards when guest counts jump or the room layout changes.
Hiring makes sense when you need overflow stock for peak dates, one-off service formats or extra support equipment for a space that the permanent venue inventory does not cover.
Expo Hire supports hospitality managers with front-of-house stock and the quieter working stock behind it. That matters because most jobs slow down in the support spaces before they fail on the guest floor.
You can combine stock from Chair Hire, Table Hire, Catering Equipment Hire, Glassware Hire and Linen Hire in the same order.
A useful order starts with the pressure point in your operation, then adds the support stock that keeps service moving. If the venue or site already covers one part of the job, you can use hire to fill the gaps rather than replace the whole setup.
Professional users often hire on repeat because the stock is visible online, the pricing is clear and the order can scale around each live brief. You can book a modest top-up for one room or a larger package that covers furniture, tableware, bars and back-of-house equipment in one run.
Regular business customers can apply for trade or credit accounts. Larger future-dated orders can also use the large-order deposit scheme where it applies, which helps when a brief lands months ahead of delivery day.
Because the service is dry hire, your venue team, caterer or crew keeps control of the final layout. Our drivers deliver the stock clean and tested, but they do not install equipment, connect gas or move items up and down stairs.
The strongest orders start with the task that would otherwise slow the job down. That may be guest seating, bar support, conference overflow, a marquee build or temporary kitchen capacity.
| Type | What professionals usually hire |
|---|---|
| Order type 1 | overflow dinners need extra tables, chairs, linen and service support |
| Order type 2 | standing receptions need more poseur space, bars and chillers than most venues hold |
| Order type 3 | terrace service often needs heaters and outdoor furniture as much as more bar stock |
If the order includes refrigeration, ask for delivery the day before so the units can pre-cool for 6 to 8 hours. If it includes LPG equipment, appoint a competent person to connect it and confirm that the venue or site will allow it.
Standard hire runs for 3 days: delivery day, event day and collection day. That structure suits most event jobs because it gives you time to build, trade or host, then clear the stock without forcing everything into one shift.
Expo Hire delivers across England and Wales. Delivery starts from £40 ex-VAT and is calculated by distance from the nearest depot. Equipment arrives clean and tested. The service is dry hire, so your team, venue staff or caterer place the stock in final position after delivery.
Drivers do not set equipment up, connect gas or carry items up and down stairs. If the order includes refrigeration, ask for delivery the day before so the units can pre-cool for 6 to 8 hours. LPG equipment must be connected by a competent person. Fixed installations need a Gas Safe engineer. Many commercial catering items need a 16A or 32A supply rather than a standard 13A socket.
Build the order online at expohire.com once the dates, quantities and venue details are ready. The basket shows live stock and pricing, so you can size the job around the real guest count or room plan rather than a rough estimate.
If you need help with quantities, carriage or specialist equipment, call 0800 910 1100 Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm. If the order needs sign-off before payment, use the basket as the base for an internal quote.
Add access notes, room names, hall numbers, stand details or site contacts before checkout.
Yes. Many professional customers hire on repeat because they can scale the order around each live brief instead of storing extra stock between jobs.
Regular business customers can apply for trade or credit accounts. That works well for repeat users with ongoing event demand.
Yes. Expo Hire can cover chairs, tables, linen, glassware, catering equipment and support stock in one delivery, which cuts transport coordination and keeps the order in one place.
Yes. Expo Hire delivers across England and Wales. Add the venue details and access notes before checkout so the delivery team has the right brief.