Supplement your in-house stock with hired furniture, crockery and glassware for large events. Delivered to hotels across England and Wales.
Hotels and banqueting venues carry equipment sized for their average event. When a large conference, gala dinner or multi-day event pushes numbers well above that average, the options are to turn away the booking or supplement in-house stock with hired equipment. Expo Hire works with hospitality managers at hotels and venues across England and Wales to provide that uplift on a per-event basis.
The most common uplift requirements are chair hire, table hire, crockery, cutlery and glassware. For a gala dinner of 500 guests at a venue that holds 350 comfortably in-house, the supplementary hire brings the stock up to the required level without the venue committing to a permanent expansion of its own equipment.
Tablecloths and napkins are also frequently hired for large events, particularly when a hotel's in-house linen is insufficient for the numbers or when an event client wants a specific colour that the venue does not hold in stock. Hired linen arrives washed and ready to use and is collected by Expo Hire after the event.
Hotels with back-to-back event bookings, a Friday evening dinner followed by a Saturday morning conference, sometimes need additional crockery and glassware to cover the turnaround gap. Running two sets of equipment means the first event's items can go straight to wash while the second event setup begins with fresh stock. Expo Hire can supply the bridging stock for this purpose.
Hired equipment from Expo Hire arrives clean and in working condition. Crockery, cutlery and glassware are inspected before dispatch; damaged items are replaced before an order goes out. For hospitality managers who need stock that matches or complements their own in terms of quality and presentation, this consistency matters.
If you hire regularly from Expo Hire, the team can set up an account arrangement that simplifies ordering and invoicing rather than placing each order independently. Regular clients can hold stock allocations in advance for known busy periods in their calendar, which avoids availability problems during peak weeks.
Beyond tableware, catering equipment hire covers equipment that venues may not hold in sufficient quantity for oversized events: beverage urns, serving equipment and bar equipment for outdoor or satellite service points. For venues running an outdoor element alongside an indoor dinner, Expo Hire can supply the additional catering equipment needed for the outdoor service.
Expo Hire delivers directly to your venue on a scheduled basis. For large orders spread across multiple event dates, deliveries can be staggered to match your storage capacity and event calendar. Equipment is collected on an agreed date after the event, and the damage waiver covers minor breakages that occur during normal event use. Contact the team to discuss account arrangements and regular supply terms.