Behind the scenes at major events in the UK calendar, there is a whole world that most people don’t even see, including refrigeration hire.
Whether it’s a festival where cold rooms are required to keep food and drinks chilled, the drivers lounge at the Goodwood Festival of Speed, or the players lounge at Wimbledon, all these temporary areas need to be kitted out and furnished in the very best way possible.
We’ve just mentioned cold rooms as an example, and that brings us to the purpose of today’s blog article – refrigeration hire for events.
The refrigeration hire world is big business. If you think about it, almost any and every type of event needs some sort of refrigeration hire in a variety of different guises. From under counter fridges for your temporary bar through to refrigerated trailers for your professional catering occasion.
It’s also a competitive market, with many refrigeration hire companies operating across the UK, all offering a similar thing, so how do you choose the best refrigeration hire solution to meet your requirements at your live event?
There is a whole host of client types who will call on refrigeration hire for events on a regular basis. A mobile bar operator, for instance, might need bottle fridges for behind the bar to display those all-important impulse purchases, perhaps a chest freezer behind the scenes to keep ice, and maybe even a cold room with a ramp so that kegs of beers can be kept at their optimum temperature.
The last thing you need is to be having to hire different fridges and freezers from different places. Remember – one company, one point of contact, one delivery, one collection and one invoice – it has to be easier! Event Hire UK, for instance, offers the complete range of fridges and freezer hire, from tabletop fridges all the way to through trailer fridges and trailer freezers, and everything in between!
It might sound obvious, but it’s always going to be beneficial for you to choose a refrigeration hire company that is as local to you as possible. This is not only for financial reasons (in other words, your transport charges are likely to be much lower), but also for the fact that the service levels are likely to be better – something that we’ll look at in greater detail shortly. Suffice to say at this point that the nature of the live events industry is such that plans change, often at the last minute!
Again, this might sound obvious, but knowledge and expertise are worth their weight in gold, especially when supplying refrigeration hire for events of a high profile nature. The fact that your company has serviced your venue or live event previously is going to count for a lot. Many historic venues, for instance, have strict access restrictions that need to be adhered to – ignoring these will result in problems and additional costs for both you and your refrigeration hire company.
The site teams here at Event Hire UK bring with them a wealth of experience when it comes to fridge hire for events and freezer hire for events, with a working knowledge of what needs to go where, potential electrical issues, access issues and other requirements, especially for those large, prestigious, annual events that we all know and love.
Service is all important when choosing your refrigeration hire company. This is because your preferred company might have the products you need in the quantities you need, but are they flexible enough to work with you on your specific dates and times.
Again, by this we mean that the lead up to live events are often stressful environments, with out-of-hours requirements being a regular thing. Are you confident that their team will go their extra mile for you? Will they tow your refrigerated trailer into position for you?
And last, but by no means least, we come to price. Yes, we all like to feel as though we are getting a great deal, and certainly the price for hiring refrigeration products beats buying commercial refrigeration equipment hands down – it’s a no-brainer.
However, is price everything? We’d suggest that you want to find a competitive price on the refrigeration hire equipment you need, with good, reliable service on site, and great customer service to boot. And that’s exactly what we provide here at Event Hire UK, so you’re definitely in the right place. However, if it’s cheap refrigeration hire products you’re looking for, then maybe not…
The world of refrigeration hire is so vast, that as well as us having our own inventory of refrigeration hire products here online at Event Hire UK, we also operate a dedicated division at eventhirerefrigeration.com, so don’t hesitate to also check that out.
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