One of the key areas at big events to get right is your catering area, hence the strong demand for cafe furniture hire here online at Event Hire UK. This might be a small area for coffees and paninis at the side of a large exhibition hall, or it might be a sectioned-off area at a country fair, with a seating area surrounded by trailers full of baked potatoes, fish & chips, Mexican delights and ice cream vans, for instance.
Your visitors need to be ‘catered for’, in more ways than one, and the quality of your food and drink outlets is important, both in terms of accessibility and range of products on offer.
Especially in the peak of summer, it’s important that your visitors – whatever the event – are provided with the opportunity to stay hydrated and nourished, and so your temporary pop up café areas certainly do need to be spot on.
In terms of demand, cafe furniture hire is at its peak in the busy summer months, due to the amount – and variety – of outdoor events and indoor events, so this is something you should certainly bear in mind when deciding what cafe furniture hire to order, and when to order it. Our recommendation would be to place an initial order well in advance of the summer (ie months before!), as it’s always easier to tweak an order nearer the time of your event, rather than you trying to place your order at the last minute where you run the major risk of being disappointed.
Today’s blog article from Event Hire UK looks at 5 easy ways to create effective catering areas at your event with café furniture hire.
In much the same way as all other events, you need to define your event and consider the available space. Is it an exhibition where cafe furniture hire will only be needed in small quantities? Or is it a major outdoor rowing regatta, for instance, where you’ll need cafe furniture hire in large quantities?
Where will the café furniture go – indoors or outdoors? How are you going to use it? Yes, it’s just tables and chairs, but you can create welcoming and engaging spaces with the best furniture hire for events, at affordable prices. As part of your overall event furniture hire list, don’t forget your cafe furniture hire!
Another easy way to create catering areas at your event is with cafe furniture hire such as cafe tables and cafe chairs in matching sets. By this, we mean that cafe tables and chairs are available in a number of different designs. Cafe chairs, for instance, are available in all-aluminium, aluminium and teak, and aluminium and teak, whilst the matching cafe tables also exist (except for the wickers ones, of course!). Naturally, you will want all your cafe furniture hire items to be matching, which is not to say that you need all your furniture hire items matching up for your outdoor spaces.
The main thing is that your cafe furniture rental items match up by area, which both helps to define the space, and also puts less strain on your event furniture hire company! As one of the main suppliers of outside furniture rental in the country, Event Hire UK has the complete range of cafe furniture hire for all settings, large and small, and all these products are available in large quantities. However, demand for outdoor furniture is fierce, especially in the summer months, and so always hire as far in advance as possible.
When you think of cafe furniture hire, your thoughts will naturally turn to the items in our range that are named as such. A café chair and a café table are available in a variety of styles. However, other items in our range of outdoor furniture hire can be used to create engaging catering zones at your event, such as bench seating, for instance.
Hardwood benches and picnic benches and tables are always in demand by event professionals. These sturdy items of event furniture rental provide you with a stylish and robust way to create catering areas with cafe furniture hire of a different kind. Always check the market to see what options you have – the internet is a great tool for doing your research. See what is going to work for you in your price range, and hire accordingly, based on the number of visitors you are expecting.
Another item of café furniture hire which may or may not fit the bill for you are patio umbrellas and parasols. Yes, there is a difference between the two, before you ask! Patio umbrellas are more lightweight than parasols, with metal poles and light fabric canopies, often in a vibrant colour. Parasols are more robust, with thicker, wooden poles and a heavy-duty canvas canopy.
Both are primarily designed to shade you from the sun, and should be erected in high winds. Most cafe tables will have a hole in the centre of the tabletop to insert a parasol should you wish to hire them. As far as we are concerned, patio umbrellas and parasols really do finish off your catering areas in a professional way, and are well worth the extra little investment.
And finally, one more item of furniture that could be classed as cafe furniture might be our outdoor rattan sets. These wicker furniture sets are modular, meaning that you can take the various components and position them how you want them. OK, so maybe not suitable for high volume catering zones, but they will certainly serve a purpose when you are looking to furnish high-end catering areas at your event, and really want to stand out from the crowd.
In summary, therefore, what you perceive to be cafe furniture can either be as literal or as broad as you like. How we see it is any type of furniture that could be useful to create a temporary café or catering zone at a short-term event or occasion. Fitting into this category are cafe tables and chairs, picnic tables, outdoor rattan sets and a whole host of other outside furniture for hire which we haven’t even mentioned in this article!
When you need to rent furniture for a temporary café or catering zone, don’t hesitate to contact the nationwide furniture hire experts. We’re here to keep life simple, affordable and hassle-free, and very much look forward to working with you on your upcoming event or occasion!
