There’s no doubt that the events sector in 2024 is booming. The return to events after COVID was always going to be both challenging and exciting, and the thirst amongst the public to attend festivals, occasions, and live events has certainly withstood the test of time.
2024 from an Event Hire UK point of view, continues to be a great year for us, and there are certain items of furniture rental for events that are proving to be extremely popular – some are seasoned campaigners, whilst others are slightly newer to the list of top 5 products, contributing to our ‘must-have’ pieces of furniture rental for events in 2024.
So, let’s have a look at the list, Top of the Pops-esque.
New to the must-have list of furniture rental for events at #5 is our scaffold high table. Made from reclaimed timber and original scaffolding poles, this high table, like many others, is great for informal buffet dining and relaxed catering environments, or even just used as a bar table with stools.
You’ll find a lot of these behind the scenes at big sports events, in hospitality lounges, and even at trade shows and exhibitions. The timber has been treated and varnished, providing a great look and professional styling, almost along the lines of ‘industrial / rustic’, which is certainly on-trend in 2024.
The importance of reception counters should never be underestimated for large events and high profile occasions, as a counter provides a focal point for your guests upon arrival. Create the best first impression, with a professional greeting and welcome.
Here at Event Hire UK, whilst we offer a wide range of reception counters for hire, our 3m welcome reception desk, which comes in 3 sections which are pieced together, is the most impressive of all, enabling up to 3 operatives to be seated behind it. A fast, efficient and effective ‘service’ is important, especially when you are expecting many guests to arrive all within a short period of time. The last thing you want as the introduction to your event is a long queue, waiting to register.
New in at #3 today is our oak top bar. It’s not very often that one of our mobile bar hire products makes our top 5, but our oak top bars really have come into their own this summer. Think of rowing regattas, lawn tennis events and other prestigious events, and you get a feel for where our oak top bar really fits the bill.
The bar itself folds to flat, with its hinged sides, and the front and sides have a traditional tongue-and-groove panelled design. The solid oak bar top simply fits onto the top of the folded out panels to create a country-kitchen style bar, which lends itself to multiple settings. Beer pumps can be attached to the bar, but only using G-clamps, as the last thing you need is to damage the unit and end up paying a replacement fee. Put simply, oak top bar hire has never been as popular as it has been in 2024 as part of our furniture rental for events range!
When it comes to tables, there’s no doubt that traditional round banquet tables and trestle tables still play their part in the market. However, the introduction of our Rio dining tables back in 2019 has, since then (COVID aside, of course), experienced a boom in popularity as part of our furniture rental for events product range.
This is probably due, in the main, to the fact that the tabletop has a melamine finish, so there is no requirement for a tablecloth. As such, a modern and contemporary finish is provided, especially when hired together with Rio chairs (which we’ll look at in #1 below).
The top spot in our top 5 must-have pieces of furniture rental for events list goes to – perhaps unsurprisingly – banqueting chairs. Of course, there is a wide range of banquet chairs for hire online here at Event Hire UK, so if you wanted us to narrow it down a little, we’d say Chiavari chairs and Rio chairs. Both of these chair styles are always popular throughout the year, and are available in big numbers, enabling us to service multiple events at the same time.
Chiavari chairs are available in a wide variety of different frame colours, including limewash, black, gold, white and a whole host of others, whilst you can also choose your seat pad colour from our available range, enabling you to complement your chairs with your existing theme or event decor. Likewise, the Rio chair frame is polished chrome, and you can choose your chair cover colour from an extensive range, providing you with the ultimate in flexibility, versatility and choice.
So, that’s our list for 2024 in terms of what’s hot and what’s not when it comes to furniture rental for events. Hopefully, you’ve found the info to be useful and informative.
When you need furniture rental for events, don’t hesitate to browse our extensive range here online at Event Hire UK and place your secure order online 24/7, safe in the knowledge that you are putting your faith in the hands of the experts. We very much look forward to working with you soon.
