You might think that hiring event furniture is straightforward, and from Event Hire UK it is. We aim to make it accessible, affordable and hassle-free, offering you online portals in the form of our ecommerce website and mobile app, as well as you having access to the good-old-fashioned phone direct to our sales team!
In today’s blog article, we offer you our top tips when you come to choose the best furniture hire for events in 2024. And, when the time comes to do this, hopefully this will save you time, money and effort!
The furniture hire you need for a wedding is completely different to the furniture you need for a conference – it goes without saying. So, choose the style of furniture that best matches your event. Bear in mind, of course, that event furniture hire in today’s market is much more than just standard tables and chairs like it used to be years ago.
Modern event professionals are continually looking for unique and contemporary best furniture hire options to stand their event out from the crowd, whether this is through the use of coloured furniture, leather or fabric options, a distressed or rustic appearance, and so on. As an event professional looking for the best furniture rental, you have a world of choice! And, as we mentioned at the start, it’s definitely not the case that one type of furniture suits every event!
Sometimes easier said than done, but always aim to work with a company to hire furniture from which is ‘local’. Ideally this is in the same town or city or at least in the same region. Don’t work with a furniture rental company that is located the other end of the country.
Why? Because the further your event venue away from the location of your furniture hire company, the more the transport fees will be. If you think about it, furniture is generally not small and so it can’t be posted! Therefore, hire furniture is usually transported by trucks or vans so naturally the further you are away from the depot location, the more expensive the fee due to time, labour cost, fuel and so on.
By working with a national event hire company with multiple outlets such as Event Hire UK, whether you want to hire furniture in London, the Midlands, the North, or the North West, you can be sure that our delivery and collection fees will be reasonable and competitively priced, being as we have distribution centres in these locations from which your order will be processed. Our nationwide hubs are well stocked, and we are often able to shuffle certain items in-between depots if there is a demand from clients in certain parts of the country – we aim to please!
This local presence means that you get to enjoy all the benefits of working with a national event hire company on a local level, cheaper transport fees and you – and we – also do the right thing when it comes to minimising the carbon impact of your best furniture hire order on the environment. It really is a ‘win-win’ for us all!
The true test for an event hire company comes in the busy summer and Christmas periods. This is where demand is at its peak and all pieces of hire furniture are in demand across the country. Large national event hire companies such as Event Hire UK have large inventories of the best furniture hire, meaning that even during peak periods, it is possible to supply clients for weddings and private occasions. Availability is key, especially when you are planning events. OK, so we guarantee availability 100% of the time, though you’ve got more chance of being able to hire what you want from a national company rather than from a local event hire company.
Yes, it’s always best to consider the best furniture hire choices for you in advance, and making your booking accordingly. However, event planning isn’t quite as easy as this, as numbers change right up to the day of the event. Work with a large national company and the chances are that they will be able to service your requirements better than a small local event hire company, simply due to the quantities of furniture hire products they hold. And, bear in mind that it’s easier for us to tinker with numbers nearer the time of your event, rather than you leave ordering until the last minute!
So, hopefully you have found our top tips useful and informative in regard to choosing the best furniture hire in 2024, and we hope that when you are looking around for event furniture hire, you take a few moments to check us out. Remember, a simple Google search for ‘best furniture hire near me’ will provide you with some useful results for event equipment hire, of which we are sure to be one!
We very much look forward to supplying you with the best furniture hire for your upcoming event or occasion!
