B E EVENT HIRE

Furniture Hire

Established in 1972 by Bob Evans (hence the B.E) The company is owned by Simon and Caroline Evans and run with the help of Kris Hart. Initially event organisers, we soon learnt how much pressure organisers are under and how they need reliable and professional suppliers.

Our team are hardworking and experienced, mostly having been with us for many years. We started the hire business in the early 1980's with just a small number of wooden  folding tables, made and maintained by Simon. Our first job was at Brooksby Agricultural College which must have been a fantastic party because when we went to collect it  many of our sturdy trestle tables had been destroyed! Fortunately things improved after that. We believe that the tables we now make are the best in the country and they are used at many prestigious venues, including Buckingham Palace. Soon we found we were being asked if we could supply chairs as well trestle tables. Firstly we introduced polypropylene stacking chairs into our stock but found the transport and storage was not ideal. Next we introduced the Samsonite folding chair and have found these to be ideal for events. We now stock over twenty thousand samsonite or samsonite style chairs which we supply to a large variety of events and venues from the NEC to Glastonbury Festival. Very soon marquee companies started to use our furniture for weddings and parties. They often required circular tables for dinning, mostly 5ft diameter tables with upholstered chairs such as banquet chairs and Cheltenham Gilt chairs.

Over the years we have been asked to supply a huge diversity of furniture such as the time we were asked to supply two sofas to Tony Blairs Election campaign HQ (strangely he insisted on blue). However we have found success by sticking with mostly traditional tried and tested hire furniture in large amounts. For example we can supply over 5,000 traditional 6ft tables or 1,000 5ft Diameter tables and even 300 sturdy Picnic Benches.

Kris Hart started at B E Event Hire in 1994 and now manages the day to day running of the business. Kris's  brother Anthony Hart started a couple of years later and he has gone on to play an important role both at the depot and on site. Our staff can regularly be found delivering furniture around the country to venues such as the Alexandra Palace for an Antiques Fair or Excel for a Sci-Fi Fair. Our furniture can be seen at most big agricultural shows and rock festivals, rallies and many big sporting events. Although we specialise in large amounts of tables and  chairs we supply many other items which may be required for an event. We can supply steeldeck staging and a parquet dance floor for parties. We have large amounts of aluminium cafe/bistro and bar furniture. We have accessories such as barrier post and ropes, bar fronts and gown rails and can even provide your table cloths. We have always been prepared to sell the tables we manufacture, new or ex-hire. However as we have grown our purchasing power has increased. We have developed contacts with manufactures around the world and buy furniture direct by the container. As time has gone on our sales have grown and are now a major part of the business.

So if you are thinking of buying  one patio set or wish to hire 20,000 chairs give us a call or email us with your requirements because you will find our quality of service and furniture, coupled with our low prices pretty much unbeatable.

See you at an event soon.

Regards Simon