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In the UK marquee industry now just about all professional marquee linings are ivory, this has come about from years of experience and customer feedback not just from us but from all lining manufacturers in the country. From a customer’s point of view ivory just adds a touch of class to the marquee, if you […]

When planning DJ areas try putting yourself in a DJ’s shoes: I was pointed to this forum recently: DJ forum There’s one post that was perfect for us so I’ve quoted it in full here: “Fortunately I only do a couple of marquee gigs each year, but there are four main reasons why I have […]

A good marquee electrical problem was posted on the forum, unfortunately it was lost in a database error just before the forum closed. I think it’s worth posting here not to scaremonger but to reinforce my post of a couple of weeks ago stating you should only tackle electrical tasks you are confident in. This […]

Putting up marquees is easy. Putting up our lighting packages is easy. Planning the lighting and electrical requirements for a large marquee event is not so easy. As a marquee hire company gets bigger naturally the events you cover become larger and more sophisticated, with that in mind you might want to consider going on […]

At some point in your marquee erecting career you’ll have a problem with the power supply, generally shown by a lack of available light, lack of music or lack of tea facilities. What to do? Golden rule: Start at the power source and work your way to the marquee. There’s no point dismantling a chandelier […]

In marquee hire there are a few common problems you face – one is the question of who provides the power? I’m not thinking of your lighting (as obviously you’ve got to run that power supply) but what happens when the DJ turns round and says where’s his power? Or the caterer, or the bar.. […]

As readers of the marquee forum will already know there’s been some debate about the type of electrical leads we should be using in the marquee industry. Essential Supplies kindly forward this article to me recently which discusses several marquee related issues but the main bit of interest for me was this: “The [arctic] cable can […]

Marquee equipment generally doesn’t take much power, but as the marquee contractor you generally take responsibility for supplying power to the Band/DJ, the caterers and anything else the customer may need. Get your customers power requirements clarified in advance. Ask them -do they need you to supply power for the DJ? If so please ask […]

You’ve put the wedding marquee up, it is perfectly finished and decorated and all of the furniture is laid out as per the flooring plan which gives a nice cosy but spacious feel to the marquee. Then the customer comes out and says “Can we just fit this in somewhere” and life in the marquee […]

As a marquee hire company you need to offer your customers choice. One particular decision is what type of top table to use at a wedding. Not only do you need to offer different options but you also need to be able to discuss the pros and cons of each: Traditional long table: Usually made […]