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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 […]

How much room do you need for theatre style seating in a marquee? If a customer comes along and says they want to hold a ceremony in one of your marquees, how are you going to work out the size they need? Like most things to do with marquees it’s very easy, assuming you’re using […]

Unusual seating plans can call for some head-scratching calculations. 95% of the time people will want standard seating arrangements that you’ll have done many times before but just occasionally you get a someone who wants something a bit different. This generally involves unusual shapes or combinations of tables – you may hire them or make […]

There are times when you’ll be asked to put marquees up on all sorts of different surfaces, one of which is sand. There are a couple of things to be aware of: Anchoring the marquee down. If the marquee is going up on a sand school then the ground will probably be solid enough under […]

Nearly all marquee dance floors go together in the same manner using a brick type pattern for strength: All of this may seem common knowledge but to others it could prove interesting. I remember going on site to find one lad so frustrated with the hour that he’d spent trying to edge a dance floor […]

The design of marquee dance floors are all very similar, battens across the back and small battens/teeth at one end. This enables the dance floor to lay nicely and each board to lock in with each other: Back of dance floor board There are a few issues with storing and transporting dance floors. If not […]