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Different people have different styles of management, most (certainly in the marquee industry) fall in to one of two categories: Leading by example or leading by delegation. Some will be proficient in both but most people naturally use one or the other and it is well worth learning both how your own management style works […]

At an enjoyable meeting over the weekend I was asked what should be in the toolbox/van of a marquee hirer. What’s the typical equipment you should set yourself up with? Obviously we can supply most of these but they are reasonably standard equipment available in many places: You wouldn’t need all of these initially, some […]

It’s good practice when you’ve finished a marquee (and before the event) to have a check list, one copy for the customer and one for you. What goes on a check list is entirely up to you but here’s some suggestions: It’s also good practice to have the emergency contact number on the bottom. Note […]

It’s the middle of the season, you’ve had to work on Saturday due to a particularly large and tricky marquee job and now you’ve finally got to relax on a Sunday afternoon with your feet up watching TV. Suddenly your mobile goes off and one of the lads who works for you wants to know […]

Larger marquees need specific catering areas where caterers can prepare all the food away from the prying eyes of Joe public. You wonder exactly what gets covered up back there then you realise that actually, you’d rather just not know! Okay, so as the marquee erector/designer/whatever you call yourself you need to allow an area […]

When we ran a marquee hire company most of our business came from the fact that people trusted us. At the end of the day people are booking a marquee with you based on their experience of meeting you, speaking on the phone, looking at your website and any literature/research/recommendations available. Throughout each of these […]

When you start up a marquee hire business you have to do some local research for pricing – what’s everyone else charging for a marquee? Make sure you’re competitive (start ups will often just make sure they’re the cheapest to ensure they’re busy). Once you’ve been going for a year or two what should you […]

You want to start up a marquee hire business but there’s already a large marquee hire business well established in your area. What should you do? In actual fact, this is a good thing. I’ll try to explain why: Imagine you want to start up a marquee company near us in the South East, the […]

At The showmans show in 2008 I was approached about a new marquee forum that was going to help out everyone in the industry. I thought it was a good idea but sadly didn’t get off the ground. Lisa from County Marquees kindly pointed me in the direction of the office section on the blue […]

Looking after your marquees is a fundamentally sensible idea for running a marquee hire business. The longer a marquee lasts the longer you’ll have a return on your investment before phoning those lovely DIY Marquee people to order a new one. The biggest factor is keeping your kit dry. Putting PVC away wet will age […]