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You’ve got an event planned – a wedding, a corporate function, a milestone birthday. You’re looking at marquees, and let’s be honest, from a distance, many of them look pretty similar: white, spacious, ready to host your perfect day. But beneath that gleaming PVC exterior lies a critical difference that could make or break your […]

If you’ve been shopping for a commercial marquee, you’ve likely seen the number 550gsm (grams per square meter) approx. On paper, it sounds more robust. But if you look closer at the fine print of some suppliers, like some suppliers, you’ll often see a disclaimer: “within 10% approx.” In the world of outdoor structures, that […]

We are thrilled to announce that the digital home of DIY Marquees has officially been transformed! After months of planning and hard work, our brand-new website is live at diymarquees.co.uk. Whether you are a seasoned marquee hire professional or a homeowner planning your first garden party, we’ve rebuilt our site from the ground up to […]

First off don’t worry. It’s incredibly rare to have any problem and even then they’re generally minor things. If you’re starting up a marquee hire business you’re probably worrying about: The marquees blowing away – make sure they’re always well anchored down. We never had this happen to us and I don’t know any hire […]

Early post as I’m away next week: Once you’ve decided to go into marquee hire don’t just sit on your backside expecting the bookings to come rolling in. Get out there making contacts (networking seems to be the popular phrase for this). This is the bread & butter of marquee hire companies. When organising an […]

We used to limit ourselves to putting up marquees within an hours drive of our yard with a few exceptions – one was a wedding in St Albans (about 3 hours drive) which the bride insisted we do as we did such a good job for her sister local to us the previous year. Imagine […]

Be confident. Sounds a little over the top to call it the most important thing about marquee hire? Not really. People are putting their trust in you for their event. What are they basing this on? In the case of weddings or large events 90% it’s about you (and your reputation). Festivals, places where all […]

Obviously we got most of our work by being charming, witty and handsome chaps when visiting customers. Unbelievably some people weren’t bowled over by a flash of our pearly whites and actually wanted some substance to our lavish promises. I talked before (and undoubtedly will again) about site visits so won’t cover that now, just […]

For those who have already started up a business you can read smugly or skip this and wait for next weeks read 🙂 As the saying goes if you want to be a self-made man (or woman) don’t leave out the working parts. There’s no doubt that working for yourself can be bloody hard work, […]

This is a question I get asked often and my response is nearly always the same – don’t throw a large amount of money at it to start with. Now this might be a little surprising considering my position, surely it’s in our interest to sell someone as much equipment as possible? Well yes, but […]