High Quality & Durable Marquees from DIY Marquees
DIY Marquees have a beautiful range of high quality durable marquees for sale. If you are thinking of starting your own marquee hire business speak to them as they have a marquee for every occasion. Their large range extends from garden marquee for sale or if you are going to specialise in a certain occasion such as weddings then don’t hesitate to look at their wedding marquee for sale.
DIY Marquees stand out from the competitors for the way they assist marquee hire companies start up. They advise on every aspect of marquees be it flooring, lighting, décor or heating you can be assured they will give you the most honest and best advice to help your business grow and succeed. They are a family business and have many years’ experience in the marquee industry.
They have put together marquee lighting packages and their friends at Essential Supplies are running electrical courses aimed at the marquee hire industry:
Event Electrics Course:
Our one day workshop is specifically aimed at those working in the Marquee
& Events industry. We will cover all aspects of the design, installation and testing of temporary electrical systems for events. The course is aimed at those who specify and install such systems but have no formal electrical qualification. We will guide candidates through best practises in installing electrical and lighting systems in temporary structures for events, including how to avoid some common pitfalls and some not so obvious. There will also be plenty of opportunities to get up close and personal with some of our latest products specifically designs for our industry.
This is a non examined course and provides no formal qualification; it is de-signed to provide candidates with an awareness of the issues surrounding electrical systems for temporary events. Candidates will receive a certificate of attendance upon completion and a set of course notes.
Price: £180 + VAT per candidate
Event Lighting Course:
Our one day workshop is specifically aimed at those working within the events industry. We shall cover methods and types of lighting and how to install your system. This is a non examined course and provides no formal qualification; it is de-signed to help candidates with lighting. Candidates will receive a certificate of attendance upon completion.
Price: £180 + VAT per candidate
PAT Testing Course:
The aim of our one day ‘practical’ workshop is to obtain an understanding of why
PAT Testing is necessary and be able to demonstrate safely and accurately all aspects of electrical testing necessary to perform PAT tests on your own or other people’s electrical equipment
The course is specially designed for those within the events industry, looking at key
Products, unique to the Events World. The testing techniques learnt can be used in any in-dustry. You will be shown how to PAT test a wide range of our products from extension leads to metal light fittings and from simple distribution boards to power tools. To ensure you get the most out of the course we aim to have a maximum of 6 Candidates on each course.
Price: £220 + VAT per candidate
If you have been in the hire industry for a few years and look to be taking the next step up in complexity of marquee bookings, then I would recommend attending the Event Electrics Course first with the Event Lighting Course later.
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How effective are marquees in inclement weather?
The rain in Spain (and France) can be a pain
One of the joys of running DIY Marquees is I get to chat to people from geographical areas that I have no experience of. When I ran a marquee hire business the area we covered was as compact as we could make it (for obvious logistical reasons) so it’s great hearing about other people’s experiences especially if it’s something I can share to others on this blog.
It’s fair to say that France and other parts of Europe have had a bit of rain recently. Torrential rain is always a headache in the marquee industry, it’s a pain dealing with wet equipment and a party is always better in the sun than rain.
From a waterproofing point of view rain shouldn’t be an issue however the weakest point will always be a join -this is why nearly all DIY marquees use roofs that are all in one piece. Providing guttering has been fitted correctly and tested then it should cope with all but the most extremes of downfalls.
Something that has been highlighted in discussions with some customers in both France and Spain recently is what about the run off from other buildings? Whilst most houses in the UK have guttering that is often not the case in other parts of Europe or even on outbuildings or barns here in the UK.
If you are putting a marquee up against any building then it is always wise to look at what would happen if it rained – could the water run off the building? If so where will it go? Could it overload a guttering system (theirs or yours)? If you use roofs that come in sections (as I say, our main marquees don’t have this problem) then will this compromise the waterproof integrity of the join?
In relation to how often this situation may arise this is a minor issue, it is however something you as a professional marquee hirer should be aware of, it is much better to learn from our experience or those of our customers rather than make the same mistake yourself.
If in doubt then as always, take some photographs and email them to us – we’ll happily advise as best we can.
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DIY Marquees have a large selection of marquees for sale
Summer is here and the perfect time of the year to host a fabulous party, whether it’s a wedding, work function or a 21st party DIY Marquees for sale has a marquee for every occasion.
I came across some useful information on DIY Marquees site and thought it relevant to share one particular article as this is useful for any party you wish to host.
Tips for Daytime Party Marquees:
Furniture:
Unlike marquees furniture is often too expensive to buy so hiring is usually the best solution
For a formal atmosphere use larger round tables (5ft for seating 8/9, 5ft6in for seating 10)
Use a mixture of smaller tables to create an informal atmosphere.
You can get away with fitting more people in a marquee for a party than for a wedding, a wedding
Requires more space but you can squeeze people up a bit at parties.
A marquee can hold more people standing than seated (generally around 1.5 times the number seated)
but it's always worth having some seats in rows against the sides of a marquee even if you are
leaving the middle completely clear for standing (or using it as a dance floor area)
For formal seating remember an easel for table plans (or two for larger functions)
Furniture is often scattered around outside the marquee so a weatherproof chair option is popular
(white plastic bistro chairs for example)
Ideally have a marquee just large enough to house everyone (even if it very cramped) in case of
Sudden downpours.
Dance Floors:
Dance floors are only usually required at evening functions
Other:
With our DIY Party Tent if it is light outside it will be light inside so for a daytime only function
lighting is not usually required. In October to April you will need to heat the marquee have
the heating on for an hour before people arrive to ensure they walk in to a wall of warmth
In May to September you might need a heater just to take the chill off in the seating area later
in the evening, think of how your guests will arrive - a simple path of carpet with flower pots
makes an attractive and inviting entrance to the marquee.
You would normally allow one toilet per 40-60 guests. If you don't have enough
available then consider hiring in a luxury toilet unit In general there is less drinking
and therefore you require less toilet facilities for daytime only parties.
