When you are planning to host a corporate event, a marquee is a great setting for any business venture. Why? It will impress all of your guests, protect everyone from the unpredictable elements of the British weather, and it will look great on your business page and social media.
Of course, there are some things to think about when choosing corporate marquee hire in central London, such as the size, capacity, look, and even the additional features which can help your corporate meeting go from potentially boring to spectacular.
To help with this, we have created the following guide on the benefits of corporate marquee hire London, as well as how to help yours stand out, along with some key factors that you may need to consider.
Corporate Marquee Hire in London for Business Events & Functions
corporate marquee hire central London offers promoters a lot of advantages over a traditional venue rental. They tend to be cheaper, more engaging (who doesn’t love a marquee?), and if the event is taking place in the summer, you won’t have to worry too much about the cost of the lighting.
Top 5 Reasons to Choose a Marquee for Your Corporate Event
If you want to wow your guests at an event in the spring or summer, why should you choose a marquee?
1. Cheaper
Hiring a marquee is often more cost-effective for businesses than renting an entire venue. Even with add-ons, such as lighting, flooring, and chairs, marquees provide a budget-friendly option for businesses of all sizes, while also instantly hitting your guests with an air of class.
Also, when you hire a venue, you may have to pay extra for the insurance, the staff, the deposit, or even the location. A rental venue in Central London will likely knock you back a penny. As a marquee doesn’t have to come with staff, and is movable to wherever you want it, you will pay less. You can even get your own business staff to help you seat guests. Some venues also tie you into hiring their own catering when you rent the space for an event. With a marquee, you are free to choose who you want to cater the event (if you cater it at all), you can even lay out a buffet for your guests, again cutting back the overall price.#
2. Customisable
If you rent the town hall for your event, there is little you can do to personalise it. When you rent a marquee, you literally have a blank canvas that you can place boards, projections, and banners on, which will act as easy branding. You also have the option to get a marquee design which matches your business, and in the case of stretch tents (which we will talk about later), you can create something truly unique with the shape of the space.
3. Scalability
Many business promoters have had this experience. You find the perfect venue, you go online, and boom. You are over capacity with your guest list. With a marquee, they come in a variety of sizes (with our largest being able to accommodate 1024 people standing or 720 sitting), so all you need to do is pick the right marquee for your guest list. Check out our marquee size guide for more insight into the right marquee type for your event.
4. Unique Vibe
OK, so many people have visited a venue in the past and been blown away by the interiors. Such a thing would be a boon for any business, but a marquee creates a unique vibe for your guests that can’t really be matched by a building. It’s bright, it’s airy, and most importantly, it’s fun, which can add a touch of spring or summer happiness to the space and event.
5. Personalising Your Marquee
Even though the marquees we can offer are stunning, for it to really pop as part of your corporate event, you will need some additional bits to give it that real “wow” factor.
As we have over 10 years of experience renting our marquees to all manner of business folk in London and around the UK, here is how you can make your business events marquee London stand out.
Branding
Starting with the most obvious, if you are planning to host a corporate event, promote a product, or even have your business promoted at a summer fair, you need to start with your branding.
As all of our marquees are rentals, this can cause many promoters to worry about how to get the name of the business across. You can promote your business without overt (and expensive) personalisation of the marquee. You can use banners at the front of the marquee, so guests know exactly who you are and which marquee to go to at a fair. We’ve also noted over the years that projections onto the side of a bright white marquee can be useful; even simple movement or animations can pull a crowd.
Try to get as many boards up as you can at the entrance to the marquee and, if you have any staff there besides yourself, get some lanyards and potentially t-shirts printed with your company logo and colours.
Choose The Right Marquee
Yes, there are different types of marquee, and as you are aiming to promote your company, you will likely need to choose one that reflects your brand.
At Dynamic Marquees, we offer the following marquee types-
- Frame Marquees- modern, great for all manner of ground and an ideal block against the sun or wind, these can be a great addition to a business event that is leaning in a more contemporary direction. These are also great for accessibility, as they don’t have a central pole.
- Traditional Pole Marquees- these are very elegant, but if we are honest, unless you are promoting a business with a vintage theme, they may look out of place. This style is great for weddings and garden parties, but may not suit a company that is high-tech or modern, creating a bit of a visual clash.
- Stretch Tents- these are fun, and if you want to create a tent or marquee with a more unusual look or shape to it for your corporate event, then we recommend looking into these. Our team can set them up in all manner of shapes, to make your marquee stand out in a crowd and to create a very bold statement.
- Small Marquees- these marquees are, as the name suggests, the smallest, starting at 3 metres across. Much like the traditional pole marquees, there is nothing inherently wrong with wanting one of these at your event, but they are on the smaller side, meaning that they may be better suited to a corporate garden party, rather than a promotional event. Of course, you may be after a smaller marquee, and if so, call us today and let’s see how we can help.
Environmentally Conscious Design
Renting a marquee is the first step towards being environmentally conscious, but we all know that in the business world, you can really cement a name for yourself and your company if you knock it up another notch.
Aim for lighting that is energy efficient, as well as making sure you have designated bins inside, or outside the marquee for food, paper, and metals. Internally, it can also be worth booking local catering teams to help with the food, promoting that all of the ingredients have been locally sourced.
Lighting
OK, lighting was mentioned before, even if the event your marquee is going to be at doesn’t operate past 6 pm in the middle of summer, it can still be worth looking at lighting options to give a touch of personality to the space. At Dynamic Marquees, we are also able to offer modern lighting along with our marquees, which can really help to make your marquee stand out. From fairy lights, all the way to LED chandeliers, our lighting range can be fitted to the majority of marquee designs and will ensure that you have everything you need to help certain parts of the marquee stand out. We also offer pinpoint lights, which can be great for highlighting products in your business tent, so let us know what you want for your marquee’s lighting, and we will aim to make it happen.
Seats and Flooring
Do you need seats and flooring at a business event in a marquee? If you are hosting in a field where the ground may be a bit mucky, then yes. The last thing you want is for any visitors to your marquee to leave with mud over their high heels or trousers. As for seating, this can offer space for you and your staff to sit with visitors and discuss your business or product. Obviously, if you are planning to host a more formal, sit-down meeting or presentation in your marquee, having comfortable seating will make all of the difference. We can offer you a range of different flooring options for the inside of your marquee, as well as comfy seats, so no one who attends your event will be able to complain about mud or a sore back.
Of course, it is wise to approach us with a guest list for meetings and presentations, so we can provide ample seating, rather than coming up short.
The Great British Weather
When you are hosting a corporate event, it can be tempting to go for the smallest marquee to save on business expenses. However, unless you have only been living in the UK for a month, you will know that the weather can be exceedingly unpredictable, and it may be better for your brand (and all of the guests at the fair or corporate event) if you go for a larger marquee. That way, everyone can squeeze in if the heavens decide to open. All of our marquees are weather-protected and can provide shelter against heavy winds.
If the event you are going to be at goes into the night, even in the summer, this can cause guests to get cold, and you will want to start thinking about how you can keep them warm when the sun goes down. We can also offer marquee heaters for your corporate event, which will keep you, your staff, your guests, or clients warm as the day fades to night.
Start Planning Your Corporate Event Today
If you want to book a marquee for a corporate event, we are the people you need to call. At Dynamic Marquees, we have a wide range of different types of marquees and corporate event tents UK to meet your needs and your aesthetic. So, contact us with your requirements and let’s make sure your guests are blown away.
