Corporate events usually come with tighter constraints than private parties. The structure may need to sit on a car park, a hotel terrace or a lawn that has to look perfect the following week. Build and take-down often have to fit around business hours, deliveries and other guests, and the event itself may have a fixed start time with VIPs, press or clients arriving to the minute.
Venues use marquees in a different way again, often keeping a structure up for a season to add covered capacity for weddings, functions and summer trade. That brings longer-term questions about planning permission, fire risk assessment and how the structure copes with autumn weather. Each brief starts with the site, the use and how long the marquee needs to stay.
What is included
- Site survey of car parks, terraces or lawns, including drainage and loading points
- Frame or clearspan structure fixed with ballast on hard standing or pegs on grass
- Layout for reception, seating, staging, AV and catering
- Glass or solid walls, branded entrances and lined interiors
- Hard flooring, carpet and level platforms on sloping sites
- Power distribution, lighting and heating or cooling
- Build and take-down scheduled around your opening hours
- Documentation such as structure specifications and fabric fire certificates for your risk assessment
Who it is for
- Product launches, open days and press events
- Client hospitality at sporting and outdoor events
- Summer and Christmas staff parties
- Hotels, pubs and wedding venues needing seasonal overflow space
- Schools and colleges for prize-giving, graduations and exams
- Organisations temporarily short of space during building works
How much does it cost?
As a guide, a small corporate reception marquee in the UK usually starts around £1,500, while fully fitted structures for 200 or more guests with hard flooring, glass walls and heating often cost £10,000 or more. Seasonal venue hires are usually priced per week or per season. See our full cost guide.