Marquee Hire in Norfolk

Based in Acle, Norfolk, Party On Marquees provides a wide range of marquees for weddings, private parties and corporate events. With over 10 years of experience, they cover events held in Norfolk and Suffolk.

What do you need to know from an organiser in order to provide a comprehensive quote?

Useful information to provide us with would be: the number of seated guests needed in the marquee, number of extra evening guests, whether a dance floor is required and preferred style of marquee (if any). If you can give some idea of the extra you may require like linings, matting, lighting, tables, chairs, catering tent, toilets, generator etc. that would also be useful. The type and or theme of the event can also be helpful to know - wedding, birthday party, anniversary etc. and whether its a formal or informal event.

What advice would you give to a customer looking to hire a provider in your area of work?

Get to know your provider - it's a potentially big one-off expense you want to get right. Do they respond to your initial enquiry and subsequent contacts quickly and efficiently? Are they friendly and helpful on the phone? If they came on a site visit did they give you a good feeling? Find out how long they have been in the game and how many events they do a year. Make sure when comparing prices you are comparing the same thing! It can be confusing trying to cross-match quotes. Finally, go local - find a company within 50 miles.

Please tell us a little bit about how and why you started the business.

I started this business with a friend 10 years ago when I was in danger of being made redundant and we were both looking for something to do. We were both quite practical and marquees seemed like a good idea at the time. We soon realised the business we were in was not putting up marquees but enabling our clients to have a good time. As such we very much focus on working out what is the right set up for the client, and the marquee and equipment became very much the 'tools of the trade'. Yes we do get pleasure in putting up a nice marquee and working with a good team, but most satisfaction comes when we turn up to take it down to find the host come out and say what a great time they had.

Please tell us about a booking you've had through Add to Event, how did it go? Would you recommend us to others?

The Add to Event platform provides a hassle free way to contact suppliers to narrow down which suppliers you would consider using. One client in particular springs to mind, they contacted Add to Event with a fairly typical request for a marquee for 70 people + dance floor and I provided a standard quotation. They then contacted us and requested a site visit as there was a few issues. Without going into too much detail, the garden was an unusual shape which made their requirements tricky to solve but we worked hard looking at lots of options. The clients were accommodating in agreeing to do a bit of 'reshaping' to the garden and the event went off all to plan with one lovely open 'Trapeze marquee' for dancing.