Blue Sky Event Hire

What Blue Sky Event Hire does

Blue Sky Event Hire, trading as Event Furniture Limited (Company Number 05362649), is a Yorkshire-based equipment hire supplier serving temporary events across the North of England and Scotland. Founded in 2013 and headquartered near Skipton with its primary operations and hire centre in Bradford, the company rents event furniture (chairs, tables, dance floors, portable bars, lounge and outdoor furniture), catering equipment (commercial appliances, refrigeration), tableware (crockery, cutlery, glassware), and event accessories (hand washing stations, hand sanitiser dispensers, patio heaters, lockers, barrier posts). It serves weddings, corporate events, festivals, educational institutions, professional caterers, and stylists, with named customers including Chatsworth House, Rolls Royce, Skipton Building Society, Parklife Festival, and Kendal Calling. Pricing is usage-based on 3-day or 7-day hire periods with postcode-tiered transport charges, optional damage waiver, and a return-dirty fee, with self-collection available from the Bradford hire centre.

The business operates on a direct-to-customer model through a transactional website combined with a manual sales team that approves each order, supported by 24/7 service. In July 2020, Blue Sky merged with nationwide hire operator Event Hire UK to form the eventhireGroup, positioning the combined entity as a UK-wide supplier of large-scale events. There is no proprietary software or AI/ML capability; the technology stack is a standard e-commerce site with Brevo for email and major card processors for a deferred-payment workflow. The underlying asset base is physical inventory, and the competitive position rests on regional logistics, breadth of style range, brand trust with prestigious venues, and over 100 years of combined team experience rather than on technology differentiation.

Blue Sky earns revenue primarily through equipment hire charges (3-day or 7-day periods), with supplementary income from delivery/collection transport fees (tiered from £60 for core postcodes to £3,000 for the Shetland Islands), optional 2.5% damage waiver fees, 20% return-dirty fees, deposits, and cancellation charges (ranging from a £25 minimum at 28+ days to full charges within 72 hours). The customer base is diversified across event types and industries, and order volume is distributed rather than concentrated in a small number of anchor accounts. Since the 2020 merger, the company has invested in geographic expansion (Scotland, regional SEO), product breadth (event accessories, modular bars, reusable plastic cups), and partner-led marketing (styled-shoot collaborations) to deepen share of event wallet.

Name

Blue Sky Event Hire

Legal name

Event Furniture Limited

Website

https://blueskyeventhire.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Blue Sky Event Hire is a Yorkshire-based event equipment rental company supplying furniture, catering equipment, tableware, and accessories to weddings, corporate events, and festivals across the North of England and Scotland. It is part of the eventhireGroup following its 2020 merger with Event Hire UK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Equipment Rental Services

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Equipment Rental & Leasing (7350)

akta.pro primary industry

Event Furniture Rentals (Tables, Chairs, Lounge) (HSACAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Corporate Event Rentals (Furniture, Staging, Tents) (HSACADAI), Outdoor Event Equipment Rentals (Umbrellas, Patio Heaters, Fire Pits) (HSACAFAL)

Keywords

• Event furniture hire
• Catering equipment rental
• Tableware hire services
• Festival equipment hire
• Wedding furniture hire

Headquarters

HQ city

Keighley

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Equipment Hire: Primary revenue stream from renting event furniture, catering equipment, tableware, refrigeration, and accessories. Hire periods available for 3 days (72 hours) or one week (7 days), or multiples thereof including Bank Holidays. All charges quoted are subject to VAT at current rate.
2. Transport and Delivery: Delivery and collection service to event venues across the North of England and Scotland. Charges based on postcode location relative to HQ, with combined total cost for delivery and collection. Transport charges vary from £60 for core areas to £3000 for remote areas like Shetland Islands.
3. Optional Fees and Add-ons: Slight damage waiver fee at 2.5% of equipment hire value; return dirty fee at 20% of hire value for catering equipment, crockery, cutlery and glassware returned unwashed; lost key replacement fees; parking fines recharged to hirer.
4. Security Deposits: Refundable deposits requested as security on hired equipment, applied against outstanding payments with any balance refunded on return of equipment in sound/clean condition. For non-trading account customers, full payment required to secure and confirm order.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Blue Sky Event Hire supplies event furniture, catering equipment, tableware, refrigeration, and event accessories on a short-term hire basis to event organisers across the North of England and into Scotland. Orders are taken through a website-based catalogue and bespoke quotation system, fulfilled via in-house delivery and collection or customer self-collection from its Bradford hire centre, with hire periods typically of three or seven days.

Product overview

Blue Sky Event Hire is a Yorkshire-based event hire company offering a comprehensive one-stop-shop for temporary event equipment rental across the North of England. The product portfolio centers on three core rental categories: Event Furniture Hire (chairs, tables, lounge furniture, outdoor furniture, dance floors, portable bars), Catering Equipment Hire (commercial appliances, refrigeration units), and Tableware Hire (crockery, cutlery, glassware). Additional specialized offerings include reusable plastic cups, hand hygiene stations, event accessories (lockers, barrier posts, patio heaters), and service packages for specific event types (weddings, corporate events, festivals, bespoke occasions). The company operates on a hire model with delivery/collection services across Yorkshire, Lancashire, Lake District, Peak District, Greater Manchester, and Scotland, with equipment available in various hire periods (1-3 days, 1 week, 1 month).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Furniture Hire Rental of event furniture including chairs, tables, sofas, armchairs, dance floors, portable bars, outdoor furniture and event accessories, available for weddings, corporate events, and festivals.
• Catering Equipment Hire
• Tableware Hire
• Refrigeration Hire
• Reusable Plastic Cups Hire
• Event Accessories Hire
• Hand Washing Station Hire
• Hand Sanitiser Dispenser Hire
• Wedding Furniture Hire
• Corporate Event Equipment Hire
• Festival Equipment Hire
• Bespoke Event Equipment Hire
• Transport, Delivery and Collection Service

Named customers21 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Event Hire UKcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2020In July 2020, Blue Sky Event Hire merged with nationwide experts Event Hire UK. This strategic merger was designed to provide clients with an even better range of quality products and service than ever before. The merger expanded the company's capabilities and inventory while maintaining the regional service focus.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Options Hire (Options Event Hire): UK event and party equipment hire company renting chairs, tables, marquee furniture and tableware to weddings, parties and corporate clients; directly overlaps with Blue Sky's furniture and tableware hire offering.
• Great Hire: UK event hire specialist offering a comparable catalogue of chairs, tables, tableware, catering and staging equipment across multiple regions; similar target customers (weddings, festivals, corporate) and similar usage-based pricing model.
• Empress Furniture Hire: Specialist UK event furniture hire business stocking Chiavari, banqueting and lounge seating for weddings and corporate events, operating a hire-and-deliver model that competes with Blue Sky's core product range.
• Event Hire UK: Sister company inside the same eventhireGroup following the July 2020 merger; offers overlapping furniture, catering and tableware hire across the UK with a similar service-driven delivery model, making it the closest direct comparability anchor.
• Atlas Event Hire: UK event furniture and equipment hire business offering chairs, tables and accessories for weddings and corporate functions; comparable in product line and customer base to Blue Sky Event Hire.

Regional players

• North West Hire (North West Events): UK event hire operator focused primarily on the North West; rents furniture and equipment to events in Lancashire, Greater Manchester and the Lake District - overlapping geography with Blue Sky's Yorkshire and Lancashire footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Pearl Group (Pearl Events): Established UK event infrastructure provider with furniture, tableware, catering and WC hire, serving festivals, weddings and large public events - a broader incumbent with overlapping capabilities to Blue Sky.
• Premiere Group (Premiere Hire): One of the largest UK event furniture and equipment rental groups, supplying premium chairs, tables, dance floors, bars and tableware to weddings, corporate events and festivals nationwide; competes head-on with Blue Sky in marquee and venue events.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BSEhire
• Facebookfacebook.com/BSEhire
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bsehire
• Instagraminstagram.com/BSEhire

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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