What Mobile Bar Hire does

Mobile Bar Hire is a UK-based equipment rental business, trading under Central Event Hire Ltd, that rents portable bar counters, bar equipment, and event furniture to corporate event organizers, wedding planners, festival operators, and private party hosts. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in Crayford, Kent, the company operates from two physical depots (Crayford and Dukinfield, Greater Manchester) and serves customers across London, the South East, and nationwide UK with next-day delivery capabilities. Pricing is transactional and quote-based, with individual unit rentals ranging from approximately £24.67 for accessories up to £3,199 for large-scale 15m rectangular LED bars over a typical 1-7 day hire period, with volume discounts applied for longer rental durations.

The company's core technology is a proprietary modular bar counter system built from interchangeable 1m straight sections, corner pieces, and configurable finishes. This system supports straight, horseshoe, enclosed, hexagonal, and circular configurations in sizes from 1m up to 15m, with integrated LED lighting, custom Foamex-printed branding panels, and finish options including velvet, box hedge, walnut slatted, oak, and mirror. Supporting products include undercounter refrigeration, cocktail stations, beer pumps, and a fully-equipped retro catering caravan. The business also operates six branded furniture collections (Kansas, Utah, Dallas, Nevada, Boston, Miami) targeting different event aesthetics.

Go-to-market is hybrid: a self-service e-commerce website with instant quote functionality for SMB and individual customers, paired with a 24/7 inside sales team handling bespoke corporate packages. Named enterprise customers include Natural History Museum, Kocho Gin, Netlaw Media, and Drive In Cinema. Revenue is generated through per-period equipment hire fees with no subscription, marketplace, or recurring software components. The company is privately held, bootstrapped, and operates without disclosed external funding.

Name

Mobile Bar Hire

Legal name

Central Event Hire Ltd

Website

https://mobilebarhire.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mobile Bar Hire is a UK-based rental company providing modular bar counters, bar equipment, and event furniture to corporate events, weddings, festivals, and private parties, operating from depots in Kent and Manchester with nationwide next-day delivery.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Equipment Rental

NAICS

General Rental Centers (532310)

SIC

Services-Equipment Rental & Leasing, Nec (7359)

akta.pro primary industry

Bar & Beverage Catering (Mobile Bar, Bartending) (HSACAGAF)

Keywords

• Mobile bar rental
• Event bar hire
• Bar counter hire
• Event furniture rental
• Portable bar hire

Headquarters

HQ city

Dartford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Bar Counter Rental: Rental of modular bar counters, front bars, and back bars on a per-period basis (1-7 days, 2 weeks, etc.). Revenue is generated through short-term equipment hire with volume discounts for longer rental periods.
2. Bar Equipment Rental: Rental of supporting equipment including fridges (single and double), cocktail stations, beer pumps, and catering accessories.
3. Bar Furniture Rental: Hire of bar stools, poseur tables, benches, and event furniture to complement bar setups.
4. Retro Catering Caravan Rental: Fully equipped vintage-style caravan bar with built-in beer taps, cocktail station, ice well, fridge, freezer, and LED lighting. Includes delivery and collection service.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mobile Bar Hire is a UK-based equipment rental company that supplies portable modular bar counters, supporting bar equipment (fridges, cocktail stations, beer pumps), and event furniture for hire. The company delivers, installs, and collects its rental equipment directly to event venues across London, the South East, and nationwide, with next-day delivery available from depots in Crayford (Kent) and Manchester.

Product overview

Mobile Bar Hire operates as a portable bar equipment rental business offering a comprehensive range of modular bar counters, bar equipment, and event furniture for hire across London and the South East of England. The core offering consists of Bar Counter Hire with various configurations (straight, corner, circular, U-shape, square, modular systems), supplemented by Bar Equipment Hire (fridges, cocktail stations, catering caravans) and Bar Furniture Hire across six branded collections (Kansas, Utah, Dallas, Nevada, Boston, Miami). Products are available as individual units or bundled into Classic Bar Packages combining front bars, back bars, beer taps, and refrigeration. The company delivers and collects equipment from depots in Crayford (Kent) and Manchester, with next-day delivery options available.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bar Counter Hire Modular portable bar counters available in various configurations including straight, corner, circular, U-shape, and square designs. Counters range from 1m to 15m and include features such as LED lighting, branded backwalls, and customizable finishes for events.
• Bar Equipment Hire Support equipment for fully operational bars including undercounter fridges (single and double), tall fridges, cocktail stations, shelving units, and easels for hire alongside bar counters.
• Bar Furniture Hire Event furniture to complement bar setups including bar stools, poseur tables, bistro tables, benches, and picnic tables across multiple branded collections (Kansas, Utah, Dallas, Nevada, Boston, Miami).
• Reception Counter Hire Portable reception counters for corporate events and gatherings requiring check-in or registration facilities.
• Retro Catering Caravan Hire Fully-equipped vintage-style catering caravan featuring draught beer taps, cocktail station, ice well, fridge, freezer, LED lighting, shelving, and glass racks with delivery and collection included.
• Classic Bar Packages Complete bar packages combining front bars, back bars, beer taps, fridges, and remote coolers in a single rental unit, available in white, black, silver mirror, gold mirror, and bespoke printed finishes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Custom configurations available in multiple shapes: straight, horseshoe, enclosed, hexagonal, circular (4.2m, 5.4m)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Event Hire UK: Established UK event equipment hire company offering a broad portfolio (furniture, marquees, catering equipment) that includes bar hire as part of a wider event rental range, competing on adjacency rather than specialisation.
• Place UK Event Hire: National UK event furniture and equipment hire company serving corporate events and weddings, providing an overlapping customer base through broader event rental catalogues.

Direct peers

• The Bar Company: UK-based provider of mobile bar hire and event bar services, directly competing with Mobile Bar Hire for corporate, wedding and festival bar installations across London and nationwide.
• Liquid Motion: UK mobile and pop-up bar hire service providing bar setups and cocktail services for corporate and private events, sharing the same event-rental and customer segments.
• Pop-Up Bar Hire: UK specialist in pop-up and temporary bar installations for events, offering directly substitutable portable bar counters and equipment on a rental basis.
• The Vintage Bar Co: UK mobile bar hire specialist focused on vintage and themed bar installations for events, overlapping with Mobile Bar Hire's retro catering caravan and themed bar counter offerings.
• Box Clever Bars: UK mobile bar hire operator renting modular bars, beer taps and bar equipment for events, directly comparable in service model and target customer segments.
• Cocktail Bar Hire UK: Direct UK competitor offering cocktail bar and mobile bar hire for weddings, corporate events and private parties with similar modular counter and equipment rental offerings.
• Hire Bar UK: UK event bar hire company renting mobile bars, LED bars and bar furniture to event organisers across the UK, directly competing in the same product category and geography.

Regional players

• Mobile Bar Solutions: UK mobile bar hire operator with regional depot coverage offering rental of mobile bar units for events, comparable offering but typically serving a narrower geographic footprint than Mobile Bar Hire's two-depot UK model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mobilebarhire

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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