If you want to make sure your event is as successful as possible, a key element of the event planning process has to be considering the right facilities.
No matter what kind of event you’re running – whether it be a music show, a festival, a country show, anything; you need to ensure that you invest in the right facilities. SRP Hire Solutions offer some advice on the right hire facilities.
Getting the right facilities
Ensuring the proper facilities are present is essential for making your event successful, because those facilities serve our more basic primary human needs. In the midst of your busy event-planning, however, it’s easy to lose track of what you actually need. So here is an idea of the basics you should have.
Toilet hire
Arguably the most basic need of them all is somewhere to relieve yourself. All toilet facilities are not equal, however, and there are a range of options available based on your budget and requirements. You can have a simple urinal block or portaloo, for example, or you can invest in a more comprehensive unit complete with hot running water and baby-changing facilities, etc. Disabled access is also a consideration that you’ll have to make, when choosing the toilets you’re going to hire. This applies both the unit itself, in terms of its accessibility, and where you choose to put it at your event.
Welfare units
Welfare units offer a more comprehensive suite of facilities all in the single unit. There are many configurations that you can have, depending on your requirements. You can have toilet facilities, office space, showers, kitchen facilities, etc, to best suit your needs. Welfare facilities make a great place for event guests to shelter, or if you have people working at your event you can use a welfare facility to provide them a private and sheltered place to take their scheduled breaks.
Shower units
You may need to think about shower units if you’re running an event where participants might get dirty – such as a sports event, or maybe a performance with participants who need to get changed. As with all facilities, there are different sizes and trim levels available depending on your needs. Mobile shower units are designed to offer a safe, comfortable, and private place to take a shower – and come with Gas Safe certification, as well as all the necessary ventilation and water drainage.
Getting specialist assistance
These are some examples of the types of common facilities all event planners should be considering when putting together an event. It always makes sense, however, to invest in the assistance of a professional events facilities supplier. They will be able to provide more insight about the range of facilities you should be investing in, as well as giving you specific information on the right examples of each for your needs.
Many facility suppliers also handle other elements of facility hire, such as the handling of sewage and wastewater, so it always makes sense to work with a supplier that can offer you the broadest number of services. They will also be on hand to answer any questions you may have about the ideal placement for each of the facilities, both in terms of accessibility and convenience for your event attendees.
They’ll also be able to show you the proper operation of the facilities you have hired, and will be there to conveniently take them away once the event has finished.
