Doing our bit
In an industry often berated for its ‘ungreen’ credentials, we always strive to do our bit and minimise waste where possible. Carpet is a case in point – we use a huge amount every year, and provide new carpet to every event to ensure a clean finish. From the beginning of this 2011 season we have been sending all of our used carpet back to the manufacturers for recycling. In order for this to be cost-effective for the manufacturers we are required to amass a significantly large quantity, rolled and stored under cover, before they are prepared to collect, and so we utilise the extensive space we have at our purpose-built Marlborough premises.
A busy summer!
Flying in the face of the recession we are currently heading for our busiest year so far, working on more sites and for more clients than ever before! We are fortunate to have a large quantity of annual/repeat work, but in addition have contributed towards many one-off celebrations for new clients, including top-flight caterers, event co-ordinators and private individuals.
Recent Events
Recent events we have contributed towards include: -
May 2010: The Ray Ward Charity Clay Day in aid of The Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital & Racing Welfare
We are proud to have been involved in this event at the beautiful Highclere
Castle, nr.Newbury, in aid of two very worthy causes. We provided canopies
across the Castle’s 1000 acre estate for the various shoots throughout
the day, and a large main structure for a gala dinner / auction for 250
guests afterwards, which raised an amazing £275,000.00!
Our provision also included layout design, lighting, staging, front and
back of house furniture, power supply & distribution, kitchen equipment,
temperature control and technical event personnel.
The client said: -
“ Everything you did was outstanding. You never
made a fuss on any of my demands, or things I forgot(!) and it was a real
pleasure doing business
with you. Thank you so much”
www.gosh.org www.racingwelfare.co.uk www.gosh.org/ray-ward-charity-clay-day
August 2010: Pre-Season Party for a Premiership Football Club, on behalf of top-flight Event Co-ordinator David Curtis
Using our new Levelling Sub-Floor System (see ‘New Equipment’ below) we supplied a structure for a pre-season BBQ Family Party for a premiership football club, hosted just outside London.
Upon a sloping lawn, some 100 metres from the nearest off-loading point, we built a 12m x 30m structure with 3m side walls, upon a sub-floor raised from zero to just under 2m from the ground. Including solid glazing to 2 sides, and bespoke steps and ramps, the structure was unfussy, smart and ultimately provided the peace of mind of a solid and safe sub-structure – we require every structure to be thoroughly safe, but the presence of so many of the football world’s ‘great and good’ focused the mind even more!
The client said: -
“ Covered Occasions are incredibly professional
and a joy to work with”
July 2010: Barbury International Horse Trials 2010
Covered Occasions have supplied marquees and other event services to Barbury Castle since the start of the International Horse Trials in 2004, and also for various Point to Point Meetings, Owners Days and private Occasions.
For this year’s Horse Trials we supplied over 1500m2 of frame marquees, plus large quantities of furniture and other ancillary services.
The client
said: -
“
A quick note to thank you for your contributions towards this year’s
International Horse Trials, which as you know was a great success. The
marquees large and small, and related services, were delivered with the
professionalism we would expect of you.... we have always found you to
have the highest standards and to be exceptionally helpful and flexible...
we would have no hesitation in recommending you to others”
Logo and photos used by kind permission of Barbury Castle Estate
Some Recent Comments
October 2010: “What a great job done by you and all your team. Everyone
was hugely admiring of the marquee and the whole atmosphere. Thank you
so much for
all your attention to detail and help generally. A real triumph!”
Mr.G-J,
Wedding, Newbury
September 2010: “Thank you so much again for your help, guidance
and attention to detail – so appreciated. We have had many fantastic
letters.”
Mr.J.,
21st birthday party, Dauntsey
September 2010: “I just wanted to tell you how happy we were with
all that you did for Millie’s wedding. The marquee worked perfectly
and I was impressed and gratified by your attention to detail. Thank you
very much too for your personal involvement on the day – that made
an enormous difference to my confidence level, although I am sure that
anybody you allocated to us would have done a great job. All the other
professionals involved found you vey amenable to work with, and I feel
that we managed to create a really effective team.
We would always use you again and I will have no hesitation in recommending
you.”
Mrs.L., Wedding, Salisbury
September 2010: “A big, big thank you
for all your help with our event...all went beautifully on the night! Thank
you for being so patient.
It was a pleasure to work with you and your team and I was most impressed
by the way you made sure that everything was working perfectly and I
would certainly recommend you..”
LP, Charity Ball, Newbury
August 2010: “Please accept our sincere
thanks for the wonderful transformation of a fairly basic venue into something
quite magical, which
provided much comment from the attending guests and contributed to a
memorable day. We appreciate your patience and understanding in achieving
the end
result.”
Mrs.T., Wedding, Winchester
August 2010: “Thank you once again for
the supply and fit of an impressive marquee which served our party admirably”
Mr.H., Birthday
Party, Froxfield
July 2010: “Thank you for providing such
an excellent service. The marquee looked fantastic and the lighting in
the garden made it look magical.
It was a party to remember and it all went without a hitch. Knowing you
were all on call helped enormously. Thank you again for such an efficient
service.”
Mr & Mrs.W, Wedding, Wooton Rivers
July 2010: “May I thank you & your
team for a highly successful day. The marquee was marvellous and admired
by all, and the whole erection
and dismantling process was military and flawless. A big thank you!”
Mrs
H, Wedding, Marlston nr.Newbury
June 2010: “Just a short note of thanks
from (us both) for providing such an incredible marquee and for the assistance
of the Covered Occasions
crew in making our wedding on the 5th June a very special day for us
both. Thank you very much.”
Mr.&.Mrs H , London
May 2010: “Thank you for all your help and assistance with making
Friday run as smoothly as possible, particularly the run up to and de-rig
from – very much appreciated. The marquee appears to have left very
little trace – not a comment from the filming team who have already
done their scene on the lawn. Please pass on my appreciation to the site
manager and all his team for all they did – I hope they found us
as easy to work with as we did them.”
Mr.G, prestigious venue in
Hampshire
April 2010: “It was a great marquee, and
a wonderful occasion. Thank you”
Mr.E, Wedding London
April 2010: “on behalf of the Ball Committee I should like to thank you and your team very much for your hard work and commitment to this special event. The evening could not run without the band of companies like yourselves...Please convey our thanks to all involved. From the starting process of enquiring about your marquees, to the dismantling and clearing of the site, your team were very professional and helpful at all times. We look forward to working with you again in the future”. Ms.W, Ball Secretary, Charity Ball, Brinkworth
January 2010: “Just a belated note to say a huge thank you for helping to make our wedding / birthday / New Year’s Eve celebration such a success. The service you gave us was superb and your team are professional and very helpful. They were tested by the weather and yet produced a wonderful result...We will definitely be recommending your services to all of our friends” K&C, Cerney Wick
New Equipment
Continual reinvestment in equipment is a mainstay policy, both replacing and extending existing stock, and investing in new products.
We have recently purchased: -
- • Levelling Sub-floor system, which allows
us to provide a level marquee upon sloping or undulating ground in a
safer manner than
ever before.
This product is brand new to the industry, we are the first marquee company
to own it.
Doing away with the need for expensive and unwieldy scaffold sub-structures, this system offers an affordable temporary levelling solution for challenging sites.
Used successfully in early August 2010 for a prestigious event in Essex, we are excited by its possibilities, both for our own structures and potentially to hire out to others within the industry.
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• Transparent PVC: more popular than ever clear roofs, windows or gable ends offer fantastic views of surrounding trees / buildings / landscapes etc. We can have this manufactured bespoke for clients if they request, or keep a stock of used transparent PVC for use a second or third time (beyond this it tends to become scratched).
• Linings: We now own burgundy red pleated linings for our 9m Aluminium Frame kit – it’s certainly a bit different from the standard Ivory
• Furniture: Adding to our already substantial stock, we have recently purchased gilt banqueting chairs, wooden folding chairs, outdoor hardwood tables, Samsonite folding chairs, and more dance floor. We are happy to hire our furniture with or without our marquee hire, do call us with any enquiries. If we do not own what you require we will always put you in touch with excellent local suppliers.
Team news
Several full-time crew members have also recently secured forklift licences, both reach and telescopic.
Recruitment Opportunites
As the season is well upon us we will soon be looking to increase our temporary crew numbers. We are always on the lookout for good Team Leaders and riggers. If you are hard working, enthusiastic and keen to work long hours then please contact us via our recruitment page, or give us a call on 01672 539539