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It can be difficult to work out the size of marquee you will need for your event. Some basic rules are: |
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Allow 0.6sq.m per person at a stand-up drinks reception.
In addition allow 1.1sq.m per person for a sit down meal
Allow 6m x 6m for a dancefloor that will cater for up to 170 people, plus a 3m x 6m area for a band / DJ. Hence a total of 9m x 6m.
If you are having outside caterers you will need to allow an extra space of around 6m x 6m for them. |
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Example
For a drinks reception, sit down meal and dancing for 150 people in a 9m wide marquee, you would need 150 x 0.6 = 90 sq.m for the reception and 150 x 1.1 = 165 sq.m for the meal. Hence a total of 255 sq.m. Dividing by a width of 9 tells us that you will need around a 30m long marquee. You can either add on more for the dance area or incorporate the dancefloor into the drinks reception area.
other issues
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Any marquee whose length is much more than 3 times its width tends to become a bit like a corridor. In these instances we usually recommend creating an L shape or similar (depending on the site).
All marquees can be joined together, put alongside one another or linked by a walkway. All adjoining marquees can easily be made watertight with gutters.
Things like bars, buffet tables, flower pedestals and stages all take up extra space.
Once you have worked out roughly what size marquee you are likely to need you can refer to our Price List to calculate the cost. |
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Health and Safety
All the frames are manufactured from aluminium (BS5950 & BS8118), the covers are
made of white fire retardant PVC (BS7837 & BS5438) and the linings are made of fire retardant trevira (BS5867).
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