Summertime brings about a season of commercial exhibitions, both in and outdoors. Companies showcase their latest stock, community events host pop-up businesses, and creative outlets display crafts and artwork. Over this period, many businesses and individuals find themselves in new, unusual, and temporary spaces. These spaces need to be well-equipped with furniture and shelving to support the operational requirements of the exhibition. This means being extremely reliable, safe, and ready for a wide variety of products and items. It’s a tall order for any retailer, and exhibitions have the even greater restrictions of time too.
When planning a pop-up or exhibition space, you must take into consideration the construction and deconstruction of your fixtures and fittings alongside their suitability for the event itself. There are certain items of retail furniture that make the entire operation fundamentally easier. Display rails and slatwall panels are consistently popular for this reason. They are lightweight and easy to set up making them excellent alternatives to bulkier gondolas or shelves, which may be more difficult to manoeuvre. They are also relatively low-cost, which is often a consideration for pop-ups.
Some pop-ups, however, don’t share the same restrictions and may even be required to have more robust fittings in place. In these circumstances, there is a need for high-quality retail furniture, which typically comes with a cost. Not only can these costs test the budget but the responsibility of owning or disposing of the furniture after the event can be problematic. Our Crown Display team realise this isn’t always ideal, which is why we offer all of our furniture to hire.
By choosing to hire shelving and furniture for your pop-up event, you relieve yourself the stress involved with setting up. Our team will deliver your order nationwide and construct it for you. In addition, as part of the service, once the event is over we will deconstruct everything and remove it, including all of the associated packaging.
Adaptability is key for temporary events. Furniture should be easy to move and able to accommodate all manner of size and weight. Since such events are often run by small teams, they should be chosen with this in mind. Units that are on wheels are excellent in this scenario and can quickly be removed should they no longer be required on the floor, even by a single person. Having accessories and fittings on hand can be exceptionally helpful. Equipping yourself with shelving accessories, especially durable chrome items, will help you to manage and adapt your space, customising it to your display preference. Then, should the fittings not be needed, they can simply be cleared away.
Our Crown Display team love to talk about retail furniture and, should you require any advice for your pop-up or exhibition space, we will be glad to help. To reach us, you can call our freephone enquiry line at 0800 587 5880 or, alternatively, you can reach us via email at sales@crowndisplay.co.uk.
