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Official Partner of NECThe NEC, Birmingham

Event Furniture Hire Specialists

We help event organisers deliver smooth, stress-free events with reliable furniture hire, professional service and support from planning through to delivery.

Ability Furniture Hire is the Official Preferred Furniture Supplier to the NEC, Birmingham, and provides event, exhibition, conference and exam furniture hire across London and the UK. We supply chairs, tables, desks, registration furniture, breakout seating and event accessories, with delivery, installation, de-rig and collection available for large-scale events. Our team supports venues, exhibition contractors, event agencies, schools and universities, including projects at the NEC, ExCeL London and Olympia.

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Official Partner of NEC

Official Partner of NEC - the Nation’s Experience Capital

Ability Furniture Hire has been appointed the NEC's Official Preferred Furniture Supplier. Organisers, exhibitors and stand contractors at the NEC get furniture from a team that already knows its halls, loading bays and build-up schedules, with delivery, installation, de-rig and collection handled by one crew.

Furniture hire at the NECRequest a quote for an NEC event

What we supply

Furniture hire for exhibitions, conferences and exams.

  • Ability Furniture Hire exhibition stand with branded counters and bar stools

    Delivering an exhibition?

    From the NEC and ExCeL to Olympia, our team has extensive experience supplying furniture for large-scale exhibitions, managing the process end-to-end with each venue’s requirements in mind.

    See our exhibition case studies
  • Conference hall set with rows of black conference chairs for the Microsoft AI Tour

    Conference furniture hire

    Create comfortable, professional spaces for delegates, speakers and guests with high-quality conference furniture hire, including seating, tables, registration areas and breakout zones.

    Conference chair hire
  • Exam hall set with rows of exam desks and chairs

    The UK's largest provider of exam furniture

    Trusted by schools, colleges, universities and exam organisers, we supply exam desks and chairs at scale, helping create organised, compliant and ready-to-use exam spaces.

    Exam furniture hire

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Where we work

On the floor at the UK’s major venues.

We know the loading bays, the build-up windows and the venue rules, so your furniture lands on time.

About Ability

The UK's leading furniture hire company.

Creating exceptional networking experiences

Here at Ability, we’ve developed our leading reputation by setting up conferences and exhibitions with unrivalled speed & efficiency.

We work with event managers, venues, exhibition contractors and facilities managers to take the hassle out of managing conferences and events.

Furniture hire across London and the UK

Ability Hire are the leading provider of exhibition, event furniture rental and chair hire for long and short-term hires in the UK. We offer fast and reliable furniture rental across London and mainland UK, and have a wide range of clients throughout the UK and Europe.

In today’s fast-paced and ever-changing landscape, organising, setting up and mobilising furniture hire at short notice has its challenges, and this is where Ability can help. With competence, integrity and resourcefulness, Ability makes the difference in project managing the detail, the timings, the costs, as well as the deliveries and the collections.

With a full range of furniture available to hire, we can help you by introducing flexibility and management into the exhibition and event sector. Our warehouses are within an hour’s drive of London, and with thousands of items of furniture in stock, you get a hassle-free, on-time service.

Some of our clients include NEC Birmingham, Gartner, ExCeL London, Convene, Formula E, King's College London and many more. We are proud to deliver end-to-end furniture hire, set up, de-rig and logistics for large events throughout the UK.

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What clients say

Don't just take our word for it, see what our clients say about us.

  • Just wanted to say thank you for the support onsite and leading onto the event that took place at the NEC. You were super easy to work with so made the overall experience very smooth, was great working with you.

    ChloeDRPG

  • I can tell you that we, as E1 Productions, have used Ability for a number of events over the last 12 months and would happily vouch for the professional, courteous service offered. The quality of their inventory has never let us down, and I have found on those inevitable occasions when requirements change at short notice that Brendon and his team are very reactive and have solved our client’s issues swiftly and without fuss.

    ChadE1 Productions

  • Ability frequently provide both for us as a venue and our clients. Their stylish, high-quality furniture can help transform the spaces, and their team make the entire process seamless. Reliable, professional, and a pleasure to work with—Ability is our go-to for event furniture hire

    Steve LynnExCeL London

Trusted by venues and brands including

  • Tobacco Dock
  • ExCeL London
  • NEC Birmingham
  • Microsoft
  • William Reed
  • Formula E
  • Olympia London
  • Old Billingsgate

The Ability Way

The values behind every setup.

Five principles that shape how our crews plan, deliver and turn empty halls into event-ready spaces, on time, every time.

We move with urgency, work with humility, push through with tenacity, pull together in unity and give with generosity.

  1. Urgency

    We move fast, because in events timing is everything.

  2. Humility

    No job too small, no detail beneath us. We stay grounded.

  3. Tenacity

    When plans change on site, we find the way through.

  4. Unity

    One team pulling together for every client and setup.

  5. Generosity

    We go the extra mile and give more than expected.

FAQs

Event furniture hire FAQs

Straight answers on delivery, venues, setup and booking. Can't see your question? Call 0208 311 2800 or email sales@abilityhire.co.uk.

Yes. We deliver and install event furniture across mainland UK from warehouses within an hour's drive of London. Delivery is priced by location, so send us your venue and dates for a quote.

We regularly supply events at ExCeL London, Olympia, the NEC, Farnborough International and Manchester Central, and have delivered projects at venues including Coventry Building Society Arena. We work directly with venues as well as with the exhibition contractors and event agencies booking them.

Yes. We supply exhibition stand furniture, conference seating, registration and breakout furniture, and exam desks and chairs for schools, colleges, universities and exam organisers.

Yes. Our crews deliver and install furniture to your layout, then de-rig and collect it after the event. On large projects one team coordinates everything from planning to collection.

Book at least two weeks ahead for standard orders. For large events and busy periods such as exam season, book as early as possible to secure stock and delivery slots.

Large orders, yes: we have installed more than 5,000 linked conference chairs for a single event at ExCeL London. Short-notice orders and late changes are handled case by case, depending on stock and scheduling, so call us on 0208 311 2800 as soon as you know what you need.

Talk to the team about your next event

From a handful of chairs to a full exhibition fit-out, tell us what you need and we'll handle the rest.

Get in touch

Or call 0208 311 2800