The 5 Top Tips to a Successful Event at Home

Top Tips Running an Event at Home

The 5 Top Tips to run a Successful Event at Home Whether it’s your wedding reception in your garden or a big birthday bash – every event at home requires these 5 key elements to a super successful party. All events at home require the big 5 key elements to a party to ensure your […]

The C Word

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This week was the first week everybody took the coronavirus with the respect it deserved as.  The office is now deserted with just me and the fish (Dory, Nemo 1, Nemo 2).  It feels very eary and quiet.  Our lovely customers have been very understanding and we are busy postponing events that were due this […]

Bedford Bid Night Shift

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Abacus are happy to work all hours of the day if it means our clients meet their needs!  We’re busy setting up a Christmas fayre at Bedford town centre.  Due to how busy the town centre is we installed the structures in the evening ready for the festivities ahead.

Christmas time at Abacus HQ

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The inaugural Abacus Secret Santa arrived…I’m not sure if everybody was pleased with their presents!  With a budget of £20 each I was very pleased with my create of favorite beer, Peroni.  Not sure Rob in full camouflage clothing would so keen!  On behalf of team Abacus we wish you a very successful Christmas.  We’ve […]

Bar Mitzvah Marquee

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Bar Mitzvah Marquee Seth had arranged with Abacus for him to meet the Abacus team at their HQ in Hertfordshire. Seth came up to meet Mark & Adam in the office to discuss in finer detail all of the moving parts of the event and to ensure at this initial stage we haven’t left any […]

9th July 2018

Mark arrived at the arranged time and date to discuss with Libby and Jenny what they are looking for this time. Mark had suggested a blackout nightclub style marquee with lots of funky LED lights giving it a contemporary and classy look. Libby loved the idea and started to get excited now it started to […]

7th July 2018

Both Jenny and Libby knew what sort of event they wanted but they didn’t know what finer details and interior finishes to go for. Mark suggested a few ideas to them and although he’s been to the garden before, he suggested to come over and have a chat with them both as Abacus has invested […]

6th July 2018

Jenny called Mark to see if he could help with her daughter, Libby’s 21st birthday party. She’s used us before for Libby’s 18th party and knows how high our standards are when it comes to our service and equipment. Libby now wants something a bit more sophisticated than her previous party but she’s got a […]

My Garden is on Different Levels – Will it still work?

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My Garden is on Different Levels – Will it still work? You  won’t imagine where we have installed marquees before!  We’ve had hedges, trees, swimming pools, ponds, and statues inside marquees before.  We have installed marquees over two gardens with fence panels inside, we’ve even set a marquee up 4 storeys high up in Bank, […]

What a good marquee hire company should be helping you with at your wedding.

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Many hours of planning, blood, sweat & tears goes into planing your big day.  A lot of decisions have to be made, which vendor to use for each service you require.  If you are going down the marquee route for your wedding chances are you may need other services such as toilet facilities, power generation, […]