How tent, chair and table hire works

Buy tents, chairs, tables and linen and hire them out for funerals, weddings, parties and church events, with delivery and set-up.

Who it suits: People with capital, storage, transport and helpers for set-up.
Who pays: Families with funerals and celebrations, churches, schools.
What they get: Shelter and seating for big gatherings.
Is there demand?: Hire companies publish prices: a 6 x 12 m tent R3,500 and plastic chairs R6 to R12 each (Linda Events 2025); a 6 x 12 m stretch tent about R3,000, tent only (Decorvent).
Real examples: Funerals

Weddings and umembeso

Church and school events

A good sign: four bookings a month.

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Ask two funeral parlours and two churches who they hire from and what they pay.

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