Covid19 Crisis
The Crisis Within the Events Industry:-
I think it is fair to say that we are all aware of how much this pandemic has affected the economy, locally and nationally, and people’s lives in general. This unfortunately is an event that is impossible to have predicted or have been prepared for. Since the SARS outbreak, insurance companies on the whole are no longer covering events organizations against pandemics and the effects these might have to their business which leaves a lot of events businesses in a potentially very dangerous financial position.
However organizers of events can and probably should take our their own insurance, there are wedding insurance policies available, event cancellation insurance etc. I think this whole crisis has shown a greater need for customers to spend that extra £100 out of their budget to take out their own event insurance to cover them against cancellation costs. In terms of weddings, many of our customers are finding that deposits on hotels are now lost and the cost of moving the date spirals. Wedding insurance is something that’s relatively cheap when compared to the cost of the overall wedding, and can save a lot of stress and money in the long run. We always advise customers about the benefits of taking out one of these policies to be on the safe side.
How it Affects Us
We are hoping to ride out the storm and come back bigger and better in 2021. We are lucky that as a family run business, we have far lower overheads than some. We work from home, using the world as our office space saving on the costs involved with having premises . We employ people as and when we need them.
We want to help our customers by allowing them the opportunity to change their date and carry their deposit forward to 2021. We want to work with our existing customers again in the future rather than lose them. Many of the events we supply are pubs, sports halls, social clubs, community events etc. who are all struggling at the moment and we totally understand that. Allowing deposits to roll forward means we can put on more events next year without additional costs to the organizer, and we can all have something to look forward to.
What We Can Do To Help Our Existing Customer
- We will roll your deposit forward if you have to rearrange due to the pandemic, to an agreed date in the future.
- We will still be here to discuss your event, help you plan and offer any advice you may need, as always!
- Any change in date will not cost you more. Our prices will stay the same for 2021.
What We Can Offer New Customers & Enquiries
If this pandemic has shown us only one thing, it’s that actually we can do a heck of a lot sat at home whilst we collectively save the world! We are blessed to be in a technological age where we can video conference across the world on our phone whilst walking the dog! How amazing is that! So we can offer customers the same great service just not face to face right now. Call us, email us, video call us, we have skype, zoom, WhatsApp etc. so no excuses to get in touch and start planning. Whilst we are not putting up marquees and stages we have a lot more time available so take advantage of the knowledge we have and put us to good use!
We have been doing site visits via WhatsApp for years now, and it really works. We can tell you from photos of your garden what will and won’t work, so we can quite literally do a site visit without ever visiting the site! All you need is to measure your space, take some photos of it, or start a video call and talk us through your ideas, show us around! It’s that simple.
IF YOU REQUIRE A MARQUEE DURING THE PANDEMIC WE ARE ABLE TO STILL SUPPLY FOR EMERGENCY USES: MEDICAL USE, MEDICAL STORAGE, FUNERALS ETC AND WILL PRACTISE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND EFFECTIVE HANDWASHING AS STANDARD.
Please also consider, a lot of this summer weddings will roll into next year, so 2021 is going to be a very busy summer for everyone. Booking earlier rather than later would be the sensible option. 😊