Event and exhibition seating
Chair Hire UK for Conferences and Exhibitions
From padded conference seating installed in the thousands to design-led chairs for exhibition stands. We help organisers choose the right chair, plan quantities and layouts, and deliver and install around venue schedules.
15,000
Seat conference layout at ExCeL London
12,000+
Chairs for the Pokémon European Championships
UK-wide
Delivery, installation and collection
Good chair hire is about much more than simply finding enough seats. For large conferences, exhibitions and corporate events, the right chair needs to suit the purpose of the space, the length of time guests will be seated and, importantly, the practicalities of installing hundreds or even thousands of chairs.
At Ability Furniture Hire, our chair hire range covers everything from practical large-scale conference seating to design-led chairs for exhibition stands, hospitality spaces and breakout areas.
Chairs for conferences and long seated sessions
For conferences and other events where delegates may remain seated for extended periods, a padded option such as our Coral Padded Stacking Conference Chair provides a comfortable, neutral solution that can be supplied and installed in large quantities. Where simplicity and efficient room turnover are more important, our District Polypropylene Stacking Chair is designed specifically for large seated layouts and stacks efficiently between uses.
Design-led seating for exhibition stands
Not every event needs rows of traditional conference chairs. Exhibition stands, product launches and informal meeting areas often benefit from more design-led seating. Our Eames Eiffel Chairs, for example, provide a lighter contemporary option for spaces where the furniture contributes to the overall appearance of the event.
Chair hire at scale
When organising chair hire in the UK, scale also matters. Supplying 50 chairs and installing several thousand are very different logistical exercises. Ability has delivered seating projects including a 15,000-position conference layout at ExCeL London, as well as supplying more than 12,000 chairs for the Pokémon European International Championships.
Our approach to chair hire UK-wide is therefore not simply about supplying furniture. We help organisers choose suitable seating, plan quantities and layouts, coordinate venue logistics and deliver and install furniture around demanding event schedules.
Planning your chair hire
Whether you are planning a major conference, exhibition, corporate event or large-scale seated event, explore our chair hire range or speak to our team about the most suitable option for your venue.
Which chair suits your event?
Most chair hire decisions come down to how long people will be sitting, how quickly the room needs to turn around, and how much the furniture has to contribute to the look of the space.
Long seated sessions
Coral Padded Stacking Conference Chair
A padded seat and back for conferences, AGMs and awards where delegates stay seated for hours. Stacks between uses and is supplied and installed in large quantities.
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Volume and fast turnarounds
District Polypropylene Stacking Chair
Designed for large seated layouts. Light to handle, stacks efficiently and quick to reset when a room changes function partway through the day.
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Stands and breakout areas
Eames Eiffel Chair
A lighter contemporary option for exhibition stands, product launches and informal meeting areas, where the furniture contributes to how the space looks.
View this chairChair hire questions we get asked most
Quantities, installation and lead times are the three things organisers ask about first.
We regularly supply in the thousands. Recent projects include a 15,000-position conference layout at ExCeL London and more than 12,000 chairs for the Pokémon European International Championships. Send us your quantities, venue and dates and we will confirm what is available.
Both. For large seated layouts we deliver, install to your floor plan and collect on the breakdown schedule. For smaller orders, delivery to a stand or room is usually all that is needed.
A padded one. Delegates seated for several hours notice the difference quickly, so the Coral Padded Stacking Conference Chair is the usual choice. Where rooms change function through the day and turnaround speed matters more, a polypropylene stacking chair is faster to reset.
Yes. Stand furniture is a large part of what we do. Design-led seating such as the Eames Eiffel Chair suits stands, product launches and breakout areas where the furniture is part of how the space looks.
As early as you can during peak exhibition season, when large quantities of a single chair get committed quickly. Send your dates, venue and quantities and we will tell you what is achievable.
UK-wide. Much of our work is at large indoor venues, including the NEC Birmingham, ExCeL London, Olympia London and Manchester Central.
Planning a seated event?
Tell us your venue, dates and how many chairs you need, and we will quote supply, delivery and installation.