About Us Consistently Delivering Outstanding Service Since 1999
Plato Catering Hire is a catering equipment, linen and furniture hire company with a proven business track record of 25 years. We specialise in hiring superb quality tableware, glassware, cutlery, linen, furniture and catering equipment of the highest quality that is spotlessly clean, hand polished and ready to use. We are part of the Event Hire Association (EHA), the industry-leading trade association for the event hire industry.
Plato Catering Hire works with private individuals, caterers, event management companies, corporates, marquee hire companies, and hotels. With anything from gin glasses to a small dinner party to crockery, cutlery, glasses, tables, chairs, bar stools, and outside furniture for 1000-strong awards dinners, we’ve been a core part of events in the West Midlands for over two decades. Whether you’re a private individual hosting a dinner party for ten, a caterer organising a wedding for 200, or a company planning corporate hospitality for 2,000, we’re here to help. We can be relied on to help ensure your event looks stunning and runs smoothly – and we’ll even do the washing up afterwards.
Founded in 1999, Plato Catering Hire is about providing high-quality catering equipment and embodying core principles guiding our business and services. You can explore Our Values here.
With our extensive experience and dedication, we’ve been recognised as a SafeHire© Certified company and received numerous industry accolades. For a detailed look at our achievements and the standards we uphold, take a look at our Awards and Certifications. This recognition is a testament to our commitment to delivering exceptional service across Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire, Birmingham, West Midlands beyond.
What we do
We hire fine glassware, cutlery, crockery, linen, furniture, and catering equipment for clients of all sizes for events of all sizes. Whether you’re a private individual hosting a dinner party for ten, a caterer organising a wedding for 200, or a company planning corporate hospitality for 2,000, we’re here to help. We can be relied on to help ensure your event looks stunning and runs smoothly – and we’ll even do the washing up afterwards. Click the boxes below to find out more about what we do.
Areas We Cover
For 25 years, we’ve been supplying catering equipment to event organisers in Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire & The Cotswolds, Stratford-upon-Avon, Birmingham, Oxfordshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, and the West Midlands to help them do just that.
Interesting Facts
- You can spot our products in Hollywood and British films, dramas, and documentaries.
- Since 1999, we’ve delivered over 4 million plates, 3.5 million glasses, 4.5 million pieces of cutlery, 390,000 tablecloths and napkins, 71,000 tables and 204,000 chairs.
- We deliver over 1 million products and over 16 miles of tablecloth yearly.
- We have a vast range of over 600 product types for hire, covering tableware, glassware, cutlery, linen, furniture, and catering equipment. We’re always adding to this range to ensure we’re constantly introducing fresh ideas, following current trends and giving our clients more choices.
- We drive 5.5 times around the Earth’s circumference (24,906 miles) annually to deliver our products.
Memberships and Certifications
Book With Confidence
Proud members of the Event Hire Association.
The Hire Association Europe (HAE) / Event Hire Association (EHA) is the UK’s internationally recognised trade association for the event hire industry.
SafeHire© Certified – Look for the logo
SafeHire© was developed and written with the assistance of BSi – The British Standards Institution; HSE – Health and Safety Executive; and CHAS – Contractors Health and Safety Assessment Scheme.
All drivers are LPG Gas Safety Trained, which includes safe transportation and storage of cylinders.
High quality in all that we do
Customer Service
Our customers are the focus of everything we do. We are proud to provide outstanding customer service from the moment you first make an enquiry with us to collecting your order after your event. You’ll find our staff friendly, welcoming, and professional, and they’re here to offer you outstanding customer service.
Mission and Vision
We promise to provide exceptional quality products and outstanding customer service always!
Our business is built on a strong set of values that form the backbone of our company. We continually evaluate these to ensure that we are always delivering on our customer promises.
- Our mission is to consistently provide outstanding customer service in a process-driven environment.
- Our vision is to become the most successful service provider in the Event Hire Industry.
Our Values
- Respect
- Integrity
- Passion
- Excellence
Our People
Our team is the most important asset to our business. We rely on them to communicate our ethos with a shared sense of purpose and a common performance culture; they know what the company stands for and never let us down.
We feel the same about all our partners. We like to work with partners who share our approach to outstanding service and are local to us. We work with people we like! We apply this approach to all the other talented people who make Plato Hire tick along.
Having a garden party in a marquee I found the chairs were perfect and stacked easily when we had finished using them.
Everything went smoothly and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them and would definitely use them again.
We had a meeting on site where we could see the glasses in person and choose our selection which was really useful. Unfortunately we then had to chase to get our quote which was incorrect when received. Once corrected Plato were quick to make adjustments to the order as needed.
We did separate orders to make it easier for our caterers as we were having a multi day event, unfortunately they found these quite difficult to distinguish.
Although some items were left out of the order, Stuart did respond to a phone call on a Sunday to say they were missing and brought them over in time to be used.
The drop off and pick up teams were very friendly and efficient.
And no washing up for me!! I loved it!!
The glassware is elegant, lovely and so clean and polished. It was all well organised into crates designed to carry the glasses in my car. Just popped the dirty glasses back into the same crates at the end of the night and returned the next day. For a Saturday night event I was able to pick up the items from the Thursday but with real flexibility throughout Th and Fri; and then to return them Monday or Tuesday to suit me. So so helpful. When everything is stressful and busy getting ready and cleaning up after the event Plato’s calm helpful flexibility takes that stress and headache away.
Excellent comms through the entire experience, slick operations, flexible people and processes and fantastic customer service. Could not have been more smooth, organised or helpful.
Thank you so much.
Stuart and his team could not have been more helpful.
Nothing was too much trouble for them.
Plato were perfect in every way!
A friendly, family owned business that has grown over the years.
Nothing is too much trouble.
Excellent choice of plates, glasses, cutlery etc which can either be delivered or collected and returned.
A highly recommended company
The glasses looked stunning on the tables.
Thank you.
Heena and Phil Kennedy
Good value and stress free, we will use them again.