Food Serving Equipment Hire
Getting your event right behind the scenes is just as important – if not more so – as getting it right out front. Whether you are looking for 6-ring burners and oven hire, electric oven hire or barbecue hire, we have a complete range of cooking equipment and ovens for hire in large quantities for any temporary kitchen.
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Ensuring food serving efficiency
In this section, you’ll find a multitude of utensils, machinery, kitchen equipment, and other important food service products to ensure that any catering or fine dining event runs smoothly and efficiently from start to finish.
The Plato Hire selection of serving products and catering accessories offers you complete control over your event’s kitchen or food service areas, whatever the occasion and group size you’re catering to.
Our service products range from drinks trays and serving platters and tongs to mains-powered hot and cold servery units, gas-fired tabletop machinery, and all manner of other handy catering utensils. If there’s a specific item you’re looking for that you can’t find on this page, please feel free to contact us with any further questions or for advice on the type of event you’re hoping to organise.


Look for the orange SafeHire logo
When looking for food serving equipment, always check that your supplier is SafeHire certified. SafeHire is much like ABTA for the holiday lover, Guild of Master Craftsmen for tradespeople, FENSA for window suppliers, and the Gas Safe Register for plumbers. SafeHire certification was established by Hire Association Europe (HAE). HAE is the industry-leading trade association for the plant, tool, and event equipment hire sector. They aim to protect, support, and grow the industry whilst safeguarding end-users, hirers, and contractors through their commitment to skills, standards, and sustainability.
As members of the Hire Association Europe (HAE), we always prioritise safety to ensure that you receive optimum levels of service.
Safehire certified hirers:
- Are tested annually to check their standards
- Are committed to quality and safety
- Inspect, check and PAT test and gas test every piece of equipment before every hire
- Train all their staff to a high standard
- Care about the environment
Let us take the hassle out of catering equipment hire
Talk to Plato today about all your commercial kitchen hire requirements. All of our catering production equipment is sourced from reputable, industry-rated suppliers, helping to ensure you get the efficiency and reliability you need to deliver a successful event for groups of all sizes, whatever the occasion.
Please feel free to contact a member of our team with any further questions, advice on production equipment, or if there are other specific production items you’re looking for.

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