Give your guests the VIP treatment with this elegant red carpet for hire. Pair with our rope barriers for the ultimate VIP setup.
Hosting a VIP event or special occasion? This red carpet can add a touch of prestige to your next event. At 1m wide and 10m long, it creates a sweeping entrance for your guests. Pair it with our ropes and posts to complete the ultimate VIP experience.
Please note, this carpet is designed for indoor use only.
While setting up the carpet is easy, figuring out how many ropes and posts are needed is more of an art. For a straight line, you’ll always need one more post than ropes. More complex arrangements might need different amounts, so it’s a good idea to plan it out. Each rope is 1.5m long, but it's standard to allow them to “sag” a bit, so plan for around 1.2m per rope.
Tensabarriers are simpler. Each comes with a post and a retractable fabric strip. Just measure the space you need to block off and divide by 2m to get the number of posts required. You can attach up to three sections to one post, making them very versatile.
Picket fences are 6ft (1.83m) long and don’t interconnect. They're mostly for decorative purposes, so it's best to leave a bit of space between each one. To calculate how many you’ll need, measure the area you want to enclose and divide by 2m per picket fence, leaving extra room for entrances or exits.
There are many different styles of barrier hire, which work for a number of different spaces and setups. We have three main types available which are ropes and posts, tensabarriers and picket fences.
Rope and post barrier hire is often used for events where a VIP space needs to be sectioned off, for example a red carpet entrance area. While the ropes and posts cordon off space, they are more for decorative value than any kind of security.
We offer rope barrier hire in a multitude of colours, as well as both chrome and gold-coloured metal posts. Ropes have a clip at each end to allow them to be attached to posts. These clips can also be in chrome and gold-coloured configurations.
Tensabarriers don’t have quite the same VIP look like ropes and posts do but are a bit more secure and are great for constructing queueing areas. Each tensabarrier post comes with a 2m retractable tape which can be attached to another tensabarrier, which can quickly be put together to section off space.
Our picket fences for hire are a great decorative way of sectioning space into areas and are particularly useful for big festivals and exhibitions. Our fences are painted white and are free-standing in supplied “feet” but cannot be linked to each other.
Working out delivery costs is easy with Expo Hire; simply use our carriage calculator to find which of our branches is near to you. Tap your postcode in and it will confirm not only whether we cover that postcode or not, but also which of our 11 branches is closest to you and the cost for delivery from that branch, as well as the list of possible extra charges.
Once you have filled your basket and confirmed your delivery dates and postcode in the checkout, we will show you an itemised cost for delivery so you know exactly what you’re paying for before you place your order.
Want to know when your delivery is coming? You can track your driver using our real time maps on the day of delivery and collection. Simply enter your postcode and order number into our order tracking page and find out when our driver will be with you. You can also use the link we send you by automated text.
