For equipment rental or tool rental companies, branching into party rental can be a natural transition to grow your business. If you’re thinking of additional ways, viewing this slide presentation below on how the Canadian party rental market is doing, whether it’s growing, questions to ask yourself, and what party rental inventory items to initially invest in, will help ensure you are well prepared for what is in store for you.

Next to the Chiavari Chair, the most popular event chair for weddings would be Wedding White Folding Chairs. Party and event rental companies, hotels, banquet halls and caterers often start their search off for these chairs asking what different variations of white wedding folding chairs exist and how much do white wedding folding chairs cost? This blog post will detail the range of cost (if buying from a Canadian event equipment supplier) and styles of white wedding folding chairs and the reasons for the cost variations.

White Resin Folding Chairs

White Resin Folding Chairs will have the highest initial cost because they use more expensive materials and are the most labour intensive to produce. Their prices will again vary greatly depending on the quality of chair, the volume you want to buy, and the cost to ship. White Resin Folding Chairs range in price from $29.00 CDN - $41.00 CDN. These chairs are the most popular in terms of aesthetics.

Wedding White Plastic Folding Chairs

Wedding White Plastic Folding Chairs are the least expensive white wedding folding chair option. This is mainly due to the fact that the cost of materials and production for a wedding white plastic folding chair is cheaper. There are numerous pricing components when purchasing wedding white plastic folding chairs that influence the cost – the materials being used in the plastic folding chair frame and whether the chair is sold on volume discount levels or at a set price. The average wedding white plastic folding chair will cost between $14.95 to $17.75 CDN, depending on the quality of the chair and how strong / durable the chair is. Plastic folding chairs can hold between 400 – 800lbs. Typically, with all types of plastic folding chairs, the larger volume of chair you buy, the lower the cost of each chair.

White Fan Back Plastic Folding Chairs

White fan back chairs cost slightly more than wedding white plastic folding chairs because the chair (while made of the same materials as the plastic folding chairs) has a more labour intensive production associated. These chairs are more aesthetically appealing than the traditional wedding white plastic folding chair but the cost difference tends to make them a less popular chair with the price sensitive wedding crowd. The average white fan back plastic folding chair ranges in price from $15.00 – $19.00 CDN depending on the chair quality and volume discounts.

Shipping costs on Wedding White Plastic Folding Chairs, White Fan Back Plastic Folding Chairs & White Resin Folding Chairs:

The shipping costs of these chairs usually run $1.50 – 8.50 per chair depending on the size of the order (shipping costs tend to decrease based on volume), where it is shipping from and where it is shipping to. The shipping costs do not vary based on the type of chair purchased but solely on volume, weight and shipping location. Nationally based suppliers to the hospitality industry will have multiple warehouses across the country to provide better shipping rates coast to coast.

One of the first questions a party rental, event rental, hotel, banquet hall or caterer asks themselves when they begin the process of buying chiavari chairs wholesale is: How much does a chiavari chair cost, and what are the expected prices for different kinds of chiavari chairs? Unfortunately many Canadian companies run into road blocks when they research online as to how much chiavari chairs are really going to cost with few in the industry posting prices online. This article will attempt to answer this important question – just keep in mind that chiavari chair prices vary drastically between the United States and Canada – buying from US companies may look like a better deal but with the exchange rates, duties and shipping – your end cost generally is higher than if you’d bought from a Canadian company. As the different types of chiavari chairs have different price points, this article takes a look at what a Canadian company buying from a Canadian event equipment sales supplier can expect in terms of pricing.

Wood Chiavari Chairs:

Wood chiavari chairs are the least expensive chiavari chair option. This is mainly due to the fact that the cost of materials for a wood chiavari chair is cheaper. There are numerous pricing components when purchasing wood chiavari chairs that influence the cost – the type of wood being used, if cushion is included, the volume you want to buy at, whether the chair is sold on volume discount levels or at a set price, and whether the chair is shipped assembled or knocked down. The average wood chiavari chair will cost between $39.00 to $65.00 CDN, depending on the quality of the chair and whether it is assembled or knocked down. Typically with all types of chiavari chairs, the larger volume of chair you buy, the lower the cost of each chair. That being said, the quality of wood, and if the chair is preassembled, drives the price higher but the chair will also last longer.

Resin Chiavari Chairs:

Resin Chiavari chairs cost more than wood Chiavari chairs because resin is a higher cost material than wood. Resin Chiavari chairs can also have steel support frames built into the chair that provides a stronger, more durable product for higher turnover businesses. The average resin Chiavari chair ranges in price from $40.00 – $70.00 CDN depending on whether it has a steel support frame, cushion included, volume discounts, and whether it’s shipped knocked down format or preassembled.

Crystal Chiavari Chairs:

In most cases, but not always, crystal Chiavari chairs will have the highest initial cost, and will again vary greatly depending on if the cushion is included, the volume you want to buy, whether the chair is shipped assembled or knocked down, and the cost to ship. The reason why crystal Chiavari chairs tend to cost more is due to the higher cost of polycarbonate material used to create the clear look. In the majority of cases, crystal Chiavari chairs will cost between $50.00 - $70.00 CDN.

Shipping costs on Wood, Resin & Crystal Chiavari Chairs:

The shipping costs of chiavari chairs usually run $2.00 – 29.00 per chair depending on the size of the order (shipping costs tend to decrease based on volume) and where it is shipping from. Keep in mind that due to the bulkier nature of preassembled chairs, the shipping costs can be higher upfront (depending on your volume) however preassembled chairs are easier to maintain and tend to hold up better in high turnover businesses. The shipping costs do not vary based on the type of chair purchased but solely on volume, weight and shipping location. Nationally based suppliers to the hospitality industry will have multiple warehouses across the country to provide better shipping rates coast to coast.

The National Event Supply team have their bags packed and are heading to Vancouver for the Canadian Rental Association’s BC Regional Trade show. Be sure to stop by our booth #42/43 to say “hi” and check out our new line of linens along with the other event rental inventory items we offer.

With warehouses in Vancouver, British Columbia & Mississauga, Ontario, we can quickly and cost-effectively ship our hundreds of products across Canada. Because of this, we’re able to showcase the following items at the show:

• Porcelain Platters
• Porcelain Bowls
• Porcelain Dinnerware
• Stainless Steel Flatware
• Crystal Stemware
• Plastic Folding Tables
• Wood Folding Tables
• White Resin Folding Chairs (aka White Wedding Chairs)
• And much, much more!
 

We're offering an exclusive show special only available to attendees that stop by our booth.

If you're interested in learning more about our tabletop products, download our Tabletop catalogue for details such as sizing, weight and pricing.

We look forward to seeing you January 10th / 11th at the show!

Well we’re at the end of 2013 and what better way to reflect than with a roundup of the top 10 posts from the National Event Supply Blog. Since January, we’ve produced almost 140 posts chock full of new products, education, industry news, insider knowledge, plus a chuckle or two. To ensure you haven’t missed anything, check out the most popular blog posts (most viewed by all of you) of 2013:

10) 3 Reasons to Invest in Square Dinnerware

Porcelain Dinnerware can be a tough nut to crack. Sure, you have great round plates that rent reasonably well, but so do a lot of your competitors. What you need is something that will catch your customer's eye, something that not all of your competitors have, and something that can make a statement on a tabletop. What you need is Square Dinnerware! With that said, here are three reasons why you should consider investing in square dinnerware.

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9) 6 New Pieces of Porcelain

Spring shipments continue to arrive at National Event Supply. Recently we took delivery of a container of porcelain from our factory. In addition to the Quadrato Dessert Plates, the 10 inch and 12 inch Risotto Bowls, and several sizes of rectangular platters, we took delivery of 6 new pieces of porcelain that we’ve been eagerly awaiting since January of this year. Check out the 6 new pieces of porcelain added to the inventory roster.

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8) Now Arriving: Resin Chiavari Chairs at our Toronto Warehouse

We know we’ve been talking about summer for a while here at National Event Supply, but can you blame us? Summer is filled with sunshine, nights spent sipping drinks on the patio enjoying a cool summer’s breeze, and spending weekends at a friend’s cabin on a lake. Summer is all about the outdoor event, and although the spring buying season is winding down, we’re still receiving new products and new stock at our Vancouver and Toronto warehouses. We just received new stock of the Resin Chiavari chairs.

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7) Top 5 Restaurant Dinnerware Manufacturers

If you have ever considered purchasing porcelain for your restaurant, banquet hall, party rental, convention centre, golf course, or maybe even your house, you have probably considered purchasing from at least one of these five companies. They all offer an incredible selection of durable, commercial-quality, porcelain products and they likely have a local distributor in your area. See why these are North American leaders in Restaurant Dinnerware Supply.

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6) New Products: Small Amuse Bouche Spoon & Fork

New Product Spring 2013 continues here at National Event Supply. So far this spring, we’ve introduced our New Folding Pedestal Table, our new wood Serpentine Tables, our new Wood 60inch Half-Moon tables, our new Wood Harvest Tables, and our new Polar White Dinnerware. The products just keep coming as containers arrive at our facilities in Vancouver and Toronto. And we’re still not done. We have new colours of Plastic Folding Chairs coming including Wedding White on White, Royal Blue on Grey and Black on Grey. Finally, we have some new Natural Wood Folding Chairs on order. Recently we took delivery of some cutlery that we had eagerly been awaiting.

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5) New Chair – Natural Wood Folding Chair

For some time now, we have been looking for a natural wood coloured resin folding chair. Unfortunately, it’s difficult to create a beautiful looking natural wood colour chair in resin. The colours just don’t look right, and it can end up looking tacky and not up to our demanding standards. But our customers were demanding a Natural Wood Coloured Folding Chair, and so we decided that the only thing to do was to go and find a Natural Wood Folding Chair. It took a little time to find one we liked, but early last winter we found one. Today, I’m happy to formally announce our New NES Natural Wood Folding Chair.

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4) National Event Supply in Vancouver

As one of Canada’s leading Party Rental suppliers, we try to make sure that we have sales representation from coast to coast across Canada. To help us with sales representation we signed a strategic sales agreement with AE Sales Group 2 years ago which gives us sales coverage in western Canada (BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Northwest Ontario) and with their partner Certified Sales we also get coverage for the Maritime provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland and PEI. Every few months I get the chance to travel with one of the AE Sales team members to do some joint customer calls in various locations across Canada. This past week I was once again in Vancouver, this time so that we could exhibit at the BC Foodservice Expo at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Since I was already in town I thought this was also a great opportunity to meet a few of our customers.

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3) The BC PST, New Plastic Folding Chairs and White Resin Folding Chairs

It's hard to believe, but 2013 is now 1/3 over. All across Canada, snow is melting, grass is growing, trees are budding, and everyone is getting ready for the busy summer season. We're in the middle of our busy spring season. New products and stock are arriving every week and orders are going out our doors just as fast. Although we try to keep things in stock, sometimes we run out of chairs in a certain colour, or we run low on tables. It's always better to get your orders in early to avoid disappointing your customers. We detail the new products in the Toronto and Vancouver warehouses and the return of the BC PST.

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2) NES Introduces New Plywood Folding Tables

Over the past few years we have seen increasing success with our NES Wood Folding Tables. As it is with most things, sales started slowly as people initially discovered that we had started stocking plywood folding tables. Sales continued increasing as people took a closer look at our product and discovered that we were selling a quality plywood table. As sales increased, we started getting requests from customers looking for plywood tables in other sizes. Up until recently, we were stocking 3/4″ inch plywood folding tables in the following sizes in our Toronto, Vancouver, and Indianapolis warehouses: 4-ft Rectangular Banquet Tables (30 inches wide), 6-ft Rectangular Banquet Tables (30 inches wide), 8-ft Rectangular Banquet Tables (30 inches wide), 48 inch Round Tables, 60 inch Round Tables, and 72 inch Round Tables. Now, just in time for the busy spring season, we are pleased to announce that we have added a wide range of new wood tables to our inventory. Effective immediately, we are proud to offer the following plywood tables to our customers.

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1) New Products in Vancouver – Cruiser Tables in Toronto

Spring continues to roll on here at National Event Supply. We received containers at both our Vancouver and Toronto warehouses and in each case they brought us products that we didn’t have in stock. At our Toronto Warehouse, we received a shipment of wood cruiser tables, and at our Vancouver location we received three new wood tables: NES Wood Serpentine Folding Tables, 5-ft NES Wood Half-Moon Folding Tables, and 8-ft NES Wood Folding Harvest Tables.

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