Hire and Rental News - Events in Focus - August 2019

EVENTS IN FOCUS Growing into a blooming successful hire business When Gary Pask noticed a lack of a competitive greenery market and quality greenery stock in the events industry back in 2012, he founded Event Plants which has now grown so much in the past seven years, it recently expanded to new premises. T he new location offers substantially more space and is in a more convenient location to access all major freeways; a major factor for the business since transport is its second biggest strength. “Due to our rapid business growth in the past couple of years we quickly outgrew our previous base at Eltham and found the perfect location for us at Sandown Racecourse owned by Melbourne Racing Club. This location previously had its own greenery division so the bare bones were already in place allowing us to add on and develop the site into a fully functioning greenery compound,” Vicki Williames at Event Plants, said. An innovative greenery supply company developed to make any event or display stand out, Event Plants provides everything from a single plant to an entire temporary landscape scene creating a visually appealing design bringing greenery and life in any space. With custom builds its specialty, Event Plants covers large events such as the Australian Open and Caulfield Spring Racing Carnival to corporate clients using greenery to add colour and life to product launches and openings, Vicki said. “We have a reputation second to none in the events industry that can be verified via long term, solid years working with Tennis Australia (Australian Open), City of Melbourne, Melbourne Racing Club, Cricket Australia, F1 Launch, Good Food & Wine Show, Moonee Valley Racecourse, Oakland Horse Sales, Cotton On Group, AIME plus several modern boutique festivals, exhibitions, corporate events, weddings and everything in between.” “We pride ourselves on delivering to budget and installing to timelines. Custom builds are our specialty and we pride ourselves on delivering the best quality of plants and an even higher level of customer services. “Each job is unique in that location, duration, quantity and style will vary depending on the event. We have large events where our stock is generally on site for up to a month providing challenges in watering schedules and weather conditions. Or sometimes we have corporate clients using our greenery that will only have stock on hire for two hours. “We love the versatility of working with and offering live plants to our clients and the public. They not only provide colour but can be used to create dimension, movement, height perception, cordon off unused or back of house areas and screen lifeless corners. “In our custom built compound we hold numerous plants on site as well as offer access to the best suppliers in Australia for any out of the ordinary requests. It is a very rare occasion we cannot source what a client needs. We also have a wide variety of quality and unique products including fencing, decking, flooring, planter boxes and pots. Custom builds and theming are our specialty and we love to create one-off designs. “We are always scanning worldwide for new stock. We have a number of displays located at our compound for clients to view and we keep our catalogue updated so it can go out immediately to existing and prospective clients. We also have a newsletter to showcase recent activations and new products.” It’s all about the team “We have a permanent dedicated team and transport options to cater for any hire period. With custom builds its specialty, Event Plants covers large events P48 HIRE AND RENTAL NEWS AUGUST 2019