Exhibition Storage

Exhibition equipment often spends far more time in storage than it does at venues. Stands, display systems, promotional materials, counters, cases and event equipment need somewhere secure and practical to live between shows. Hampson & Mealey provides exhibition storage in Lancashire with the option to add transport, delivery, recovery and return-to-storage support.

This is not simply about putting equipment in a container and forgetting about it. The best exhibition storage works as part of a cycle: store it, deliver it, recover it, check it, and store it again until the next event.

Storage for equipment that moves regularly

Exhibition equipment is different from household storage because it usually needs to come in and out repeatedly. It may be needed in Manchester one month, Birmingham later in the year and another venue after that. We have supported exhibition movements over several years, including equipment travelling to Manchester, Birmingham and Paris.

That kind of work benefits from a storage provider that understands transport as well. Equipment needs to be accessible, loaded in a sensible order and returned properly after the event.

Fewer suppliers, fewer problems

When storage, transport and recovery are split between several providers, communication becomes harder. One company stores the equipment, another collects it, someone else handles the venue, and the customer has to manage the gaps. For busy exhibition suppliers, that can become more work than it should be.

By combining exhibition storage with logistics support, we can reduce those handovers. The customer has one point of contact and a team that already understands the equipment.

Practical support between events

We have supplied cage trolleys where they suited the way the exhibition equipment needed to move. We can also assist with build-up once the process has been shown. That practical support matters because exhibition work is often under time pressure, with equipment needing to be in the right place at the right time.

If your exhibition equipment is currently taking up space at your workplace or being handled by multiple suppliers, we can discuss storage and transport together.

Why exhibition storage is different from normal storage

Exhibition equipment is often modular, branded, awkwardly shaped and expensive to replace. It is not the same as storing household boxes. The equipment may need to be loaded in a particular order, kept together as a set, and moved to venues with tight time windows.

That is why storage should be planned around the way the equipment is actually used. If the equipment is going out several times a year, the storage arrangement should make collection and return simple rather than treating every movement as a new problem.

Storage that supports repeat shows

We have supported exhibition equipment for more than three years, including repeat movements to Manchester, Birmingham and Paris. At peak, the equipment was around 40m³, which is enough volume to become a serious problem if a company tries to keep it in the wrong premises.

For exhibition suppliers, the value is not only secure storage. It is knowing the equipment can be accessed, transported, recovered and returned without the customer chasing several suppliers each time.