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Temporary Marquees for Schools

The recent news about UK schools facing closures or partial shutdowns due to dangerous concrete structures is undoubtedly concerning. Ensuring the safety of students and staff is paramount, but it's equally crucial to maintain uninterrupted education Temporary Classrooms for Schools Marquees offer a quick, versatile and cost-effective option for schools [...]

What Sustainability Looks Like for CMC Marquees in 2023

As the world becomes increasingly aware of the impact of climate change, many companies are striving to become more sustainable. CMC Marquees lives and breathes conscious practices in all areas and is committed to reducing its carbon footprint in line with the guidance from the Science Based Targets Initiative We [...]

CMC Marquees Recognised as an Albert Sustainable Supplier

CMC Marquees, a leading provider of premium marquees, has been recognised as an Albert sustainable supplier within the TV and Film industry, for its commitment to sustainability. Albert is leading the way in encouraging sustainable working practises within the Film and TV industries. Their process recognises companies that demonstrate sustainable [...]

CMC Marquees Win Bristol Life Award!

We are delighted to announce that we were crowned winners for Business Services at the 2021 Bristol Life Awards. It was a glamorous evening as always, with our co-founders Stuart Henderson and Alastair Currie there to represent us, alongside Annabel Wharram from Operations and Sarah Roach from Marketing. We’re incredibly [...]

10 Marquee Hire Tips You Need to Know!

If you’re looking to hire a marquee for the first time it can be quite an overwhelming prospect. We might be biased but we think you’re making the right choice and we promise, it’s not as overwhelming as it can seem. Unlike a traditional venue a marquee has virtually limitless [...]

A Simple Guide To Marquee Sizes

Without a doubt our most frequently asked question, and often the first question, we get asked by our clients is ‘what size marquee do I need?’. This might seem like a simple enough question but it’s not as cut and dry as it might first appear… There are many things [...]

Engagements – It’s that time of year!

With Christmas Day being the most popular date of the whole year for proposals and Christmas Eve being a close third – we are ready and waiting for all the newly engaged couples to begin their wedding plans!   Starting the wedding planning process couldn’t be easier with CMC! We have [...]

Changes to the outdoor venue plan – Marquee Ceremonies!

Back at the end of October, we saw a report evolve from the 2018 Budget, which could see huge changes to weddings in the future. Have you always dreamed of an outdoor wedding in your garden, forest, beach or a marquee within any location – well you could be in [...]

Helping you to visualise your event

  Here at CMC we want to make choosing your marquee the easiest it can be. Our skills go beyond the install and dismantle of the marquee. We have an in house Event CAD specialist who can create your marquee design to help visualise your event.     We can [...]

Top 10 Reasons to Hire a Marquee!

Are you considering hiring a marquee for your next event? Here are our top 10 reasons why you should...   1. Design your own space Have you looked at multiple venues but they don’t quite tick all the boxes? Why not design your own space? Marquees are perfect for this; [...]

Clear Roofs and Walls the Perfect Solution for any Event

Clear roofs and walls are the perfect way to enhance your event marquee. Nearly all our event locations situated in beautiful settings, with nearby country houses or have an stunning out look over fields and scenery. So why not make the most of this! Clear panoramic walls allow you to [...]

Bristol Life Awards’ Finalists Part 3

Our fifth finalist has certainly made their mark in our city by giving cinema screening a whole new meaning. Bristol Film Festival celebrates its third birthday in 2018 with its most extensive programme to date. The festival has two main strands to its programming: organising immersive event cinema screenings at a [...]

Bristol Life Awards’ Finalists Part 2

The next couple of finalists both host festivals in Bristol. A big part of our city are the many independent festivals that are held here, and without these, Bristol wouldn’t be the same fun and wonderful place to live in that it is today. Bristol Craft Beer Festival run a [...]

Bristol Life Awards’ Finalists Part 1

As the extremely proud sponsors for the Event category at the Bristol Life Awards this year, we thought we would find out a little bit more about the finalists. We got in touch to ask them four tough but telling questions to see how they’d cope under pressure (not really, [...]

Top Tips For Choosing Your Perfect Marquee Interior – Part 1

At CMC we understand the importance of getting the interior of your event right, but sometimes it’s hard to know where to start. We’ve put together a few tips to inspire you with your marquee design. Marquee Flooring Flooring can really enhance the style of your marquee. This is why we [...]

The 6 Best Wedding Venues in Bristol

There is no point in having a beautiful marquee, if it isn’t situated in your perfect location. That’s one of the things we love most about our structures, if you find your dream wedding venue, we can come to you. Walton Castle Walton Castle is a beautiful 17th Century castle, [...]

5 tips to create a warm winter marquee event

We love to host marquee events, whatever the weather. It’s certainly a myth that marquees are better as a summer venue; this couldn’t be further from the truth. Yes, we know they are technically outdoors, but we’ve got some great tips on how to keep your winter event nice and [...]

A Blast From The Marquee Past

Here at CMC Marquees, we’ve been reminiscing about some magnificent marquees we’ve erected. We just can’t seem to get them out of our minds, so we thought would share some old memories with you. The Grange Belluton Last June, this marquee lay comfortably tucked away in its glorious green surroundings. [...]

8 ways to use the perfect lighting for your marquee party

There are a million and one ways to get creative with your marquee party. One of the things you can have a lot of fun with is the lighting. There is such a variety of ways you can play around with the marquee lighting, creating different areas, moods, or themes for [...]

Happy 1st Birthday Clifton Marquee Company

Clifton Marquee Company began in the Winter months of 2016. This can be a difficult time for most businesses with the downward dip that strikes every year after Christmas spending – but CMC didn’t let it stop them! With a whole load of experience and a sprinkle of spirit, Alastair [...]

Decorating Your Wedding Marquee

Marquees are just the most fabulous venues for any event - ok so we might be a tiny bit biased but honestly they genuinely do offer an incredibly versatile space and an infinite choice of possibilities for theming and decorating. If you're considering a marquee for your event and wondering [...]

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