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Unit 2,
Hazel Green Works
Edward Road
New Barnet
EN4 8AZ
Tel: 020 8449 6711
Fax: 020 8447 5519
POWERHOUSE HIRE
THE HISTORY
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Many years ago, back in 1978 two guy’s had an idea; 3 month’s later Powerhouse was born. In those days disco equipment was in its infancy, it was very expensive, very basic (2 belt drive decks and a mixer in a wooden box was the latest technology), and almost nobody hired it. It was not particularly reliable, breakdowns were common, and a lot of spare equipment was very necessary at every gig.
Now we are in our 32nd year, and as far as we know the longest established disco equipment Hire Company in the UK. The wealth of knowledge and experience we have gained over these years is incalculable.
Back in 1981 we opened our first hire shop in Whetstone, North London where we stayed until 1998. We moved from there to a larger retail premises in the same area, and eventually some 8 years later added a small but separate warehouse facility for some additional storage space. 2 year’s later, and bursting at the seams we moved again, this time to our present location in New Barnet. Now housed on an industrial estate we have offices and warehousing to cope with all the additional equipment, vehicles & staff required to run a busy and successful hire company. The rest of this story is an exciting future with ever faster movements in technology.
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CURRENT FACILITY IN NEW BARNET
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Our base in New Barnet is ideally positioned for providing a delivery service to the whole of London. One of the main reasons we chose to put our base here is because it is far enough out of London to be affordable, but equally, close enough to Central London to be able to deliver hire equipment quickly when a client has a last minute request. The size of our facility is also perfect for the size of our Company, including ample parking for customers visiting for meetings, or to collect equipment.
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We are all housed under one roof with offices including meeting room upstairs, and our warehouse storage facility on the ground floor. Loading in and out of customer’s vehicles and our own fleet of vans are facilitated through a large electric roller shutter directly into the warehouse, and we have a separate entrance for visitor’s and staff. |
HIRE EQUIPMENT & SUPPORT
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Many years of experience have shown us the type of equipment our customers want to hire, we listen to what they say and act on their suggestions. As you look through the pages of our website today you will find available to hire the most popular equipment from most of the major equipment manufacturers. |
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When you hire from us you are in safe hands, if you are taking the equipment away with you to set up yourself, and you have difficulty putting it all together you can log on to our website, and through the main hire page access our equipment setup manuals for assistance, this should give you all the information you require, or alternatively just give us a call for assistance. We are always at the end of the phone, even outside our normal office hours as our phone system diverts to an alternative number. If we’ve set the equipment up for you then the chance of something going wrong is very slim, however if it does just call our normal office number (020 8449 6711) for help and assistance.
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We will be delighted to deliver and set up all your hired equipment in and around the London area, should you require it. We have specialist delivery teams who are fully experienced in the rigging of all our hire equipment quickly, safely and tidily. They will tape down all cables as appropriate and ensure that everything is set up properly, and in full working order.
Our delivery fleet carry extra cabling for that unexpected problem, or where the power source is not exactly where the equipment is to be used.
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We own and operate two 3.5 ton delivery vehicles, and a smaller 1 ton van, all of which are fully sign written (so you always know who we are when we arrive) and have satellite navigation systems on board.
We also provide a courier delivery service via DHL & UK Mail for selected hire items to all parts of the UK. This is a delivery only service (no set up) and is chargeable. Please call for details.
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MEET THE TEAM
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Steve is one of the founder members and has been at Powerhouse hire from the beginning in 1978; he is our Operations Director and has overall control of the day to day running of the business. His responsibilities include procurement, staffing, transport and doing all the things that everyone else thinks is beneath their dignity.
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MATT HAWKINS
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Matt has been at Powerhouse Hire since leaving college in 2004. He is a competent sound engineer, and his IT skills have put him in charge of the company’s new website. Matt deals with many of our more prestigious and corporate clients, he has a flair for design and themes some of the events we are involved in.
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SONIA HAWKINS
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Sonia has been with Powerhouse Hire since 1991 and is our financial wizard, with complete control of the company’s accounts, credit control & invoice payments. She is charged with ensuring the business has adequate funds for our continued growth. Now that almost certainly makes her the most powerful and feared person in the team.
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All we know is........
MARLON PATANYAKE
| Marlon is our main driver rigger and has been part of the team since 2008, with responsibilities for logistics. Many will have seen his ever smiling face at the venue of their function, setting up the equipment ready for the event they are holding that evening. |
DAVE JOHNSON
| Dave otherwise known as “Doctor Disco” is our chief technical engineer. Dave has been part of the Powerhouse Hire team since 2005, and maintains our vast inventory of hire equipment, along with many external repairs that we take on for other DJ’s, hire companies, nightclubs, pubs and bars in the London area. When he is not fully occupied with DJ equipment repairs he maintains cardiac heart monitor machines, just to keep his hand in, as it were. |
JAKE PURCELL
| Jake is the key to the running of a successful weekend here at Powerhouse Hire, when he doesn’t have a hangover. You will usually find him either in the warehouse , or out one of the delivery vehicles. Jake is our 18 year old Saturday lad, and has been with us for almost 2 years. In that time he has learnt a considerable amount about sound and lighting equipment, and is more than capable of setting up much of our hire equipment. |
PART TIME & TEMPORY STAFF
We also have an array of part time and tempory warehouse operatives, drivers and riggers who we call upon during our busier periods.
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The future……… it’s impossible to predict with any certainty, just look at the weather forecast to prove that theory.
So where do we think we can go from here?
Well almost everything is getting smaller; if you go back 20 years DJ’s needed a small van just for their vinyl collection, let alone the gear to play it on. Then came the CD, you could get all those into a shoulder bag, now you don’t need anything larger than an i-pod to store 20,000 tunes . Mobile phones which were once the size of a house brick will now fit inside a cigarette packet & laptops have taken the place of a room full of computer hardware. LED’s are replacing the light bulb in every type of DJ lighting effect; in fact everything is getting smaller apart from the UK’s national debt, and of course the hire stock here at Powehouse Hire, which is, and has been growing along with our business continually throughout the economic downturn, and that is thanks to our continual investment in new equipment, and the unwaving support of our loyal clientelle; for which thank you all....... The next step is to increase the size of our warehouse space to accomadate all the new hire equipment which is on order and this will commence from the start of September 2010, and we plan to increase the size again during 2011/2012 to double the size of our current warehouse facility. So, where will we go from there; we’ll just have to wait and see….
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For more information please contact us on
020-8449-6711
Email us @
steve@discoequipmenthire.co.uk
News
NEW NEW NEW
- Revo stage staging system now available for hire. Provided in 2m x 1m lock together sections to make any size stage you need. See the Dancefloor & Staging section in the quick links on the left for full details.
NEW NEW NEW
- New Mackie SRM450 V2 Black active 400 watt speaker cabinet is now in STOCK & available for hire. See the Mackie equipment section in the quick links on the left for full details.
NEW NEW NEW
- Full goalpost tri truss lighting gantry systems now available for hire, any size from 3 metres up to 7 metres wide. See the Tripods & trussing in the quick links on the left for full details.
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- DJ Packages
- DJ Equipment
- Band Conference PA
- Special Effects
- Dancefloor & Staging
- Disco Lighting
- Band Lighting
- Karaoke
- Audio Visual
Unit 2, Hazel Green Works, Edward Road, New Barnet , EN4 8AZ
Tel: 020 8449 6711, Fax: 020 8447 5519
