Display Stands: When Should You Purchase And When Should You Rent?
When deciding whether to buy a modular exhibition stand or to hire one, you need to consider your entire exhibition calendar as well as your budget. You might be able to utilise any exhibition stands you buy at other exhibitions, spreading the initial investment across several events.
Renting an exhibition stands can sometimes be the only sensible choice.
If you want to be at more than one event at the same time and you only have one exhibition stand, or none at all renting a modular exhibition display can provide cost-effective cover.
When your budget does not match the kind of impact you would like your exhibit to have, a rented stand can give your exhibit the desired boost without the expense of buying it.
If you dont have a busy exhibition schedule and just need a solution for a one-off event, hiring is the right choice.
When you exhibit internationally, hiring is often the perfect solution. You can avoid all of the expense and hassle involved with shipping internationally.
You need to look sensibly at whether you will use all or at least part of your exhibition stand after the event if you can it is better to purchase the stand than to hire one. Whichever option you choose, you will have the following costs:
Labour to build and dismantle your exhibit.
Graphics.
Transport to and from the venue.
On-site contractor fees.
If you choose to buy your exhibition stand, you should allow for:
Renewing your graphics and banners for each show.
Repair allowance of 10%.
Stand storage. Could you store the displays yourself, would you need to buy storage?
Consider the major benefits of modular display stands. They offer easier transport and greater flexibility. Considering your whole exhibition calendar and your budget, you may decide that the cost of buying the entire exhibition stand is not viable. With modular exhibition stands you can opt to purchase some of the individual components using the extras once and retaining more useful pieces. You might find that different venues present different challenges, with modular systems you can re-use them in different configurations. Modular stands can adapt to different exhibition layouts and designs easily when necessary.
