If you are searching for plastic chairs for hire near me, you probably need plenty of seats, delivered quickly, at a fair price. Moulded plastic chairs are the workhorse of South African events: funerals at the family home, church services, stokvels, school meetings and parties in the yard. They stack, they wipe clean and they stand up to sun. Tell us how many, the colour and the address once, and independent hire firms near you quote you directly. The request is free, with no obligation to accept any quote.
Types of plastic chairs
Plastic chairs are moulded polypropylene, and hire stock comes in a few kinds:
- Armless chairs, the most common, which seat closer together in rows
- Chairs with arms, more comfortable for elders and long services
- Heavy duty chairs with thicker legs, which carry more weight and last longer
- White, the usual colour, and black, which hides dust and suits evening events
Dress them with stretch covers and sashes and they work at a wedding reception too.
Plastic chairs for hire near me: how many and how to lay them out
Count the guests and add about 5% spare. In rows, a chair takes roughly 0.8 m² with aisles, so 300 chairs need about 240 m² of floor, and a tent of that size or more. Leave a centre aisle and side aisles, and keep exits clear. For meals, order trestle tables too: a 1.8 m trestle seats 6 to 8. Armless chairs suit rows; chairs with arms suit the family and elders in front.
Delivery, weather and common mistakes
Plastic chairs come in stacks of about ten to twenty, wrapped in film, and are usually dropped on a bakkie or truck before the weekend for a funeral. Unwrap them on a flat surface; stacks on a slope topple. Wind is the main risk: empty light chairs blow over in a Cape south-easter, so stack them when not in use. A chair left in the sun for days is fine, but a leg cracked by standing on it will be charged. Count stacks with the driver and stack them back the same way.
What affects the price and what to ask
Plastic chairs are among the cheapest to hire, so transport often makes up much of the bill. Larger orders usually bring the price per chair down. Ask:
- Is the price for a day or a weekend?
- Are the chairs heavy duty, and are they clean?
- Can you add a tent, tables and covers, and quote transport once?
- What is the deposit, and when is it paid back?
For a funeral, also confirm the delivery day and the collection day after the after-tears, so the chairs are not taken away too early.
What to include in your request
- Number of chairs, plus about 5% spare
- White or black, with or without arms
- Date, and when they must arrive
- Full address and access for the truck
- Tent, tables or covers if needed
Plastic Chair Hire for different events
- Families and home celebrations: seating in the yard for a birthday, a lobola, a braai or a family gathering
- Weddings and engagements: budget reception seating dressed with stretch covers and coloured sashes for the day
- Funerals, memorials and unveilings: rows of chairs under a tent at the family home, then the after-tears
- Companies, conferences and functions: extra seats for a staff briefing, a factory year-end or an open day
- Churches and faith gatherings: rows of chairs for a revival, a tent crusade or an outdoor Easter service
- Schools, colleges and universities: parents' evenings, sports days and assemblies when the hall runs out of seats
- Municipalities, clubs and communities: an imbizo, a stokvel meeting, a clinic day or a community market
- Venues, caterers, decorators and planners: bulk stacking chairs for caterers and tent firms on busy funeral weekends
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Plastic Chair Hire by province and city
- Johannesburg
- Pretoria
- Centurion
- Midrand
- Sandton
- Randburg
- Roodepoort
- Krugersdorp
- Randfontein
- Germiston
- Boksburg
- Benoni
- Kempton Park
- Alberton
- Vanderbijlpark
- Vereeniging
- Durban
- Pinetown
- Pietermaritzburg
- Richards Bay
- Newcastle
- Ladysmith
- Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
- East London
- Kariega (Uitenhage)
- Mthatha
- Cape Town
- Bellville
- Paarl
- Stellenbosch
- George
- Worcester
- eMalahleni (Witbank)
- Middelburg
- Secunda
- Mbombela (Nelspruit)
- Rustenburg
- Brits
- Klerksdorp
- Potchefstroom
- Mahikeng
- Polokwane
- Tzaneen
- Kimberley
- Upington
- Bloemfontein
- Welkom
- Sasolburg