Welcome to the website of Thorns Group, the United Kingdom's leading independent supplier of equipment, services and expertise to the events, exhibitions and conference sectors.

With offices in London, Manchester and Birmingham, we offer more than a million items of furniture and equipment for hire. Our vast stock includes chairs, tables, office furniture, china, cutlery, glassware, silverware, linen and bar furniture, together with designer floral arrangements, plasma screens, specialist carpeting and flooring. We also offer a wide range of electrical and lighting services – and can supply bespoke furnishings to match any theme or corporate identity.

Our award-winning service is provided through four specialist divisions – Thorns Furniture and Catering Hire, Camden Special Events, Camden Exhibition Services and Classic Technical Services.

Equipment is stored in temperature-controlled warehousing units, while our market-leading facilities also include state-of-the-art dishwashing and furniture cleaning facilities, as well as an eco-friendly paint shop complete with environmentally friendly water wash spray booths. Other features include a workshop and upholstery shop.

The group tackles assignments at many of the United Kingdom’s leading venues – including London’s Earls Court and ExCeL, Birmingham’s NEC and ICC and Manchester’s G-Mex centre – while we supply to a host of top sporting events, such as Henley Royal Regatta, Open Golf Championship and Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships. Our staff have also been called on to supply equipment to a range of assignments in mainland Europe.

Thorns Group's achievements have twice been recognised by Guinness World Records, while the group has received a succession of top accolades, including being the only British winner at the Special Event 2003, the highly acclaimed event industry “Oscars” hosted in Florida. We’ve been featured for three consecutive years in the prestigious Inner City 100 league table, a government-backed listing of the 100 fastest-growing companies based in the UK’s core urban areas – and we’ve even been included in Europe’s 500, a high-profile directory of the most rapidly expanding companies across the whole continent.

However, while we regularly provide equipment to the UK's largest hospitality events, we are proud to remain a key supplier to many thousands of smaller-scale functions such as weddings, private parties and family celebrations.