Catering equipment hire in Runcorn.

Getting to Runcorn from our depot

Runcorn is nine miles from the depot and one of the closest towns we cover across the water. The bridge is the only thing between us, so a Runcorn delivery is usually a morning job with the van back before lunch. The same run takes in Widnes, Frodsham, Helsby and the Warrington side, so those postcodes are priced below too.

Most work on this side of the bridge is community centres, sports and social clubs, village halls and marquees in gardens — buffet runs, chafing dishes, trestles and a bar rather than a full plated banquet. That fits the Citroën Dispatch nine times out of ten, which keeps the delivery on the lower mileage rate. It is also the sort of venue where the kitchen is a serving hatch and a domestic cooker, so the hot cupboards, bains marie and water boilers do the real work. Worth knowing: a hall with a single 13 amp socket in the serving area will not run an electric water boiler and a hot cupboard at once, so tell us what the power situation is and we will send gas where it makes more sense.

What delivery costs to Runcorn

Measured from L27 0YA. Delivery and collection are two separate return journeys, and both are included in the figures below.

Each visit is £1.50 a mile (Dispatch) or £2.00 a mile (Luton) on the road miles there and back, minimum £50 a visit. Tolls for the Mersey Gateway or Silver Jubilee bridge, parking and permits are added at cost. Loading and unloading is £12.50 per started half hour. If you would rather collect, pick up from L27 0YA and there is no delivery charge at all. Every figure is confirmed on your written quote.

What we hire

The same 240 items go out to Runcorn as anywhere else. Nine collections, one van, one collection afterwards.

A worked example

A hundred guests, a three-course meal, delivered to WA5 and collected two days later, using our standard rates and an approximate road distance — your quote uses the actual route.

Collecting from the depot yourself removes the delivery line entirely, which on this example saves £125.00. Plenty of Runcorn customers with a van or a big estate car do exactly that for the smaller hires. The equipment itself is quoted separately against your list — send us the guest count and we will price the whole thing in writing.

Before you book in Runcorn

• Give us the venue postcode, not the town. 6 to 15 miles is a real spread across Runcorn, and the price follows the postcode.
• Tell us about the crossing. If your route needs the Mersey Gateway or Silver Jubilee bridge, the toll is added to your quote at cost, along with any parking or permit charges.
• Photograph the access if you are hiring ovens, fridges, hot cupboards or bars. Door widths and steps decide the crew and the time.
• Book early for a Saturday. Summer Saturdays go first, and so do the hog roast and paella kit.