Nick LX Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 How much would you expect to pay for this. I have been given this quotation..: (this is one night hire on a Friday and I will be picking up and dropping off)4 x I Rocks. @ £20.00 each. Total £80.00.4 x MAC 300 Wash Lights. @ £70.00 each. Total £280.00.1 x Star Haze machine. @ £50.00.1 x Peasouper Dry Ice Machine. @ £45.002 x 3ft LED Batterns. @ £25.00 each. Total £50.00.4 x Powerdrive Stands and Big Ben Clamps and Two 10ft Barrels. @ £6.00 each. Total £24.00.Cables. @ £20.00.Masterpeice 108. @ £75.00. Also what hire shops are there close to Wimbledon. I have come across LHS and White Light already. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benscrawford Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Couldn't give you a quote on that, but another company fairly close to Wimbledon is Essential Lighting in East Molesey. Have worked with them before and have been rather helpful. HTH Ben edit: for dodgy codes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niclights Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Looks reasonable at a glance. Except for the Masterpiece maybe.... Make sure you have any necessary mains distribution included in the cabling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
son of lx dad Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Essential would most probably be beyond that price range for any of this kit.LHS may be able to provide most of that, though may struggle with the LED batterns and the I Rocks.White Light do not own any I Rocks and may struggle with the Masterpiece. I doubt you would get all of the cabling and distro from any of these companies for only £20. Please not all of the above is just from memory and I do not represent any of the above companies. No online advice is a substitute for picking up the phone. I would suggest that the quote you have seems quite reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick LX Posted May 30, 2008 Author Share Posted May 30, 2008 Thanks, I will definetley be in touch with these companies, I just wanted comparisons though. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunk_1984 Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 10 out of 10? http://www.10outof10.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HobitLight Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 How much would you expect to pay for this. I have been given this quotation..: (this is one night hire on a Friday and I will be picking up and dropping off)4 x MAC 300 Wash Lights. @ £70.00 each. Total £280.00.(My bold)I think that £70 for one night is exeptionally expensive for a MAC 300! I recently found this website with pretty good rates of hire. I havn't actually used them but they are the cheapest I have seen. The do MAC 500/600s for £65 a week and MAC 250 Washes for £45 a week. With your £280 allocated for the MAC 300s for a day you could hire 6 Martin MAC 250s for a week and have money spare! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Pearce Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 From my limited experience Impact are a good company, with good kit. I'd agree that £70 for a single day hire of a MAC300 is a tad pricier than average. I'd be expecting closer to £50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eviljohn2 Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 Maybe Point Source in Sutton?www.pslx.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick LX Posted May 31, 2008 Author Share Posted May 31, 2008 Maybe Point Source in Sutton?www.pslx.co.uk If I get a reply from them, it looks like it would most likely be them. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 A couple of observations... 1) Posting a break down of each item isn't really going to help. Any hire company will look at the whole package and base any discount on the bottom line. That discount might then be applied as a bottom line percentage or they might discount some items in the package more than others to bring the overall price down. 2) You'll get the best discounts if you build up a relationship with, and stick to, one supplier. Whilst it doesn't hurt to have a look around from time to time to make sure they are still competitive no company is going to give you their best prices if they don't expect repeat business from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick LX Posted June 2, 2008 Author Share Posted June 2, 2008 Well considering this is for a private party of mine, it is hard to get to know the hire companies. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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