Bring spring to your event with these ideas
Spring is a time of happiness and the start of celebrating the outdoors and the start of a beautiful new season. It is easy to bring Spring into your event with these easy ideas.
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How to create an inviting atmosphere when using a marquee tent.
A marquee tent is a great way to create a venue where there was no venue previously. It can create magic from nothing. As wonderful as marquee tents are they can look and feel like a cave if you do not decorate it and plan it properly. Never fear we are here to help with a few tips to ensure your venue is warm and inviting.
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Three top tips to create a magical women’s day celebration
Women’s day is celebrated in South Africa on the 9th of August. The day commemorates the march of 20 000 women in 1956 to the Union Buildings in Pretoria where they were petitioning against the country’s laws that if you are a person of colour you were required to carry paperwork, known as a pass, to control segregation during apartheid. We are proud to say that our beautiful country has come a long way since those days, so on the 9th of August we celebrate those brave women then and now in our society.
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Winter Wonderland – Tips on Hosting Events in Winter
June is the coldest month in Johannesburg, with temperatures plummeting into the negative end of the thermometer. Over the years we’ve picked up some skills on the job to battle the frigid conditions. Here’s how we keep it cosy when the weather is chilly.
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5 Things that changed our working world
When we started 46 years ago having a computer in the office was a silly thought. After all they were massive whirring giants that occupied whole rooms! But can you imagine an office space without one, on every desk, today?
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5 Unique Easter Games to Play with Your Family
We’ve been in the business for four decades. Over this time we’ve seen our fair share of unique events and ideas, but non as inventive as around Easter.
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Lights, Camera, and Action. Behind the Scenes of the MPR Hiring Shoot
For 46 years Derek and I have been in the industry of setting up, not just venues, but also creating theaters where extraordinary memories can be made.
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Tools of the Trade
Many of us have had the tricky job of setting up a tent, although some of us do it on a larger scale, like MPR Hiring. Over the last 46 years the tools of the trade have moved away from just plain muscles and a sledgehammer to automated pulley systems that can erect ballroom sized marquees.
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