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CUSTOM & BESPOKE

At Purvis Marquees we are experienced in the design and manufacture of custom built frame structures canopies and tensile structures for hire (and for sale).

Frame structure marquees can be manufactured in a range of sizes, colours, shapes, and styles. A custom built frame structure or tensile structure allows you more flexibility in the custom elements of the finished product.

From concept to design we will bring the best and unique structures that go to the edges of structural capabilities. And because we manufacture to the specification we are able to give very precise insights into the abilities of the structures you would like created.

We have a heritage in tensile structure manufacturing and design. Every project is viewed on its own merit and we make a point of providing efficient and safe solutions. Purvis value our clients along with every project and member of our team. We still have a foreman who working with us who started in the 1970’s. All the experience learned over the years is passed on to every member of the team. We find this an essential requirement when it comes to providing bespoke and unique projects, they often create challenges otherwise not experienced in our day-to-day projects.

We love a challenge with the structural engineering and problem solving that custom builds bring. Can this be done, we are asked, “of course it can”; let us come up with a solution, design the structure for you and install everything with both a safety and aesthetic mindset throughout.

Our clients include:

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
The Great Run Company
Essential Edinburgh, Central Business Improvement District
Ryder Cup Gleneagles Scotland 2014
Pagodas at The House of Holyrood Palace
A 30M Clearspan marquee for University Graduation ceremony
Royal Garden Party at the Palace of Holyrood House

CASE STUDY

Essential Edinburgh

Situation

In conjunction with Edinburgh City Councils Experimental Traffic Regulations Order (ETRO) Essential Edinburgh planned to bring some of the restaurants on Edinburgh city centres George Street out onto the street as part of the trial on part-pedestrianisation of this iconic city centre area. Creating a better vibe and allowing the businesses involved to increase their capacity and provide a unique experience for their guests.

Task

Purvis Marquees were approached to provide an aesthetically pleasing temporary solution for this long-term project that would need to stand up to the erratic Scottish weather and the council’s strict building control.

Action

Giulio Barbieri pagoda marquees were imported from the factory in Italy for their clean white finish and unique look adapted to strengthen the structures to allow them to cope with high winds experienced in the city. In total there were seven complete restaurants constructed with various client-specific finishes.

Result

Beautiful outdoor glazed restaurant extensions which provided customers with a unique dining experience. The structures and were signed off by building control and in place for a year.

Essential Edinburgh manage the Edinburgh New Town city centre Business Improvement District. The area covered stretches from Charlotte Square to the new St. James Centre.

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Edinburgh City Council gave the go-ahead for marquees to be erected along George Street in time for the festival in 2014 as part of their Experimental Traffic Regulations Order (ETRO). The council had been promoting the idea of Alfresco dining to encourage tourism and business within the city with a trial part road closure along this iconic city centre destination. Purvis Marquees were approached by Essential Edinburgh who are the BID team for the area tasked with finding a solution that would attract the businesses on George Street and relied on the project teams expertise to adapt the structures so they could be signed off by building control and withstand the often unpredictable weather experienced in the city over a long period of time.

Giulio Barbieri pagoda units were presented as an option due to their aesthetic qualities and unusual outside frame. Variations of the structures were provided for individual clients requests including fulling glazed sliding side panels, soft window walls sides on a sliding clack system. Essential Edinburgh arranged the installation of raised decking systems with concrete ballasting incorporated into the substructure. Bracing wires and anchors were also installed to provide structural wind resistance.

A complex build commenced in a busy city centre area with certain sections of George Street being closed off as the build progressed. The finished look was amazing with these elegant white pagodas becoming focal points along this famous street with customers experiencing a unique dining experience. Sides could be opened in the hot weather and be closed and heated in the colder winter months.

Even with gale force winds during the winter, the structures stood strong due to the additional fixings and bracing. Once the contract had come to an end, the restaurants sold off the structures or moved them to different locations to be used again.

CLIENT FEEDBACK

In 2013 Essential Edinburgh was approached by the City of Edinburgh Council to look at utilising the on-street space their Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) for George Street would create.

Essential Edinburgh is a Business Improvement District (BID), a private not-for-profit company entirely funded through a business levy paid by businesses within our area. The most sustainable and impactful way to support our businesses within the city centre during the ETRO was to create additional al-fresco dining opportunities along the length of the street.

We engaged Purvis Marquees to look at the possibilities and practicalities of creating temporary, attractive and affordable dining areas that would be suitable regardless of the Scottish weather and would be in place for the extent of the ETRO.

The options they presented provided our restaurants and cafes with a choice of attractive marquees that could be tailored to each business’s requirements and budgets. Due to the length of duration of the ETRO, and potential for unpredictable weather, Purvis installed additional ballast and fixings to ensure the marquees were safe and signed off by the Council’s Building Control.

Purvis were highly professional and offered a high level support and expertise to the project and businesses involved.

Purvis Marquee Hire Ltd

4b East Mains, Ingliston Road
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH28 8NB

Freephone - 0800 026 8451
0131 335 3685
(24 Hour - Emergency Contact)

Purvis Marquee Hire Ltd

4b East Mains, Ingliston Road
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK, EH28 8NB

Freephone - 0800 026 8451
0131 335 3685

(24 Hour - Emergency Contact)

 

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