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Ordering and hiring products

Hire products such as tables, swing boards & floral displays from Campus Services or contact the Central Stores team to order gases and maintenance supplies.

Order products from Central Stores

Cleaning and maintenance products

We stock and supply over 2,500 cleaning and maintenance products. Our products are at very competitive prices.

Use the product catalogue, noting product codes and availability. Place your order through Agresso. If you get validation error when ordering on Agresso, please call us on 01225 386652 and we'll help solve the issue.

If you need a product urgently, please call us.

Industrial and special gases

We order BOC Industrial and Special Gases and manage their safe storage in the 4W Gas Cylinder Stores.

Gas delivery times can vary depending on availability and the complexity of the gas mix. Delivery time can vary from next day to 3 weeks.

Call us on 01225 386652 to discuss your requirements.

Request new stock items

If we don't have a product you use often, we may be able to stock this for you. Use the stock request form or call us on 01225 386652 to discuss your requirements.

Hire chairs

We have a total of 500 chairs available for you to hire.

Chairs are available at a cost of 25p per chair per day. Please note that we only have 100 matching chairs.

To make a booking, please raise an Agresso order using the supplier code 80002 and product code P-XRE-951 giving the following information:

  • date
  • location
  • number of chairs required
  • contact details

Please give plenty of notice as there can be a high demand for chairs throughout the year.

For queries please contact Adrian Price

Hire trestle tables

You can hire trestle tables at a cost of £2 per table per day.

Tables are six feet by three feet.

To make a booking, please raise an Agresso order using the supplier code 80002 and product code P-XRE-951 giving the following information:

  • date
  • location
  • number of tables required
  • contact details

Please give a minimum 48 hours notice when raising the Agresso order as there can be a high demand for tables throughout the year. Any requests received after this period cannot be guaranteed.

Any damaged tables will be charged to you or your department.

For queries please contact Adrian Price

Floral displays, plants and flowers

You can order temporary floral displays for events or permanent displays for reception areas from the Landscape team.

We provide floral displays arranged using a variety of indoor foliage and flowering plants in white planters, either rectangular or circular.

You can order floral displays for many occasions including graduation ceremonies, ceremonial dinners, conferences and lectures. Any event using the campus as its venue can request floral displays. Departments can also order permanent displays for reception areas.

Please contact Andy Veale with any questions.

Request a display for an event

Requests and firm orders should be placed at least 10 to 15 days prior to the event date via TOPdesk

Charges are based on the amount of labour involved in the preparation, delivery and subsequent collection of the displays after the event. The purchase of extra seasonal stock if necessary will also incur a cost.

Please contact Andy Veale with any questions.

Request a permanent display

To request a permanent floral display please submit an order via TOPdesk.

Setting up a new permanent floral display has a one-off set up charge which covers labour time and resources. The charge will be between £120 and £150.

Each display has an annual maintenance charge.

  • £150 for a small display

  • £230 for a large display

Please contact Andy Veale with any questions.

Hire poster boards

You can order poster boards and notice boards through Agresso. They are 71" (180.3cm) in height by 36" (91.4cm) wide.

The poster boards are available in sets of two panels and four panels.

  • a two panel set is £4 per day.
  • a four panel set is £8 per day.

Please use Velcro fasteners to attach items to the board and do not use pins. Do not separate individual boards from each other, this will cause them to break. Poster boards are not permitted to be used in external (outside) areas. Any damage to boards will be charged to you or your department.

To make a booking, please raise an Agresso order using the supplier code 80002 and product code P-XRE-951 giving the following information:

  • date
  • location
  • number of poster boards required
  • contact details

Please give a minimum of 48 hours notice when raising the Agresso order as there can be a high demand for poster boards throughout the year. Requests received after this period cannot be guaranteed.

For queries please contact Adrian Price

Hire swing boards

You can order swing boards at a cost of 25p per board per day.

To make a booking, please raise an Agresso order using the supplier code 80002 and product code P-XRE-951 giving the following information:

  • date
  • location
  • number of swing boards required
  • contact details

Please give plenty of notice as there can be a high demand for swing boards at certain points throughout the year, such as Department Open Days and Campus Open Day.

For queries please contact Adrian Price

See the Central Stores catalogue