Most products listed on this page are also available for sale new at discounted prices either in our online shop or by calling 0870 345 0352.
The Sound & Light Company
hires a wide range of technical equipment including Audio (Live Music / Disco
/ Public Address), Lighting Systems, Power Distribution, Truss & Rigging
systems, Staging, and Audio Visual systems including Projectors & Screens.
This can be 'dry' hired or hired as part of an installed system.
The hire department is available along the South Coast of England, from Bournemouth, to Brighton and the Isle of Wight and Surrey to the North of the area.
This section of the web site highlights part of our hire inventory however we offer much more.
We do not currently provide an
on-line booking system although you can create an equipment list for your project
which will be sent electronically to one of our Customer Service Representatives
who will call you back with a quotation and further assistance.
email: hire@sound-light-company.co.uk
or Tel: 0870 345 0352 Fax: 0870 774 0357
SERVICES OFFERED:
Please note. Large items are only available for hire within a 40 mile radius of Portsmouth (including Isle of Wight).
***** NEW ***** LASER HIRE from Only £ 20.00 Per Night ***** NEW *****
Now Offering Lasers for Rental
Trilcolour Laser 
100mW Green Laser
Basic
DIY DJ Disco Party Pack - Only £ 49.00 Per
Night
Complete Disco Package
including:
Roadshow
DIY DJ Disco Party Package - Only £ 89.00 Per
Night.
Complete
Disco Package including:
NEW
- 4kW or 8kW TurboSound Live Music PA system - With Sound Engineer & Technician
per Night - POA.
Complete
Live Music PA system including:
LIGHTING
SYSTEM - Up to 36 x PAR 64 Lanterns on Lighting Truss System.
Complete
Lighting System including:
Smoke, Bubble & Snow Machines
Complete
Effects Machines including:
Audio, Visual Equipment.
Complete
Audio Visual Equipment includes:
Note: Delivery, Setup
and Collection at extra charge POA.
All Prices Shown Include VAT..
Terms and Conditions of Hire
Hire Rates:
Prices shown are for single items. Discounts are available for hire of multiple
items - contact our hire department for details.
We offer a full hire service across the Isle of Wight, including, Cowes, Newport, Freshwater, Ryde, Ventnor, Bembridge
Daily Rate: A period of time lasting no more than 24 hours from the collection
until to the return the following working day. (A collection at 10am Monday
must be returned by 10am on Tuesday).
Weekly Rate: Any period up to 7 days and any 7 days thereafter, collected and
returned within opening hours.
Collection/Delivery of Hire
You may collect the hire equipment from our premises or we can arrange delivery
to your home or business address.
When a delivery is required, a charge will be levied dependant on the size and
weight of the equipment.
Although basic training will be given upon collection of the equipment, we can
also offer trained personnel to assist with the setting up and/or operation
of the equipment.
How to Order
Either by telephone, fax or email.
We will require all of the following:
Start date of the hire
Finish date of the hire
A list of equipment to be hired.
Whether you require delivery or collection.
Where the equipment will be used.
Payment: This is due on collection of the equipment. A deposit of £100.00 is
also required.
Hire Conditions
PLEASE REMEMBER:
Two forms of identification are required when collecting the equipment, this
must include proof of address.
Payment by cash or cleared funds, (cheques must be paid five days prior to the
starting hire date).
Insurance
You are responsible for the insurance of goods on hire and will be liable for
any damage or loss.
All equipment is supplied on the following terms
Ownership of Equipment
All equipment hired from the Sound & Light Company remains the sole property
of the Sound & Light Company, or any company from which a sub-hire may have
been effected. The Hirer must not in any way dispose of the equipment by way
of sale, lease, lease hire, loan or pledge the equipment by way of mortgage,
security or any other means to any third party.
The hirer is responsible for returning the equipment in good working condition
at the end of the hire period or shall be liable to pay the Sound & Light
Company the cost of replacement of the same or equivalent new equipment.
No equipment may be taken outside the mainland of England and Wales or on any
boat (except river crossing or Isle of Wight ferry) or aircraft without the
express consent of the Sound & Light Company.
Periods of hire
Casual / Short Term Hire
The minimum period of hire shall be one day for equipment without an operator.
Contract / Long Term Hire
Minimum period of hire shall be six calendar months. Termination of hire requires
one month's notice of termination advised to the Sound & Light Company in
writing. In the event that a contract is terminated by the hirer before the
completion of the contract term then the Sound & Light Company reserve the
right to amend the hire charge in ratio of the number of full and part months
completed.
Consumables and Equipment Supplies
When consumables (e.g. Batteries, Gaffer Tape, Cable Ties, Recording Tapes /
Disks etc) are used in connection with a hire these will be chargeable at normal
retail prices.
Where equipment is supplied at the same time as a Hire or a special build of
staging etc undertaken these will be chargeable at retail prices / cost of build
etc.
PAYMENT TERMS
Casual/Short Term Hire 1 - 7 days
Payment on or before delivery of any equipment to the Hirer
7 days to five months
First Period up to 31st day of first full month of hire due on or before delivery
of any equipment to the Hirer. Subsequent periods due monthly on or before 1st
day of new period.
Contract/Long Term Hire
Invoices will be rendered on first day of hire for period up to 31st of first
full month of contract. Thereafter monthly on 1st day of Month.
Payment terms 15 days from date of invoice
Late Payment
In the event that payment of any invoice is not received by the Sound &
Light Company by the due date, then the Sound & Light Company may at their
discretion, collect the equipment, add interest at the rate of 2.5 % per day
on the value of all charges on the invoice, make charges for letters, faxes,
phones calls, travel cost and time etc made to attempt recovery / payment and
also place the overdue account with their credit managers, for appropriate action,
whose debt recovery charges shall be added to the hire charge and payable by
the hirer. A minimum charge of £10.00 may be made for any late payment.
Retention of Title
Title in any equipment or consumables (e.g. recording tapes and the copyright
to any recording made thereon) does not pass to the purchaser / hirer until
all monies due to the Sound & Light Company on any outstanding Invoice has
been paid in full.
Return of Equipment
Equipment must be returned by hirer on or before noon on the day following the
last day of hire period unless an extension of hire period has been requested
and granted or the Sound & Light Company have agreed to collect or receive
the equipment at a latter time.
Late returned equipment will be subject to our Daily Hire Fee for each day or
part day until returned to the Sound & Light Company or a payment for the
full replacement cost has been made.
Should the Sound & Light Company have to make any phone calls, FAX, or Email
regarding non-returned equipment a minimum charge of £10.00 will be made. Should
the Sound & Light Company have to travel to any location to recover the
equipment the cost of such recovery will be chargeable at our normal Engineering
Rates, plus mileage, subject to a minimum charge of £75.00.
Responsibility for Equipment
The Hirer will be responsible for the equipment during the hire period, for
damage, loss and Third Party Claims arising out of use of equipment. Any loss
or damage must be reported to the Sound & Light Company immediately. In
the case of loss or theft the facts should also be reported to your nearest
Police Station.
Hirers are advised to ensure that they have adequate Insurance Cover for Equipment
and a minimum of £1 million for Third Party Claims (Note: - some venues may
require a higher value).
Lamp failure
Replace the faulty lamp with the spare provided.
Return the faulty lamp in the carton from which the new one was taken
Inform us of the substitution when equipment is returned
All spare lamps, leads, take-up reels and slide magazines not returned will
be charged for at current retail prices.
Fuse Failure
The Sound & Light Company will not supply spare fuses with
any hired equipment (except where lamp failure is known to be a likely contributory
cause).
Fuses are in equipment for safety reasons thus in most instances when a fuse
has blown it is to be assumed that equipment needs investigation by a competent
person before replacement. Engineers who wish to replace fuses must obtain permission
from ourselves before proceeding with any replacement.
RCD Trips
Residual Current Breakers, are fitted to some of the mains distribution boxes
we may supply to you. These offer a high protection against electrocution but
in some field environments can trip for little apparent reason. Having checked
the system for probable faults, e.g damp ingress into equipment, users may reset.
However, if tripping persists a full investigation should be made for fault/s.
MCB Trips
MCB's will trip in response to a current overload at a much faster speed to
cartridge or wire fuses. Users, should ensure that the load on the affected
circuit is reduced to the rated load of the MCB, after this correction re-setting
the MCB should restore the system. However, if part of the load on a circuit
are high power audio amplifiers, such as we supply with a number of our systems,
occasionally although the load on the circuit appears to be below the rating
of the MCB it will trip. This is due to "inrush" current. To solve
this problem, turn off amplifiers, re-set MCB, then turn on amplifiers one at
a time.
Cable Failures
In event of suspected cable failure or damage to cables which causes failure
Hirer must segregate this cable and return it to the Sound & Light Company
separately for our inspection and repair. Unless it is obvious that damage has
been cause by misuse or other deliberate act The Sound & Light Company will
not normally charge for repair.
Hirers may arrange repair of failed cables by competent person with appropriate
tools and test equipment should this be desirable to enable event to proceed.
But must identify such cable/s for subsequent inspection by ourselves on return
of equipment.
Equipment Failure
Whilst every care is taken in the maintenance of equipment, no guarantee is
given that failure will not occur. In the event of a failure the liability of
The Sound & Light Company is limited to the cancellation of all or part
of the hire fee according to the circumstances at our discretion.
No liability can be accepted for failure due to misuse by the Hirer or due to
any damage to equipment whilst on hire from what ever cause.
No liability can be accepted for any consequential loss incurred by the Hirer.
Emergency Call Out
Where Hirer requests that The Sound & Light Company attend site due to apparent
equipment failure, Hirer will be liable to a charge for Engineering Services
whether or not a fault is subsequently found with the equipment.
Non Delivery
Every reasonable effort will be made to supply equipment and services requested
but The Sound & Light Company cannot be held responsible for:-
Late or non delivery of equipment obtained from outside sources
Late arrival due to transport breakdown, traffic and weather conditions
Cancellations due to industrial action, fire, flood, theft, etc
Delays caused by non-return of equipment from a previous hire.
Cancellation
Cancellation Hire Fees will be charged at the following rates: -
30 or more days before 1st day of expected hire nil.
29 15 days prior to commencement 25% of quoted hire fee
14 7 days prior to commencement 50% of quoted hire fee
7 3 days prior to commencement 50% of quoted hire fee plus 50% of quoted
engineering services fees
Less than 48 hours before 08.00hrs of day of commencement 100% of all fees due,
except mileage costs and unexpended consumable costs.
Non Returned Deposits for equipment or transport hire fees or cost of specially
purchased consumables etc incurred by The Sound & Light Company will be
chargeable to Hirer in all circumstances.
Availability
Equipment is offered subject to availability
Right to Refuse Custom
We reserve the right to refuse to hire equipment to any person, firm or organisation
without stating a reason.
Prices
Hire Fees
Quoted Price will be held for equipment as specified in quote. Additional equipment
supplied will be subject to current Hire Charges. Postponed events or similar
events on another date will always be subject to separate quotation.
Engineering Services / Mileage / Consumables
Quotation has been based on our estimate of expected time, distance usage etc.
The Sound & Light Company reserves the right to make additional charges
based on actual time and usage etc.
To enable customers to comply with payment terms, interim invoices may have
been prepared prior to event; thus additional Invoices may be raised.
Copyrights / Performing Rights etc
The Sound & Light Company is not responsible for the seeking or paying of
any Copyright or Performing Rights for any music, play, poem or other material
played or performed using any of our equipment.
Hirers and organisers of events are strongly advised to check their usage of
any material with the Performing Rights Society, Mechanical Copyright Protection
Society, individual copyright holders etc before proceeding with their event.
Other Licences
The Hirer shall be responsible for the seeking and paying of any Licence required
by Local Authorities etc for the event at which the equipment is used. This
shall include the cost of any licence or inspection relating directly to the
use of the equipment supplied by The Sound & Light Company.
Note: In respect of Licences for use of Radio Microphones The Sound & Light
Company will arrange these on behalf of the Hirer and re-charge them at cost,
if required.
Use of Equipment for Defamatory Messages or to Incite Racial or other Prejudices
or Blasphemy or Criminal Activity or Terroist Activity
The Sound & Light Company expressly forbids the use of equipment by any
person or group of persons who use or are likely to use the equipment to promote
any idea, which does or might promote racial, religious, gender or sexual discrimination
either in this Country or Overseas against any individual or group of individuals.
Or the use of blasphemous or profane language by any speaker or group of speakers
using the equipment. Or the promotion of or incitement to any Criminal Activity
or Terrorist Activity.
In the event of any such use, in the opinion of a Director or employee of The
Sound & Light Company. The Sound & Light Company reserves the right
to immediately silence such a speaker, switch off, disable and remove the equipment
so that no further statements of such a nature can be made using our equipment.
In the event of such silencing, disabling or removal the Hirer, even if not
personally making the statements, shall be liable for the full Hire Fees as
if the equipment had been in use for the full booked time. The decision taken
by the Director or Employee at the time of the speech will be considered sufficient
and final in all circumstances.
The Sound & Light Company will permit the use of the equipment by legitimate
Political Parties and Campaigning Groups for election addresses etc. However,
we may restrict such use to Parties / Issues which would be supported by the
Directors.
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