How 88 Events Began

88 Events Company Limited AKA 'The Event Design Experts' began life unofficially in the early 1990's when Sheila Samuels began to get the party planning bug.

After a few years on the dinner party and family gatherings circuit, Sheila decide to take the plunge professionally.

In late 1994, she quit the her retail business selling high-end children's fashion and so 88 Events was born.

Fast forward to the present day and Sheila, together with her son and business partner Marc, has grown 88 Events into one of the leading event design and event hire companies in the UK employing at the time of writing, 28 members of staff.

Our philosophy

The philosophy at 88 Events is straightforward whether you choose for us to design and project manage your event from start to finish or simply access the wonderful array of products in the hire division.

Whatever your choose, you can be certain that you will receive an unrivalled level of service and quality individually tailored to your requirements.

What‘s the name all about?

Well, back in 1994 when Sheila Samuels first decided to embark on a new journey into the events industry, she worked from a converted bathroom in her then family home.

The company grew very quickly until it took over most of the house and commercial premises were required but you’ve probably guessed it by now, the house number where it all started was of course no.88!

Click here to see an article on how 88 Events hire division came into being that explains more about our philosophy. "Birth of a Hire Company".