Versatile Draping Options for Every Occasion
Our draping solutions are suitable for:
Stage backdrops and surrounds
Exhibition stands and product reveals
Band backdrops and DJ booths
Themed environments and immersive sets
We also offer a full range of accessories, including door surrounds, fire exit signs, valances, and custom fascia panels all designed to create a cohesive, polished look.
Elevate Your Event with Seamless Integration
Drape and starcloth hire is often the finishing touch that brings an event space together. At Premier, we go beyond basic hire, we integrate draping into the wider production design. Whether you're working with our AV, staging, or creative teams, we ensure your draping complements the lighting, branding, and layout of your event. Every element is considered to create a cohesive and visually striking environment.
We offer a range of customisation options to help you achieve a tailored look. From printed Foamex panels and scenic overlays to branded finishes and colour-matched fascia, our team can help you create a space that feels immersive and on-brand. Whether you're dressing a stage, dividing a venue, or building a backdrop for a product reveal, our draping solutions are designed to enhance the experience and elevate the aesthetic.
Our team is always on hand to advise on layout, coverage, and creative possibilities. We collaborate with you to understand your goals and recommend the right materials, configurations, and accessories to bring your vision to life. With flexible options and responsive support, we make sure your draping works seamlessly within the broader event production.
Event Design and Drape Planning
Creating the right backdrop for your event
Assessing venue layout and coverage needs
Advising on drape height, width, and configuration
Designing CAD layouts and integration plans
Coordinating with AV, staging, and scenic teams
Aligning draping with branding and creative direction
Setup, Operation, and Finishing
Delivering a clean, professional installation
Installing pipe and base systems up to 4m high
Hanging wool serge drapes and starclothsks
Managing accessories like valances and door surrounds
Ensuring symmetry, tension, and visual consistency
Supporting rehearsals and live transitions
Maintenance, Quality, and Flexibility
Providing draping that looks as good as it performs
Professionally cleaned and inspected before every hire
Stored and maintained in our Leicester warehouse
Flexible hire options for single or multi-day events
Customisation available for scenic and branded finishes
Fast turnaround and responsive support
Frequently Asked Questions:
Supply, installation, and removal. We assess the space, specify the right drape quantities and rigging method, install everything on site, and strike at the end. The finish is clean and professional — no raw edges, no trailing fabric, no visible rigging where it shouldn't be. Our crew treats the installation with the same care as any other element of the production.
We carry black wool serge drape in a range of sizes for masking and room transformation, and BWS LED starcloth in sizes from 3x2m up to 8x4m. The starcloth uses individually mapped LED fibre optics to create a high-quality night sky effect — far superior to cheaper alternatives. We also carry SHOWLED starcloth for larger installations.
Drape is most commonly used for masking — hiding unsightly walls, service doors, technical equipment, or empty space that would otherwise distract from the event. Starcloth creates a striking decorative backdrop, typically behind a stage or top table. Both are used to transform a venue space from a functional room into a designed environment.
Yes — always. Drape installation is more involved than it looks. Getting the tension, the height, and the joins right takes experience, and getting it wrong is very visible. Our crew installs everything neatly and removes it cleanly, leaving the venue in the same condition we found it.
Yes — and we'd always recommend it. Uplighting behind drape adds depth and colour to what would otherwise be a flat black surface. Starcloth works best when the ambient lighting in the room is low and controlled. We design the drape and lighting together as part of the overall room look, so the two elements work with each other rather than against each other.
What we do, all under one roof.
Event management. AV production. Content and creative. Custom builds and exhibition stands. Delegate tech. Studios. All in-house across five specialist brands, all talking to each other.
Whether you need one brand or all five, you're working with the same group throughout. No briefing five different suppliers. No version control nightmares. Just a single point of contact who knows your event inside out.
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The people behind the events.
These are our people - designers, producers, technicians, joiners, project managers. They'll be with you from the first brief to the last breakdown.
What we've been up to.
Case studies, industry views and a look at some of the events we've delivered. Worth a read.
