About Exeter Generator Hire
Exeter Generator Hire is proudly run by the dynamic duo, Paul and Leoni, who are celebrating their 12th year of providing top-quality generator hire in Exeter and across Devon. They also own and run Cornwall Generator Hire as well, but despite the challenges faced by the events industry in the past couple of years, they have continued to thrive and ensure that events in the region have the power they need.
Paul the electrician
Let’s meet Paul, the brilliant electrician behind it all. With a strong background in electrical maintenance and technical installations, Paul’s expertise is unmatched. Having started his career in the family business, he quickly discovered his passion for stage and event electrical work. Working on everything from small festivals to huge headline acts, he realized there was a gap in the market for a reliable independent business that could provide temporary power for events, regional festivals, and weddings. And that’s how Exeter Generator Hire was born, with Paul’s trusty companions, Walter and Albert – a pair of 50 KVA generators.
But Paul’s vision goes beyond just supplying generators. He understands the importance of creating a captivating ambience around the event space. With his keen eye for detail, he often surprises customers by enhancing the surroundings with carefully placed lighting. Picture returning to the site after an installation, only to find the trees illuminated in vibrant colours, adding a touch of magic to the whole experience.
Leoni, event coordinator and customer care
Now, let’s turn our attention to Leoni, the heart and soul of Exeter Generator Hire. In charge of customer care and event coordination, Leoni brings a personal touch to every event. Her genuine passion for people, organizational skills, and commitment to providing exceptional customer care make her an invaluable asset. When you choose Exeter Generator Hire, you’re not just getting equipment; you’re getting a dedicated partner who treats your event as if it were her own. Leoni goes above and beyond to alleviate the pressure by liaising with suppliers and ensuring seamless coordination with marquee suppliers and catering teams. Her wealth of event management experience becomes evident when assisting customers with ticketed events. Leoni is always ready to share her knowledge, offering valuable tips and advice to event organizers.
And let’s not forget the other members of our incredible team! Harry, who honed his skills under Paul’s wing, supports the electrical installations and maintenance with impeccable attention to detail. Georgia, our social media guru, brings our stories to life and keeps our online presence buzzing. And then there’s Adz, our reliable transport provider during the busy summer season, ensuring everything arrives safely and on time.
At Exeter Generator Hire, we’re more than a team – we’re a family. Together, we bring expertise, creativity, and exceptional service to every event we power. Join us on this electrifying journey.
Why choose us?
Our reviews from our loyal customers speak for themselves, they return to us year after year for annual events. With over 10 years of experience in supplying generator hire in Exeter and across Devon, we are a company you can trust for your event. We are a small independent team that cares deeply about giving our clients first-class service. Our generators range from 10 – 100 KVA, trailer mounted, silent and beautifully presented. Our equipment represents our family, our passion, and our business.
Recently in the press
Exeter Generator Hire is keen to get involved with more local events, from gatherings and live music gigs to any weddings taking place in the area. “We want to be able to help more events locally in the Exeter area, the beautiful Devon countryside is all around us, with fantastic potential to host weddings and other marquee events. Using Exeter Generator Hire will turn out more affordable than using other national companies, as we won’t have to travel as far to get to you, and provide a personal service.
Exeter Generator Hire doesn’t just provide the power for your event, Leoni also acts as an event coordinator and can often recommend some fantastic suppliers for additional items to bring the event together. Knowing the suppliers, and how we all work just makes the event coordination run smoothly.
We can offer a huge range of packages to help facilitate and coordinate your event, she will liaise with the bride, event managers, marquee suppliers and catering companies to get a better understanding of what they need, and so we build really close relationships with our customers.
Leoni, Paul and the team are always on-call and are very happy to chat with potential customers about any events they could help with.
Fergus
Our smallest and youngest boy, is a 10 KVA single-phase event generator providing 8 kW of power. Although small, an event would be lost without Fergus whose size is perfect for catering vans, stalls, audio, bouncy castles and caravans. Being small, he is easy to manage and not thirsty, with a 40-litre fuel tank that can last approximately 12 running hours.
Jack
Our Jack is a 17 KVA single-phase generator. He is the home bird who powers our store but often pops out during the busy season for a stretch.
Stanley
He is a 20 KVA single-phase generator. He is most popular for the longer hirers, and he often booked out for the summer holidays and will be spotted powering a popular local catering van in the county. His 100-litre tank is perfect for a long weekend run, known to provide on average 30 hours of run time.
Bruce
Bruce is part of our team of 45 KVA three-phase event generators that hold the fort really, are our most-sized sets, providing a decent 33 kW of power. They are good all-rounders with plenty of power for film sets, production, weddings, music festivals, stages, parties, milking parlours, agricultural events and multiple stalls. Bruce has a 100-litre fuel tank that can last approximately 22-24 running hours so a good weekend run time.
Floyd
Floyd is part of our team of 45 KVA three-phase event generators that hold the fort really, are our most-sized sets, providing a decent 33 kW of power. They are good all-rounders with plenty of power for film sets, production, weddings, music festivals, stages, parties, milking parlours, agricultural events and multiple stalls. Floyd has a 100-litre fuel tank that can last approximately 22-24 running hours so a good weekend run time.
George
George is part of our team of 45 KVA three-phase event generators that hold the fort really, are our most-sized sets, providing a decent 33 kW of power. They are good all-rounders with plenty of power for film sets, production, weddings, music festivals, stages, parties, milking parlours, agricultural events and multiple stalls. George has a 100-litre fuel tank that can last approximately 22-24 running hours so a good weekend run time.
Frank
Frank is part of our team of 45 KVA three-phase event generators that hold the fort really, are our most-sized sets, providing a decent 33 kW of power. They are good all-rounders with plenty of power for film sets, production, weddings, music festivals, stages, parties, milking parlours, agricultural events and multiple stalls. Frank has a 100-litre fuel tank that can last approximately 22-24 running hours so a good weekend run time.
Rupert
Rupert is part of our team of 45 KVA three-phase event generators that hold the fort really, are our most-sized sets, providing a decent 33 kW of power. They are good all-rounders with plenty of power for film sets, production, weddings, music festivals, stages, parties, milking parlours, agricultural events and multiple stalls. Look out for Rupert and Dillon with their unique flower power dress theme, to blend in with the festival season. Rupert has a 100-litre fuel tank that can last approximately 22-24 running hours so a good weekend run time.
Dillon
Sheila is part of our team of 45 KVA three-phase event generators that hold the fort really, are our most-sized sets, providing a decent 33 kW of power. They are good all-rounders with plenty of power for film sets, production, weddings, music festivals, stages, parties, milking parlours, agricultural events and multiple stalls. Look out for Rupert and Dillon with their unique flower power dress theme, to blend in with the festival season. Dillon has a 100-litre fuel tank that can last approximately 22-24 running hours so a good weekend run time.
Sheila
Sheila is part of our team of 45 KVA three-phase event generators that hold the fort really, are our most-sized sets, providing a decent 33 kW of power. They are good all-rounders with plenty of power for film sets, production, weddings, music festivals, stages, parties, milking parlours, agricultural events and multiple stalls. Sheila has a 100-litre fuel tank that can last approximately 22-24 running hours so a good weekend run time.
Twins Wilbur and Orville
Our ‘twins’ Wilbur & Orville – are unique and one of a kind and most probably the only set-up in the country. This set-up is a pair of 45 KVA three-phase event generators and mounted on one large trailer. There is a separate large fuel bowser on board too so combined, can provide 320 litres of fuel for those longer-running events. The twins can run independently or one boy running with the bonus of a standby set for peace of mind. The bonus of this is having a standby generator for a fraction of the cost and only one transport cost.
Victor
Our Victor the Great, a 60 KVA three-phase event generator, like the 45’s only bigger with a 280-litre fuel tank too. He is mostly seen powering larger stages and agricultural shows, popular with the Farming community for power outages.
Hugo
One of the biggest boys in our family fleet. Hugo stands tall and proud and has been popular with factories for power outages and the larger festivals in the region (Looe Live, Plymouth Seafood Festival, Electric Bay) to name a few from 2022. Our 100 KVA three-phase generator provides 75 kW of power and has 280-litre fuel tanks. Often it runs in a pair with an automatic change-over switch for those ticketed events or factories requiring constant power without a glitch.
Denzell
One of the biggest boys in our family fleet. Denzell stands tall and proud and has been popular with factories for power outages and the larger festivals in the region (Looe Live, Plymouth Seafood Festival, Electric Bay) to name a few from 2022. Our 100 KVA three-phase generator provides 75 kW of power and has 280-litre fuel tanks. Often it runs in a pair with an automatic change-over switch for those ticketed events or factories requiring constant power without a glitch.
Otis
One of the biggest boys in our family fleet. Otis stands tall and proud and has been popular with factories for power outages and the larger festivals in the region (Looe Live, Plymouth Seafood Festival, Electric Bay) to name a few from 2022. Our 100 KVA three-phase generator provides 75 kW of power and has 280-litre fuel tanks. Often it runs in a pair with an automatic change-over switch for those ticketed events or factories requiring constant power without a glitch.
Max
Another of the biggest boys in our family fleet. Max stands tall and proud and is popular with factories for power outages and the larger festivals in the region (Looe Live, Plymouth Seafood Festival, Electric Bay). Our 100 KVA three-phase generator provides 75 kW of power and has 280-litre fuel tanks. Often it runs in a pair with an automatic change-over switch for those ticketed events or factories requiring constant power without a glitch.
Douglas
Meet Douglas, our brand new 10 kVA 1PH super silent (only 55 decibels) Generator with a whopping 185-litre tank for long run times.
He’s looking forward to powering shower blocks, food vendors, site cabins, and bell tents.
Douglas is dressed and ready for work.
Bert, Barry, Basil and Brian
These boys are trailer-mounted fuel tanks that hold 950 litres of juice. They can be connected to our generators for a continuous time. They also have an electric pump and nozzle to be used just like the petrol station. The festivals love the option of having one of the boys hitched and used to re-fuel around the event. All our generators and bowsers are trailer mounted, so those hard-to-reach places are simply not a problem with our 4 x 4 vehicles.