Made in the UK.
Supplied to the world.

Here at Mar-Key Group we are proud to offer a full turnkey solutions from design and manufacture through to delivery.

Our in-house design capabilities and impressive manufacturing facility means that you are not only restricted to what we have on the shelf. We can be flexible as your business requires.

With Sales Representatives deployed in international territories such as Australia, we strive to deliver consistency in our service and are best positioned to bring your project to life.

Our history and experience, along with continued investment in technology, means you receive a high quality product, each and every time.

Our Business

From Bournemouth to Adelaide, Mar-Key Group has no boundaries when it comes to delivering structure solutions.

For more than 30 years our focus has been serving our fantastic clientele, which includes many globally recognisable brands.

At the heart of the business is a family culture, that has been key to our success. We are not just a supplier. We are an extension of your team.

Our Service

We love what we do, and our relationship with our clients is key to ensure we exceed expectations.

Our clients choose us time and time and again because we are responsive, communicative, creative and approachable.

Our personal and friendly approach makes us feel an extension of your team rather than another supplier.

Your dedicated representative will remain your primary contact to ensure we fully understand your needs. We’ll support you as you diversify and grow your product range and can meet any bespoke requirements with our in-house design service.

Our Deliveries

From Australia to Bermuda, we have a proven track record delivering export projects all around the world.

We undertake structural calculations based on your exact site requirements, which can be calculated anywhere in the world.

In 2023 we exported a grandstand canopy to the infamous Adelaide500 event. The client themselves could not believe how quickly they managed to have a solution in place.

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Our History

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A hobby and passion for Olympic sailing led our founder David Tabb to leave his job in hardware and software engineering to set up Tabb Sails selling sails and yacht masts.

Tabb Sails was introduced to extruded aluminium sections and began exploring the manufacture of temporary structures.

A storm blew the main exhibition tent at Southampton Boatshow down. David sought to ask why not use aluminium structures instead, thus began the process of designing structures.

David was approached by a client who had heard his story, and asked him to manufacture some small structures. He designed ‘Tabby Tents’ and began supplying to the British military.

During the recession, David’s friend was struggling to keep his business running, so suggested that they go and win some more tent contracts to make some money. They won the contract for the Beneteau Cup.

As more enquiries started to roll in, Mar-Key Marquees Ltd was born!

Ben Scroggie (now Group CEO) joins the company as a summer labourer.

The business experiences significant growth in the manufacturing division, supplying to industrial clients such as Tesco.

Rebrand from Mar-Key Marquees Ltd to Mar-Key Group after a 600% growth in industrial sales to retail clients.

Significant growth over the last few years continues to build brand credibility, and Mar-Key Group is made official supplier to The America’s Cup World Series in Portsmouth.

As the world of events comes to a stop due to Coronavirus, Mar-Key Group divert all of their stock and staff to supplying structures to the NHS, retailers and key workers to support the national efforts during the pandemic.

Our ‘Events’ and ‘Structure Solutions’ two divisional strategy is launched on our brand new website.

New HQ and manufacturing facility opens in Christchurch, Dorset and the business secures significant investment from Alcuin Capital Partners to fuel future growth.

Founder David Tabb relocates to Australia to launch the Mar-Key Group brand overseas.

The export mission has already begun, having successfully shipped to Adelaide500.

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