Coronakrisen is taking its toll on the companies who makes a living by renting out tents, service and toilets for festivals and celebrations.
so far, the government has extended the ban on assemblies of over ten people until 10. may. In addition, announced prime minister Mette Frederiksen (S) at a news conference on Monday that large gatherings should be prohibited up to and including august, without, however, defining the meaning of “large assemblies”.
One of the places where coronakrisen for the severity of the scratches, is in Festudlejning.com in Varde. Here the landlord, among other things, toilets and fencing for festivals.
“With the prime minister’s announcement on Monday I have lost 90 percent of my revenue, because everything is canceled,” says Torben Nielsen, owner at Festudlejning.com in Varde.
Therefore hath he also intend to seek compensation for the lost expenses.
“It is tough, for now there’s eight months where we’re not going to earn anything,” says Torben Nielsen for TELEVISION SOUTH.
At Hornborg Teltudlejning at Horsens is the festivals usually also an important part of the earnings.
“We have no income at all. Rental for festivals constitute about half of our earnings, and they are all canceled. Our industry has to earn money in the summer season, so we are very hard hit right now,” says the owner of Hornborg Teltudlejning, Bjarne Jensen.
With the extension of the forsamlingsforbuddet until 31. august, he hopes, therefore, that something of the hole in the economy can be covered in september.
“We have september to earn it, we should have served throughout the year, and it’s going to pinch. We have tampered with the registration plates of our cars, for it is too expensive to have them stationary,” says Bjarne Jensen to the TV the SOUTH.
Østjysk Service and Teltudlejning in Vejle has not had any income the last month and has so far been the cancellation of almost half a million dollars.
“Like all others who live by the assemblies, are we pressed. We provide to festivals and confirmations, but they cancelled, so we don’t have so much to do right now,” says the owner of Østjysk Service and Teltudlejning, Kent Thomsen.
At Aamand Teltudlejning in Rødekro and Vojens has sent nine employees home, and the events that have not already been cancelled, there is great uncertainty about the.
“the Problem for our industry is that we must earn everything in the course of the six summer months, and it’s not going to happen this year,” says Carsten Aamand.
