— About us
A Family Funfair Business, 40 Years On
AS Funfair Hire is a family-run business based in St Albans. For over four decades we’ve brought traditional fairground rides, inflatables and children’s attractions to events across Hertfordshire, London and the Home Counties.
— Our story
Proper fairground fun, done right by your local Funfair Hire Company St Albans
What started over four decades ago has grown into one of the region’s most trusted names in funfair hire — but the values haven’t changed: turn up on time, run everything safely, and make every event brilliant.
Run today by Heidi and Arthur Smith, we’re proud to be the people you’ll actually meet on the day — not a faceless hire company, but your dedicated Funfair Hire Company St Albans. When you book AS Funfair Hire, you get real operators who care that your event goes perfectly.
Work with us
— Four decades
How a family fair grew up
The short version.
The first rides
The business starts out on the travelling fair circuit around Hertfordshire, running a handful of classic rides at village fetes and summer shows.
Private hire begins
Schools and companies start asking for the fair to come to them. Private event hire becomes as big as the public circuit.
Inflatables added
Bouncy castles and soft play join the line-up, so one booking can cover every age group at a family event.
Corporate & weddings
Quiet generators and tidier setups open the door to weddings and corporate fun days, where presentation matters as much as the ride.
Still family-run
Heidi and Arthur run the business today with the same crew ethos — the people who quote your event are the people who build it.
— What we stand for
Values that haven’t changed in 40 years
Safety first
£10m insurance, HSE-inspected rides and full risk assessments — always.
Reliability
Four decades of turning up on time and setting up right.
Real people
Named, trained operators — you’ll meet us on the day.
Straight talk
Honest advice and fair, flexible pricing.
— Who you’ll deal with
Real people, not a call centre
You’ll speak to the same people from first enquiry to derig.
Heidi Smith
Owner · Bookings
Handles quotes, dates and all the venue paperwork — the person on the other end of your enquiry.
Arthur Smith
Owner · On-site lead
Runs the build and the crew on the day. Four decades of knowing what a site will and won’t take.
Arthur Smith Jr
Rides & operations
Second generation on the tools. Builds, tests and runs the rides alongside his father.
Swaley Smith
Rides & operations
Grew up on the fair. Looks after ride setup, safety checks and looking after guests on the day.
— No obligation
Ready to bring the fair to your event?
Tell us your date, location and the space you have — we’ll send a tailored quote, usually the same or next working day.
— No obligation
Ready to bring the fair to your event?
Tell us your date, location and the space you have — we’ll send a tailored quote, usually the same or next working day.