What’s your most significant event chair management issue? Is it the setup with heavier-than-ideal chairs that requires extended time to organise, potentially requiring additional people-power, or is it the frustration of your wonderfully straight rows of chairs quickly looking like a herd of elephants has just run through it?
Every venue & event has its own set of challenges to overcome
Often, these challenges are multiplied by inadequate furniture and options, rather than the venue itself. Choosing furniture that is awkward or heavy to move and organise is a common oversight. Sometimes, a great-looking chair range can sway decisions, and the form overrides the function. Unfortunately, a single chair weight that might be a kilo or two over sounds manageable, but when multiplied by 100, 1,000 or 10,000+ chairs, that relatively small increase soon becomes a lot of increasingly heavier chairs, adding time to setup and potential repetitive strain injuries.
What makes for a great modern event stacking chair?
When considering the chair, the ideal is to have a balance between design and purpose. As an alternative to traditional event chair styles, plastic (moulded polypropylene) seating with a steel rod frame offers a modern look while saving significant weight, providing better handling, and enhancing durability, making it a good option to consider.
Why Event & Conference Managers, Hotel Owners & Procurement Managers choose plastic seating
- Lightweight aids handling, reducing the likelihood of lifting injuries
- Better handling improves set-up & breakdown time
- Fewer staff needed, reducing overheads
- Moulded plastic seats are easy to clean and maintain
- Extremely durable from continuous use
- UV-resistant plastic
Is moulded polypropylene recyclable?
Yes, moulded polypropylene is recyclable, an ideal material for environmentally conscious businesses
Are plastic event seats comfortable?
As the seat is moulded to be ergonomically complementary to the natural seated position, the shape is comfortable; however, to add further comfort, cushioned padded seats are available.
Can plastic seating look smart?
There is still some stigma that plastic seating can look cheap. However, this mainly applies to the lower end of the market. High-quality design and manufacturing overcome these perceptions. The style of chairs not only looks current, but the seat and frame colour can match, presenting a unique and striking range when seen in large volumes.
How can plastic chair accessories resolve event challenges?
Challenge 1: Transporting large amounts of event stacking chairs
Use chair trolleys designed explicitly for plastic chairs. These trolleys ease both transport and storage.
Benefits:
- Dramatically speeds up setup and breakdown
- Reduces manual lifting and risk of injury
- Keeps chair frames protected during transit and storage
Challenge 2: Maintaining rows of chairs perfectly aligned
Discreet linking mechanism fastens chairs at their base, ensuring they stay neatly lined up and don’t drift apart in high-traffic scenarios.
Benefits:
- Enhances aesthetics in conferences, seminars and large halls.
- Improves safety and organisation in crowded venues by keeping chairs solidly in place.
Challenge 3: Guarding floors against scratches and harm
Made specifically for skid-base chairs, durable felt pads cushion the frame and protect the flooring from scratches and scuffs. They also reduce noise and friction when chairs are moved across hard surfaces
Benefits
- Preserves costly flooring materials
- Creates quieter, smoother chair movement
An event powerhouse of efficiency and adaptability
Plastic seats with steel-rod chairs are a standout for their modern design, lightweight build, and stackability. Combined with the right accessories – Chair Trolleys, Linking System and Felt Pads, it will transform the furniture range into a powerhouse of efficiency and adaptability.
If you’d like to know more about our own Rigo Plastic Chair range, either visit the range page or contact our team on hello@burgessfurniture.com or call +44 (0)33 0333 9258