Back to School

Could it be time again for the school buses to run, football games to begin again, home rooms gather each morning and new school outdoor furniture products to be delivered for another year of school. Furniture Leisure sells to Universities, Colleges, High Schools, Elementary Schools, Public Schools, Charter Schools and Pre school locations. The 2008/2009 school season is now here.

All over the country schools constantly are being built or are in states of repair and expansion being enlarged. Benches are added for waiting areas and walk ways. Benches are a place for students to study together, and socialize. We have new technology available to have the school name or mascots picture cut into the back of the bench to enhance school identity. Metal benches covered with Thermo Plastic coverings come in colors to match school colors. The material discourages graffiti spray paint by just spraying it with WD-40. The paint just wipes off. Wooden benches with galvanized frames many times are used for schools. They can be used for high traffic areas, dugouts at the ball fields and locker rooms. Vinyl plastic benches weather and clean well and can be attached to a hard surface to reduce vandalism. Plastics such as recycled plastic benches and tables are more popular than ever due to the governmental push to be kind to the environment. Recycled plastic benches not only reuse material but are beautifully made in various colors to replace benches that once were made of wood. These products save trees and keep America beautiful at the same time.

Bleachers are a regular back to school item and have many uses. Portable bleachers can be as small as 2 rows 7 ½ feet wide and up to 10 rows and 27 feet wide. Larger bleachers require safety items such as isles, guardrails. Furniture Leisure sells our bleachers with bolted together aluminum frames. These frames, while light weight are strong and do not corrode over time. Because they bolt together, they last longer and do not break if moved. Some companies weld the frame parts which eventually fail more often. Bleachers are used indoors in gymnasiums, indoor swimming pools, and general sporting areas. A feature that is often requested is “tip and roll” for the indoor bleachers. Outdoors bleachers are uses to add seating for ball fields whether soccer, football, baseball or tennis. Bleachers line the fields for spectators viewing comfort.

Another great item for schools is the picnic table. Wood used to be the standard. Recent Years have introduced styles that are more environmentally friendly. Plastic coated tables are very popular. They are colorful, easy to clean, relatively save from vandalism and have a long life of use. Plastic coated steel whether plastisol or Thermo Plastic is the popular style of the day. They can be purchased in standard rectangular, round or square. Most are purchased with attached bench seats. Some people call them metal picnic benches. Students just use them to gather for lunches, social interaction, picnics and sometimes just napping between classes. Recycled plastic tables and chairs are quickly replacing older wood styles. This is considered a “Green” product…good for the environment.

Back to school pool furniture is a year round item as most high schools in the country have indoor pools for swim meets. Bleachers, chaise lounges, plastic white stackable chairs and vinyl plastic benches are all popular pool furniture items for this years school purchases. The indoor pool is a tough environment for furniture. Aluminum, resin plastic and vinyl materials are commonly used to make pool furniture to withstand the humid chlorine filled enclosure. White plastic stackable chairs are the most popular seating schools purchase for the pool areas.

Back to school trash receptacles or trash cans must be on the minds of every school principle and custodian as the children return to a school with clean grounds. A well placed trash can will collect trash from the little boogers and reduce the manpower to keep the school grounds clean. Generally a dome lid is a good solution as the trash is placed in the receptacle and a spring door closes hiding the trash and keeping small varmints out. The larger the trash can the more difficult emptying will be. However, a larger can does not have to be emptied as often. A logo can be used with the schools colors to give school identity and make the grounds attractive. 32 gallon is the most popular size. Metal, mostly steel is used for making school trash receptacles. However plastics are more and more popular materials for school trash cans.

Furniture Leisure Factories

Furniture Leisure makes commercial outdoor furniture available as a dealer to any who is interested in buying for a project. Whether chaise lounges for the home or a commercial project, we supply shipping from the factory to our customer. Commercial deliveries are more complicated that just buying from a local retailer and the products we sell are normally not available from those stores.

Furniture Leisure is associated with GreenScapes, a United States Government program of the EPA for companies that support the environment by selling products that are made for recycled materials. We sell recycled plastic chairs and tables, some recycled steel and metal products. Eco-friendly products and Green products are products we sell to enhance outdoor recreation areas. Also, the Products from Furniture Leisure are made in the USA.

Furniture Leisure is an authorized dealer for these companies. Resin Chaise lounges, chairs and tables are from Grosfillex located in Pennsylvania. They are the largest manufacturer of plastic resin furniture in the US. Their products are commonly used for community home owners associations, YMCA’s, Apartment communities, water parks and municipal pools. Nardi is another manufacture located in Italy. They have excellent chaise lounges, tables and chairs for the same use including restaurants, bistros and outdoor café’s. Usually plastic furniture is cheaper that its metal counterparts, but is accepted at fancy restaurants, country clubs as well.

Furniture Leisure is an authorized dealer for Webcoat products. This factory makes plastisol and thermoplastic covered products for picnic areas, streetscapes, parks, schools, universities, fast food restaurants, and more. Plastisol is a Plastic coating that is melted. The steel or metal structure is dipped into the melted plastic and removed to dry. This makes a durable good looking bench, picnic table and chairs and tables.

Furniture Leisure is an authorized dealer for Leisure Craft, Inc. This company makes park tables, benches and outdoor coated furniture. They use an electro-statically applied method powder-coating the entire surface evenly with a shiny coat of plastic. This product can remove graffiti paint by simply spraying with WD-40 to remove. This is a benefit as much of this type of furniture can be exposed to the public abuse 24/7. Picnic tables, trash cans, trash bins, benches and seating is popular for schools, recreation areas and national park and city parks.

Furniture Leisure is an authorized dealer for Polywood Inc. They are our supplier for Recycled plastic furniture. They were one of the first if not the first to make furniture from the plastic from milk jugs. The plastic is melted and made to similar wood lumber to simulate the wood furniture counterpart. One of the first products they made popular is recycled plastic Adirondack chairs. Originally white plastic chairs were the standard, however, many colors are available as well as chairs, tables and benches. This furniture replaces wood products which is a benefit to the environment as well as reuses plastic products to keep our country a cleaner place to live.

Furniture Leisure is an authorized dealer for Kay Park Recreation. The products they manufacture are BBQ grills, picnic tables, recycled plastic products and park equipment. Kay Park Recreation has been in business for over 54 years and is a trusted and very well respected park equipment supplier. One of their specialties is fiberglass picnic tables and benches. They even make paddle boats for water sports on park lakes and ponds.

Furniture Leisure is an authorized dealer for Wausau Tile. This manufacturer is one of the leading makers of precast concrete outdoor tables, benches, and trash receptacles. They operate to serve customers across the US for these products. Planters for large outdoor projects are another product they are noted for. Many cities, stadiums, large office parks and schools use these products as they are some of the most durable and vandal resistant due to their size, weight and construction.

Furniture Leisure is an authorized dealer for Dura-Trel. This factory in the US makes a beautiful vinyl plastic picnic table, fencing, arbors, trellis, and planters. The products come in white and an new color for some products that is beige. These products utilize the strength and beauty of plastic at its best. The products are great environmentally making them of our beneficial factories.

Furniture Leisure is an authorized dealer for Fiberbuilt Umbrellas. This company introduced the use of fiberglass for the rib structure of their product in 1998. They have grown to be the largest with the highest quality umbrellas in the United States. This product has replaced many of the old designs using steel, aluminum and wood that did not perform to the level of a Fiberbuilt umbrella.

Furniture Leisure is an authorized dealer for DCI products. DCI acquired Smokers Outpost product in 2001 and has made it a standard for collecting cigarette butts and keeping the environment clean from smokers waste. They make many trash collection products, such as trash cans, Smokers outpost and more. Made in the US this is another company we proudly sell for our clean environment utilize plastic molded products.

Furniture Leisure is an authorized dealer for Dogipot Products. This company is dedicated to making pet waste removal products used by the public to pick up dog feces. The increased pet population makes collection of dog poop a necessary product. Many people have moved into apartment living with pets and require by law to pick up after their dog. Towns have installed pet waste stations, pet valets, and the poly pet station for this purpose. This is one of the most important products to literally keep the crap off your feet and reduce the spreading of disease.

America’s Top 100 Companies

Furniture Leisure has for sale outdoor furniture including picnic tables, and outdoor dining sets to large companies. Many of the top 100 companies have purchased picnic tables for their outdoor dining areas for employees. These purchases often include market umbrellas and a new product the UBrace®. Businesses have multiple locations where employees are treated to the benefit of areas set aside for employees to take breaks to snack or eat lunch.

Furniture Leisure is a dealer with over 10 years experience of selling Plastisol picnic tables, Thermoplastic Picnic tables, Aluminum picnic tables, Fiberglass, Wood picnic tables, and recycled plastic picnic tables by Polywood. These products ship from Oklahoma, Iowa and Indiana.

Some of these companies will purchase table and chair sets we have available from Grosfillex, Polywood, Leisure Craft and Webcoat. Color is important to these companies as they create brand image. Who doesn’t know that Cocoa Cola’s color is red? Some of the colors available are: Black, Brown, Green, Grey, Navy Blue, Royal Blue, Burgundy, Beige, Orange, Blue, Purple, Red, White, Yellow and Teal. All products ship directly from the factory to the location for the lowest cost and least shipping time.

An increasingly popular request is products that include company logos. Since the increased use of computers in manufacturing, detailed logos are available to be laser cut into the backs of benches and side panels of trash cans for enhanced company identification. These top 100 companies spend large amounts of money for their name and image to be recognized. Logo metal benches, logo trash receptacles are the newest outdoor furniture for sale.

Whether our customer is part of this list or one of thousands of small businesses around the country, we service them all with the same importance. We make commercial outdoor furniture available to anyone who wants to buy from us.

Wal-Mart Stores
Exxon Mobil
Chevron
General Motors
Conoco Phillips
General Electric
Ford Motor
Citigroup
Bank of America Corp.
AT&T
Berkshire Hathaway
J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
American International Group
Hewlett-Packard
International Business Machines
Valero Energy
Verizon Communications
McKesson
Cardinal Health
Goldman Sachs Group
Morgan Stanley
Home Depot
Procter & Gamble
CVS Caremark
United Health Group
Kroger
Boeing
AmerisourceBergen
Costco Wholesale
Merrill Lynch
Target
State Farm Insurance Cos.
Wel lPoint
Dell
Johnson & Johnson
Marathon Oil
Lehman Brothers Holdings
Wachovia Corp.
United Technologies
Walgreen
Wells Fargo
Dow Chemical
MetLife
Microsoft
Sears Holdings
United Parcel Service
Pfizer
Lowe's
Time Warner
Caterpillar
Medco Health Solutions
Archer Daniels Midland
Fannie Mae
Freddie Mac
Safeway
Sunoco
Lockheed Martin
Sprint Nextel
PepsiCo
Intel
Altria Group
Supervalu
Kraft Foods
Allstate
Motorola
Best Buy
Walt Disney
FedEx
Ingram Micro
Sysco
Cisco Systems
Johnson Controls
Honeywell International
Prudential Financial
American Express
Northrop Grumman
Hess
GMAC
Comcast
Alcoa
DuPont
New York Life Insurance
Coca-Cola
News Corp.
Aetna
TIAA-CREF
General Dynamics
Tyson Foods
HCA
Enterprise GP Holdings
Macy's
Delphi
Travelers Cos.
Liberty Mutual Insurance Group
Hartford Financial Services
Abbott Laboratories
Washington Mutual
Humana
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance
3M

Major US Universities and Colleges

One of the largest businesses in the United States is our higher education system. College campuses are a large part of every state as well as private institutions. The list includes State Universities, Ivy League Schools, Private Colleges, and Universities that are Technical based and emphasize sciences. All of these institutions use enormous amounts of picnic tables, bleachers, pool furniture, Market umbrellas, bike racks, Trash Cans, Benches and even BBQ Grills.
Schools use seating for students in the classroom to the stadium and every walk way and street connecting them. Trash cans are found everywhere. Somehow trash and students go together. I have seen dorm rooms that need at least a 32 gallon receptacle in the corner. Today we can offer logo trash cans with the school colors. This amenity is can be matched with the Universities logo on Benches in the School Colors.

Students lounge outdoors as much as possible. Many campuses have picnic tables scattered among the dorms and lecture halls. These tables are used for dining, sleeping between classes, studying and just hanging out. Using the multiple colors that are available for the thermoplastic picnic tables give identification to the area and emphasize the school colors. Colors can be Burgundy, Clay, Orange, Blue, Purple, Red, White, Yellow and Teal Black, Brown, Green, Grey, Navy Blue, Mariner Blue. Bike racks can be made to match these colors.

Swimming is one of the major sports found in universities. These complexes indoor and outdoor use resin and plastic chaise lounges with market umbrellas and bleachers. Pool Furniture is a popular purchase at universities for the students and athletes. Benches that weather will with the pool chemicals and constant weather is another popular item.

Visit these universities and you will see the proof of this article.

Alabama Athens State University Tuskegee University Alaska Alaska Pacific University Sheldon Jackson College Arizona DeVry University Grand Canyon University Southwestern College Arkansas Arkansas Tech University Lyon College California American Intercontinental University DeVry University Bethany College Golden Gate University National University Pacific Oaks College Mount Saint Mary's College University of Redlands Santa Clara University Colorado DeVry University Adams State College Colorado Christian University Fort Lewis College Regis University Connecticut Fairfield University Post University Quinnipiac University Delaware University of Delaware Wilmington College Florida DeVry University International Academy of Design & Technology Barry University Clearwater Christian College Eckerd College International College Stetson University Georgia DeVry University American Intercontinental University LaGrange College Paine College University of Georgia Hawaii Chaminade University Idaho Albertson College of Idaho University of Idaho Illinois DeVry University Bradley University Lewis University Monmouth College National-Louis university Roosevelt University Indiana Bethel College Earlham College Martin University Taylor University Wabash College Iowa Allen College Central College Clarke College Drake University Kansas Baker University Bethany College Tabor College Kentucky Northern Kentucky University Union College Western Kentucky University

Louisiana Our Lady of the Lake College Maine Bates College Colby College University of New England Maryland Columbia Union College Hood College Salisbury University Washington College Massachusetts Boston University Clark University Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Suffolk University Michigan Alma College Hillsdale College Northwood University Walsh College Minnesota Augsburg College Crown College Saint John's University Mississippi Alcorn State University Belhaven College William Carey College Missouri DeVry University Columbia College Drury University Lincoln University Missouri Valley College Park University Montana Rocky Mountain College Nebraska College of Saint Mary Hastings College Union College Nevada Sierra Nevada College University of Nevada - Reno New Hampshire Chester College of New England Southern New Hampshire University University of New Hampshire New Jersey DeVry University Bloomfield College Caldwell College Drew University New Mexico College of Santa Fe College of the Southwest Eastern New Mexico University - Portales Saint John's College - Santa Fe New York DeVry University Alfred University Bard College Clarkson University Manhattan College Pace University Saint Francis College New York Film Academy North Carolina Barton College Gardner-Webb University Shaw University

North Dakota Jamestown College University of North Dakota Oklahoma Cameron University Langston University Ohio DeVry University The College of Wooster Kenyon College Marietta College University of Rio Grande Oregon Concordia University - Portland Reed College Warner Pacific College Western Oregon University Pennsylvania DeVry University Duquesne University Lincoln University Philadelphia University University of Scranton Rhode Island Bryant College Providence College Rhode Island College South Carolina Allen University Columbia College Morris College South Dakota Dakota Wesleyan University National American University University of Sioux Falls Tennessee Belmont University King College Maryville College Union University Texas DeVry University Dallas Christian College Hardin-Simmons University Saint Edward's University Southwestern University Trinity University Utah Dixie State College Westminster College Vermont Burlington College Champlain College Green Mountain College Vermont Technical College Virginia Liberty University Lynchburg College Mary Baldwin College Washington DeVry University Trinity Lutheran College University of Puget Sound Washington D.C. Gallaudet University West Virginia Marshall University Ohio Valley College University of Charleston Wisconsin Carroll College Lakeland College Lawrence University Mount Mary College Wyoming University of Wyoming

Worldwide Hospitality Organizations

Chances are that very few times will you come across a list of all the Hotel organizations in the world. Besides many other common links, they all buy pool furniture. Whether they have outdoor pools or indoor pools for their guest, they have a swimming pool as part of their services for hotel patrons.

Some may be as fancy as the Ritz Carlton and some less such as a Super 8 Motel. Pool furniture might be made from aluminum with virgin vinyl straps, plastic resin and in some cases wooden pool furniture. Recycled plastic has replaced much of what has been wood furniture in the past as it is beautiful, long lasting, and environmentally friendly and most importantly maintenance free. Some of the major manufactures are Grosfillex, Pollywood, Inc., Tropitone, Telescope, Woodard, and Furniture Leisure.

Most outdoor furniture used for hotels is commercial grade and sold by contract furniture companies. These companies sell products such as market umbrellas, garden umbrellas, chaise lounges, shade structures and tables and chairs. All used by the world’s hotel chains.

Market umbrellas are commonly used for swimming pool shade, outdoor dining facilities and restaurants and coffee houses with outdoor patios and bistros. The market umbrella is a great way to create roadside appeal and at the same time provide much needed shade for the guests. Market umbrella is a term that originated from European outdoor markets selling produce and products. While shopping patrons that had worked up an appetite would sit, drink, relax and rest under the shade provided by the market umbrella.

Hotels listed here all over the world provide hospitality and are served by outdoor furniture for patios, poolside and restaurant bistros. Bon Apetit’

ABBA Hotels AC Hotels ACC-Nifos Hotels ANA Hotels International ARCOTEL Hotels & Resorts Abacus Merchant Accor Hotels Adams Mark Hotels Affinia Hospitality Altiuspar Solutions AmeriHost Inn AmeriSuites AmericInn Atahotels Atel Network Axcess Hotels Bachelor Quarters Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts Barcelo Hotels Baymont Inn & Suites Best Value Inn Best Western International Boscolo Hotels Bulgari Hotels And Resorts C M NET Hotels Caesar Park Hotels Cambria Suites Candlewood Suites Charming Hotels Clarion Hotels Classic British Hotels Classic International Club Quarters ClubHouse Inn & Suites Coast Hotels & Resorts Columbus Reservation Service Comfort Inns Comfort Suites Concorde Hotels Conrad Hotels and Resorts Corus hotels Country Hearth Country Inns By Carlson Courtyard by Marriott Crowne Plaza Hotels Days Inn DeVere Hotels Delta Hotels Derag Hotels Design Hotels Destination Hotels & Resorts Destinations Unlimited Distinguished Hotels Dominia Hotels Doral Resorts and Conference Centers Dorchester Group Doubletree Hotels Drury Hotels Econo Lodge Embassy Suites Envergure Group Epoque Hotels Exclusive Hotels Executive Hotels and Resorts Extended Stay America Extra Holidays Fairfield Inn by Marriott Fairmont Hotels Fiesta Americana Flag Choice Hotels Fontainebleau Resorts Four Seasons Hotels Gaylord Entertainment Genares Resrv Svc Global Conextions Golden Tulip Hotels Grand Heritage Hotels Grand Hospitality Great Hotels of the World Guesthouse International HAMPTON INN Harrah's Hotels & Casinos Harvey Hotels Hawthorn Suites Hilton Garden Inn Hilton Hotel Brands Hilton Hotels and Resorts (U. S.) Hilton International Historic Hotels of America Holiday Inn Hotels and Resorts Homewood Suites By Hilton Hot Key International HotUSA Hotel Camino Real Hotel Indigo Hotel Port Hotelred Hotelrez Hotels Gouverneur Hotelzon Howard Johnson Hyatt Hotels and Resorts Hyatt Place Hyatt Vacations Ian SchragerIhotelier Independent Hotels Innadvance Innlink Innpoints Innpoints Reserv Inter-Continental Hotels and Resorts Interstate Hotels & Resorts Jameson Inns Joie de Vivre Jolly Hotels Jumeirah Jumer Hotels Jurys Doyle Hotel Group KSL Resorts Karyon Kempinski Hotels & Resorts Kerry Hotels Keytel Kimpton Hotels Knights Inn LUXURY ACCOMMODATIONS La Quinta Inns & Suites Le Meridien Leading Hotels of the World LeisureLink Lexington Collection Loews Hotels Luxe Hotels Luxury Resorts MGM/Mirage Corp MacDonald Hotels Group Magellan Group Magnolia Hotels MainStay Suites Malmaison Hotel Group Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group Marco Polo Hotels Maritim Hotels Marriott Conference Center Marriott Hotels and Resorts Marriott Vacation Club International (VC) Masters Inn Maybourne Hotel Group Meritus Hotels Microtel Inns Millennium & Copthorne Hotels Moat House Hotels Morgans Hotel Group

Motel 6 Movenpick Hotels & Resorts N H Hotels New Otani Hotels Nikko Hotels International Noble House Hotels Oberoi Hotels Okura Hotels & Resorts Omni Hotels Onetech Solution Orient-express Hotels Ltd Othon Hotels Outrigger Hotels HawaiiPacific International Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts Park Inn Park Plaza International Peabody Hotels Peninsula Hotels Preferred Hotels ® and Resorts Preferred boutique Prince Resorts Protea Hotels Quality Inns Quality Reservations RIHGA Royal Hotels Radisson Hotels Raffles International Hotels and Resorts Ramada International Ramada Plazas Limiteds and Inns Red Lion Hotels Red Roof Inns Regent International Hotels Relais & Chateaux Renaissance Hotels Residence Inn by Marriott Resort Bookings Resort Condos ResortQuest International Resortquest Hawaii Ritz-Carlton Hotels Rock Resorts Rodeway Inn Romantik Hotels International Rosewood Hotels Rydges Hotel Group SORAT Hotels Sabre Exclusives Sandals Resorts Sandman Hotels Sarova Hotel Scandic Hotels Sceptre Hospitality Resources Select Marketing Sercotel Hotels Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts Sheraton Hotels and Resorts Shilo InnsSierra Suites Hotels Sleep Inns Small Luxury Hotels of the World Sol Melia S.A. Sonesta Hotels and Resorts Southern Sun Hotels Special Properties SpringHill Suites by Marriott Stamford Hotels & Resorts Star Hotels Starwood Hotels Group Staybridge Suites Steigenberger Hotel Group Sterling Hotels and Resorts Studio 6 Suburban Hotels Suburban Lodge Summerfield Suites® Hotels Summit Hotels and Resorts Super 8 Supranational Sutton Place Swiss SynXis TOP International Hotels Taj Group of Hotels The St Regis Thistle Hotels TownePlace Suites by Marriott TravAmerica Travelodge Travelodge UK and Europe Unaffiliated Independent Hotels Unirez Universal Orlando Univisit Utell International V.I.P. Reservations Vacation Click Vantis Vantis/VIP Villager W Hotels Walt Disney World® Resorts Warwick International Hotels WebRes Westcoast Partners Westin Hotels and Resorts Westmark Hotels Wingate Inns Wizcom.trust Woodfin Suite Hotels World Hotels and Resorts WorldRes Wyndham Brands Wyndham Hotels XN Global ReseRyokan

Patio Furniture

Patio Furniture is for sale everywhere these days. Albertsons, Kroger, Winn Dixie, Safeway, Target, Sears, Kmart, Ace Hardware, Lowes, Sam’s Club, Costco B J’s, and Home Depot are filling their stores with patio furniture. Some of these businesses have nothing to do with furniture but the garden and lawn section usually offer garden furniture for sale and lawn furniture for sale. The primary reasons for the recent increase is that purchasing agents for the large companies buy items from China, Most if not all of this furniture is made in China. The benefit to the customer is cheap patio furniture and cheap outdoor furniture. The downside for the customer is—cheap patio furniture. For this discussion we can also refer to cheap lawn furniture and cheap garden furniture. Our store often receives calls to have piece replaced that have failed or broken. The furniture falls into the category of “bic” furniture; meaning that it is a throw away when it breaks.

Many customers report that they buy over and over white plastic chaise lounges from these retailers. The low expectation that the furniture will break and easily replaced is dangerous. Most of the time no one is hurt when a plastic chair breaks and the person falls. However, it is that one time that someone is severely injured due to saving a few dollars. White plastic chairs are so common because of the popularity that people would not know the difference between a commercial chair or a residential one. The commercial resin chaise lounge is much heavier and stronger due to extra molded bracing. Usually you can look under the chair and find a statement that “this chair is for residential use only”. If it is being used for a café or bistro, watch out. That is a lawsuit waiting to happen.

Patio furniture for sale is a huge USA domestic business. The commercial white patio chaise lounges, green tables and white plastic chairs are more expensive. However, they usually hold up for years. Metal frame patio furniture made in the US is also much better product than the china counterpart. One structural difference is that made in USA patio furniture use little or no steel in their construction. This determines whether you will have pools of rust on your pool deck. Cast aluminum or tubular aluminum is used with stainless steel as the predominant frame materials. Cast iron is used sometimes for bench frames. Fabrics are also milled in the USA for these companies to provide sling and vinyl materials. One of the most popular companies is Sunbrella. They make fabrics for boat tops, awnings, outdoor cushions, outdoor upholstery and market umbrellas.

Outdoor chairs, tables, chaise lounges, bar stools, ottomans, outdoor sofas and are staples of patio furniture. Outdoor wicker is becoming popular for outdoor sofas, outdoor loveseats with cushions. Resin patio furniture or white plastic resin furniture including tables and chairs are popular. Resin is a form of plastic. Some customer call it PVC with is the material Pipe patio furniture is made from. Sunbrella fabrics, made from solution dyed acrylic are many times the most popular as they are colorfast and weather well. Olefin is another solution dyed fabric that is used on cheap umbrellas. The customer is given many choices for their patio furniture choices.

Public Benches

Benches used for the public are some of the most durable and most used pieces of public furniture that is for sale. Benches dot the landscape of parks, bike trails, public gardens, schools, libraries, retailers, office buildings and restaurants.

Many types of commercial styles and constructions are available. Some of these are even markers for the venue. For instance…train stations have used the heavy duty cast iron bench with wood slats for waiting areas. The same old style benches can be found in many of our cities offering rest for the shoppers and store shoppers. Go to New York Central Park, Statue of Liberty or downtown Manhattan and you are sure to see examples of these time tested “old time street Benches”. Now go to T.G.I. Fridays, Bennigans, Chili’s, The Olive Garden, The Red Lobster or any of the Darden restaurants or popular bistros and observe the entry benches greeting you. Probably these have gone unnoticed unless you had to wait in line for your table. Entry way benches give restaurants a way to politely offer people rest while they wait. This reduces the annoyance of not being served when you arrive to the restaurant. More importantly for the business, the customer stays to purchase a meal because of the courtesy offered by a comfortable entry way bench.

Move on to the bike trail that offers recreation to a variety of people. These trails are lined with benches to provide periodic rest. This bench furniture is extremely important to the safety and comfort of the people using the trails. Usually a bench with a back is used while some backless benches are use as well. Walkers, bike riders, both children and adult use the public trail benches for rest and occasionally a nap.

If you have been to any Walt Disney Theme park, Universal, Sea World, or Busch Gardens, theme park benches show just how important this bench furniture is. They usually make bench statements like molded boat benches, Goofy benches, and the all mighty Mickey Mouse bench. At Universal you might find the Terminator Bench and at Busch Gardens you might find an alligator Bench. Sea World could have a Shamu for Adult benches and children’s benches for rest. After all, these parks are found in warm places and they have trail benches, cool benches, waiting benches, sitting benches, relaxing benches, custom benches for their guests.

When visiting a sports park, bench seating is usually common for the participants and spectators. Starting with player style benches, dugout benches, public sport benches, even bleacher benches everyone has a bench for game viewing. Soccer benches, Baseball benches and football benches are found for the players and spectators. Bleachers are benches that elevate to allow many people to sit and view the game. Game benches could be a term used to describe this seating. Wooden benches, Aluminum benches, plastic coated benches and recycled plastic benches are popular bench types for sports benches.
The recycled plastic is one of the newest types of bench materials used as they have a long life in the weather and are not affected by chemicals, UV and common elements that can deteriorate benches. Indoor Swimming pools for swimming sporting events use resin benches and recycled plastic benches for this reason. The Aluminum benches are also highly resistant to the corrosion in a swimming pool sports arena.
At the end of the day, public benches are available everywhere to serve the public seating needs. Whether it is at a retail center, Park, Trail or sports park, the use of public benches is “often seen but not heard” about. They just do their job.

Park Benches

A park bench is a welcome sight along a walking path or trail. Park benches are just a nice place to rest. Think about the gardens, walking paths, bike paths, park trails and rest stops where these benches are used. Concrete benches, recycled plastic benches, resin or vinyl, wood, plastic coated steel and cast aluminum materials are all commonly used for a good sturdy bench. The public bench is about the most common type of public furniture for sale.

I have seen park benches that look like logs where a tree has been cut in half. Disney one of the most creative companies mold plastic benches with Mickey Mouse, Minney Mouse or Goofy at theme parks. Universal studios and Sea World have their own special custom benches that line trails though their park. Heavy duty park benches are made with many different materials. Real logs cut in half, benches from plastic coated steel, benches with recycled plastic slats, reinforced concrete benches, plastisol benches, cast iron benches, cast aluminum benches, plastic molded benches, and heavy duty vinyl benches are all benches for sale.

You just can’t beat a good bench! Trail Benches, Park benches, theme park benches, garden benches, street benches, sports benches and church benches are as common as a hotdog on 4th of July! Many commercial park benches have black, green or brown frames to blend them in the to background scenery. Like many site amenities people take heavy duty park benches for granted expecting them to show up on the trail for rest and relaxation. And yet it is like they get no respect. Park benches are the Rodney Dangerfield of outdoor furniture. Skateboarders jump them to skate on, graffiti artist leave their marks behind and birds crap on them. Park benches, however are usually built heavy duty so they take the abuse and are available for years of public use.

When it comes to buying a public park bench it may be difficult to find park benches for sale. Furniture stores on line carry a huge variety and can be very helpful for satisfying each project. Choose a Victorian style for the town center park for an old time look and feel. Go to a plastic coated steel type for a contemporary style of heavy duty park benches for sale. These park benches can be portable mounted, in-ground mounted or Surface mounted. Park benches come 4 feet, 6 feet, 8 feet and longer. For special installations you can find concave or convex park benches that will surround a tree or line a park water fountain. However, the commercial park benches are not available at the local Ace hardware, Lowe’s, Home Depot, Sears, Costco, Sam’s club, Kmart, or Walmart.

Furniture Leisure Offers New Summer Sale

Commercial Furniture almost never goes on sale. Products like picnic tables, pool furniture, Bleachers, park grills, Trash cans are not just sitting in a warehouse for purchase. They all are made to order as the customer places the order. Therefore factories do not discount prices except in the case of a large quantity purchases.

Furniture Leisure, a major supplier of commercial outdoor furnishings with years of experience, has just introduced a select group of popular picnic tables, pool furniture, park grills, umbrellas for Sale. The company is able to provide a temporary discount incentive for these products because of their popularity. This offer is not something that is common for outdoor furniture suppliers, however, Furniture Leisure is a leader and innovator for its customers.

Take advantage of the round and square thermoplastic picnic tables at a new low price. This can relieve some of the burden of high shipping costs. The Bahia and St. Maarten chaise lounges are so popular that 95 percent of commercial purchases are these styles that are on Sale. The SF-16 grill outsells 85% more that all other models and it is reduced just when so many projects need new grills. The Fiberbuilt umbrellas are legendary since introducing fiberglass rib structure in 1998. We have the two very most popular styles with big discounts. The market umbrella uses the best Sunbrella fabric for years of wear.
And finally Polywood, the original inventor of turning milk jugs into furniture, offers the ever popular Adirondack chair on Sale. Everyone today is doing their part to Green up the environment and here’s your chance.

Sales rarely come in the commercial outdoor furniture business so this is a big deal. We hope this will help keep these items in our customers budgets and help as cost continue to escalate in todays economy.

Commercial Outdoor Furniture Sale

Today’s economy is a challenging environment. The retail culture of inventory versus “made to order items” is still intact. Commercial outdoor furniture is usually not for sale in local stores like Target, Lowes, Home Depot, Ace Hardware, Sears or Kmart. Discount stores like Sam’s, Costco, BJ’S or Buy Direct do not stock commercial grade furniture for sale. Commercial items such as picnic tables, pool furniture, commercial umbrellas, park grills, portable bleachers, resin outdoor furniture have too many variables to bet on stocking certain colors, sizes, material types or styles.

Commercial outdoor furniture weighs more than residential and therefore more expensive to ship. Most all items ship unassembled and require the customer to off load the freight. Projects require certain colors and sizes that just can’t be made and stocked regionally in stores for sale. Most of these items are mainly sold through three mediums. On-line companies, catalog companies and Rep Firms.

Some of the most common catalog companies are Kay Park Recreation, Pilot Rock R.J Thomas Manufacturing, Up Beat catalog, Webcoat, Inc., Leisure Craft, Inc. These companies print annual catalogs and send them to their customers throughout the US. The downside today for catalogs is that prices are not stable due to material costs fluctuations. Therefore the catalogs are out of date quickly.

On-line companies such as Furniture Leisure, Picnic Furniture, The Park Catalog, ParknPool, the Outdoorfunstore, Belson, Barco and many more sell outdoor furniture through extensive websites. Many offer the ability to buy online while others require email or phone quotes for prices. Most of these suppliers have similar costs and the competition gives the buyer a very fair price. The major advantage for the buyer is that there is no inventory cost for the supplier which makes the prices cheaper than any attempt to retail the products.

Rep Firms are generally regional in each state and employ representatives to call on architects and specifiers for new projects. Many of the factories offer technical products and work hard to meet local codes or requirements of product documentation. The customers are usually local municipalities or state projects that have heavy insurance requirements, and stringent purchasing contracts demanding installation services. These Firms have their product specified and sell the products as factory representatives. Sometimes the legal requirements are best satisfied by these types of goods and services providers.

Whether it is commercial pool furniture, picnic tables, commerical park grills, commercial umbrellas, or outdoor dining furniture, one of your best options to buy is through an experienced commercial online store. These businesses have people to service the purchase, shipping and resolution of any customer service issues. Experienced companies carry insurance and efficiently meet their customers needs. Unlike many of the huge impersonal providers of goods and services these days there is a presence of informed and capable professional people to provide service rather than the “impersonal computer help prompts” when you call.