Stacking Chairs for the University of the Arts London

As part of Race Furniture’s long-standing partnership with Hussey Seatway, Race are providing 318 Stacking chairs to the University of the Arts London. The customer has selected to have the frame nylon coated in a special colour, with a dark grey, Bradbury Flamblend fabric. 

They have also opted for the linking system and 8 trolleys to stack the chairs onto.

Export of Stacking Chairs to Hong Kong

As part of Race's continuing success in the far east, our Kencot stacking chairs have been selected for the new 400 seat capacity 'Academy for the performing arts' in Hong Kong.

The Kencot chair is a unique high density stacking chair with a built in folding seat, allowing for extremely efficient space planning for mass seating venues. Features such as seat numbering, chair link and automatic sprung return seat tipping make the Kencot stacking chair the perfect choice for performance venues where flexibility of seat layout is required.

Our Space Planning Service is Now Available

Race Stacking chairs are pleased to announce the introduction of their new Space planning service to our customers.

Our talented team of designers will take the floor plan of your function room or building and create a suitable layout for your stackable chair needs, to maximise the effective use of space.

The stacking chairs planning service we offer also helps you, the customer, to adhere to all building layout regulations.

Take a look at two possible layouts that we created for the same room.

Layout 1

Layout 2

Contact us today to find out more about this service on 01451 821 446 or email us on enquiries@stacking-chairs-uk.com

Race Supply 30 Stanway Stacking Chairs to King’s School.

Race Stacking Chairs has recently delivered 30 Stanway stacking chairs to King’s School in Gloucester. The School approached race initially with an interest in the Stanway 2-chair design, with its deeper backrest and requested that there be thicker foam on the seat and back to make it an especially comfortable seat.


King’s School also requested stacking bars for their stackable chairs and the linking system option (available on all the Race stacking chairs), which keeps the seats equally spaced and easy to manage.

New performance venue at Hornsey Baths

Race has just won the contract to supply 150 stanway stacking chairs for the new Hornsey Baths performance space.

The chairs are totally unique in that race are supplying them at three different seat heights which when laid out on a flat floor in the theatre form a natural rake to optimise visibly.

Trolleys capable of stacking 30 chairs are supplied so that the stacking chairs can be easily cleared and compactly stored for other events. 

     

A testimonial from the American Museum

"After the renovation of the American Museum's Coach House we ended up with three beautiful, but very empty, rooms. The choice of chair was absolutely essential as it was going to be the dominant feature in the room. The Race selection of stacking chairs was the perfect choice not only for looks but for comfort as well. All that, combined with the ease of ordering and delivery of our chairs, means that I would highly recommend Race Furniture to anyone looking for attractive and flexible seating. Thanks, Laura"

Laura Brown
Head of Learning and Visitor Services, American Museum

A testimonial from Pafiliwn Llangollen Pavilion

"We are very happy with the chairs and find the stacking and moving of them on their trolleys a simple method of transportation, with the added advantage that the storage area required is kept to a minimum. The new chairs have certainly improved the look of our hall! Many thanks – Geoff"

Geoff Lunt
Swyddog Technegol/Technical Officer, Pafiliwn Llangollen Pavilion

A testimonial from Beacon Church

"We purchased 270 'Stanway' stacking chairs for our church. The Race team were very friendly and kept in touch with us throughout the process. As for the stacking chairs themselves, the whole congregation here has found them comfortable, great looking and we were also impressed with how they stack away neatly onto so few trolleys. We would highly recommend Race to anyone looking for a great quality product and a local service."

Jemily Brown
Administrator, Beacon Church

A testimonial from Hussey Seatway

"Over a period of years Hussey Seatway has built up a successful working relationship with Race Furniture. We are specialist manufacturers of Retractable & Fixed seating systems and use Races’ range of stacking chairs, in particular the Stanway to compliment our installations. We have continually been impressed with the high levels of service and quality of product offered by Race and would recommend them to any facility that has a stacking chair requirement."

Chris Black
Sales & Marketing, Hussey Seatway

Race Stacking Chairs, an example of quality British Manufacturing

For the last 60 years, Race Furniture have been designing and manufacturing quality seating. The design lead approach to projects establish by British post-war furniture designer, Ernest Race, has continued from the companies inception to present day.

In addition to this design lead approach to manufacturing, product quality has been always been an essential part of our company ethos and a key contributor to our longevity. This in particular is an area that we feel our British manufactured stacking chairs win out over products imported into the UK.


British Standards

All our products conform to the following British Standards:



BS5852: 1990 Ignition source 0, 1 and 5 Flammability.
BS7176: 1995 Resistance to ignition of upholstered furniture for non domestic seating by testing composites.
In addition The Stanway range of stacking chairs conforms to BS4875: Part 1 1985 Strength and Stability of Furniture.

By complying to these standards, we are providing you with the re-assurance that our products are manufactured the highest quality, will be durable and safe for the user.

Product Choice & Finishes.

Unlike volume imported chairs we are able to offer our range of stackable chairs in a large selection of bespoke finishes, including a choice of upholstery from the Bradbury range of woven tweeds and polyamide crepes in more than 30 colours. In additional to upholster finishes, the Stanway 3 chair is available in a beech veneered finish, making it ideal for locations such as the recently completed Horsely Church installation where a key chair selection requirement was to fit in with the historical surroundings.

Other choices are available for each chair, such as chrome or a durable nylon coating finished in a variety of colours.

In addition to the variety of finishes on offer a range of stacking chair accessories, all British manufactured and designed, are available. These include integral linking systems, armrests, writing tablets and trollies capable of stacking up to 30 chairs.

If you are unable to find a product that fits your requirements, we also have the capability of providing a bespoke service, ensuring that you are offered the ideal stacking chair for your requirement.

Local employment & environmental advantages 

Based nearby to the idillic Cotswold village of Bourton on the Water, Race Furniture offer excellent employment opportunities to local people with the right skill set. You can be sure that the working conditions, both in the design office and manufacturing areas, are of a high quality.
As well as offering good local employment opportunities, we are able to avoid the inevitable increase in carbon footprint that shipping products from abroad will cause.

Buy British!

If you are able to support a British manufacturing company such as Race Furniture as part of your procurement process, you are supporting a company that has a rich history in furniture design and manufacturing, that works to the highest quality, provides excellent customer support and local employment opportunities as well as offering a more environmentally friendly option.

If that sounds good to you, support British manufacturing and visit www.stacking-chairs-uk.com or call 01451 821 446.

Race Furniture in Milan

Ernest Race was an extremely important figure in British post-war design, and played an enormous part in the development of contemporary designs of furniture and use of materials until his untimely death in his fifties.

With a background starting in interior design, his intelligent use of materials and often whimsical form has left a legacy of classic British furniture designs.

These are now exhibited in many museums and galleries worldwide, and are avidly collected by an increasing number of cognoscenti of modern furniture.

If you would like more information about Race Furniture you can email us or call on
+44(0)1451 821446

Visit the Race Furniture in Milan website.

Race Supplies Wooden Stacking Chairs to Horsley Church

Over recent years it has become increasingly popular for Church spaces to be used as flexible community spaces. As such the traditional church pew has been replaced by the stacking chair so that the nave can be cleared into an open space for group activities.

Here at Race we are able to work with all church facility stakeholders, including community groups, church parishes and architect in ensuring that the specification of the stacking chair meet  functional, comfort  and aesthetic requirements of the venue. 

At Horsley church it was felt that a beech wooden seat and backrest would be the most appropriate finish to compliment this historical interior. Race worked with both the church architect and the church parish council over a 6 month period in developing the specification supplying a selection of sample stacking chairs that could be evaluated by the committee. The Stanway 3 wooden stacking chair is available in a wide range of timber veneered finished including Ash, Oak and beech. The chrome finish can either be brushed or polished. We are able to supply accessories such as a chair linking , prayer book holders and labelling. An armchair version is also available.

All of Race’s stacking chairs are manufactured in the UK in our factory here in Gloucestershire and come with a 5 year warranty.

200 Stanway Stacking Chairs for the American Museum in Bath

Race have recently been awarded the contract to supply 200 Stanway Stacking Chairs for the American museum in Bath. 

Once again Race's Stanway Stackable Chairs have been chosen for a highly prestigious venue.

For more information, call 01451 821446.

Watford Community Church Stacking Chairs

As part of their continued success in the church stacking chair market, Race have recently supplied 180 Stanway stacking chairs to the new state of the art Watford Community Church.

Race supplied the Stanway Chair with a polished chrome frame and highly durable fabric resulting in a long design life for the chairs.

Stanway chairs come with a 5 year warranty as standard and is entirely manufactured in Great Briton.

For more information, call 01451 821446.

Race Exports stacking chairs to China

Race Stacking Chairs have exported chairs to China as part of their continuing relationship with their Chinese partner. The stackable chair selected was the Kencott stacking chair with linking facility, which has a unique folding seat.

We are encouraged that our Stacking Chairs are still valued for their quality and innovation in the Tiger economies of the Far East!

For more information, call 01451 821446.

Race preferred 'Green Power' supplier

Race have recently supplied Stanway Stacking Chairs to charity Green Power, who promote green architecture for public buildings and green automotive engineering.

The chairs are upholstered in a material made from stinging nettles, which is a highly sustainable material.

It is hoped that our affiliation with Green Power will continue to allow us to innovate towards a sustainable future.

These stackable chairs will be situated in Green Power's training and conference facility which is to be used for the training of architects and engineers.

Race supply Horsley Church with Stanway Stacking Chairs

Race have recently supplied Horsley Church in Gloucestershire with 150 timber Stanway Stacking Chairs with show wood seats and chrome frames. 

The stackable chairs were chosen for the churches flagship restoration and will be used as a multi-purpose space for the community.

The chairs were chosen for their exceptional value and durability. The chairs beech wood finish complement the interior of the church’s specialist joinery works, completed as part of this restoration.

Race Stacking Chairs were selected as part of as a procurement exercise involving European Stacking Chair Suppliers.

For more information, call 01451 821446.