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 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.

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.