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.