Commercial Furniture Needs to Be Tough
Commercial furniture is any furniture is placed in an area where business is done. This includes office buildings, restaurants, airports, and other facilities where large groups of people congregate. Not all furniture is up to the task of handling constant use such as would be expected in an airport, for example. Furniture that is designed for sitting-chairs, benches, sofas, stools-should be made of tougher materials. It should be built to endure and survive a wide variety of users or patrons, including children who might be prone to climb or jump on it.
Commercial grade furniture is generally tougher than the furniture a person would buy for their home. It is constructed to withstand less than ideal conditions in its workplace. Restaurant commercial furniture such as tables and chairs, for example, should be sturdy and stain resistant. Spills of all kinds are a way of life in restaurants and any tabletop that soaks up sticky soda spills will quickly be replaced.
The same is true for any commercial dining furniture. The sideboards that hold dining accessories and supplies such as extra plates and flatware, pitches of water and iced tea, or coffee makers, are used by numerous people throughout a restaurant’s hours of operation. Dessert carts and other utility carts are subject to abuse as they are rolled quickly back and forth through a restaurant’s dining room or kitchen, bumping into walls or other pieces of equipment.
The drawers of file cabinets in busy offices may be opened and closed hundreds of times per day. The glides must not fail. The latches must not stick. Tables that hold desk top printers must endure vibrations from the machines without wobbling. Commercial lobby furniture, such as that in doctors’ offices, must survive use by many people. It should also stand up to intensive cleaning.
Modern commercial furniture goes through a lot in the course of its day. It is susceptible to abuse by the people who use it, even though that abuse is not intentional. Just like a person who is overworked, commercial furniture can wear out quickly if it is not strongly made. Commercial furniture suppliers understand this and do their best to find manufacturers who produce quality furniture and equipment. Not only surfaces and connection sites, such as where table legs meet table tops, but materials must be endurable. Being scratch proof is important. Able to withstand dropped dishes or office equipment is a plus. Commercial furniture should last long enough for any business to recover the expense of it or it will find itself out of business.
Yang Anderson is a specialist in wholesale furniture, restaurant furniture and commercial furniture.
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