In keeping with the theme of Safe and Sanitary, let’s take a look at outdoor bleacher and grandstands and some common safety hazards. Bearing Surface: You want to make sure your understructure is free of combustibles from unruly vegetation to stored materials. If you do have stored materials that Read more…
No matter the budget, there is almost always a solution. Whether you decide to fully replace your bleachers or do a partial upgrade, there is a solution out there for you. You want to make sure you’re talking to the experts though, especially when it comes to upgrades and/or Read more…
Waverly City Schools replaced their Field House bleachers last fall via an NJPA contract, giving their Field House a sleek classic look with modern accents. By utilizing the NJPA contract, Waverly City Schools was able to use a procurement method compliant with Ohio laws while avoiding the time, expense, and Read more…
What can a National Joint Power Alliance (NJPA) membership do for you? NJPA gives you the opportunity to access competitively awarded nationally leveraged cooperative purchasing contracts. NJPA establishes an alliance between buyers and suppliers for use by education, government and non-profit organizations. This alliance streamlines the required purchasing process Read more…
The makeover of Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School’s new gymnasium is fit for champions. The VASJ boys’ basketball team had their eyes set on state championship this season and with a grueling schedule, they met their target with a win on March 28, 2015 against Lima Central Catholic, 63-50 Read more…
Facility: Woodmore PK-8 School – Woodville, OH Architect: Stough & Stough Architects – Sylvania, OH Contractor: Studer Obringer, Inc. – New Washington, OH Construction Manager: Touchstone CPM, Inc. – Lima, OH Sub-Contractor: Farnham Equipment Company Specification Sections: 123200 Manufactured Casework 123583 Music Casework 123553 Wood Lab (Science) Casework 133416 Gymnasium Bleachers Third time Read more…
Facility: Bath PreK-5 School – Bath Local Schools Architect: Garmann Miller Architects · Engineers – Minster, OH Construction Manager at Risk: Touchstone CPM, Inc. – Lima, OH Contractor: Charles Construction – Findlay, OH Students at Bath Elementary School occupied their new building on January 5, 2015. Farnham Equipment Company fulfilled the following specification sections for Read more…
A capital equipment purchase such as a bleacher system can be extremely complicated. Often, this is a once in a generation type purchase. It is critical that such a purchase be done correctly to maximize the investment, but where do you even start? There are numerous options to consider when Read more…
Facility: Botkins K-12 School – Botkins, OH Architect: Fanning/Howey Associates Architects | Engineers – Celina, OH Construction Manager: Resource International – Columbus, OH Contractor: Charles Construction Services – Findlay, OH Sub-Contractor: Farnham Equipment Company Farnham Equipment Company was pleased to have the opportunity to work with Fanning/Howey Associates, Resource International and Charles Construction on Read more…
Farnham Equipment Company provided a turnkey solution to Pandora-Gilboa Local Schools in response to a request for proposal to replace the football field’s home side bleachers. The result was a custom 16-row x 96’ hillside angle frame aluminum bleacher with closed decking. The bleacher system included a net seating Read more…