Buying options have expanded over the last several years and now more than ever, buying through a purchasing agent is the most common way to go. SturdiSteel, our featured Outdoor Bleacher vendor holds a contract through TIPS (The Interlocal Purchasing System). Based in Texas, TIPS does the work for Read more…
Where to start? With an inspection of course. If you haven’t had one within the last 12 months, get one scheduled and let them know this inspection has dual purpose: code compliance and renovation/upgrades options. Tell them what your initial renovation needs are and what you would like to Read more…
When it comes to outdoor bleachers and grandstands, there aren’t too many differences when it comes to research before budgeting. Even the International Code Council (ICC) views them as the same entity when it comes to code compliance, defining bleachers as: “Tiered seating supported on a dedicated structural system Read more…
This time of year we receive a lot of questions and Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for new indoor Telescopic Seating or Outdoor Bleachers and Seating so we thought we would add some food for thought on replacement versus renovation. Part 2: Outdoor Bleachers & Grandstands Where do I start? Read more…
Architect: GPD Group General Contractor: Farnham Equipment Company With a complete turnkey solution including bleacher removal and site-work, Elgin Local Schools replaced both home and visitors bleachers in time for the 2016 football season. Special features including fully enclosed decking with red risers and full front skirting makes the Read more…
Farnham Equipment Company had been working with Twin Valley Community Local Schools for several years from a Service and Maintenance standpoint and after their Outdoor Bleacher Inspection in the summer of 2015, the school board decided it was time to replace their original wood and aluminum bleacher on the Read more…
When Plymouth-Shiloh Local School District opened the new Plymouth High School in 2002, they maintained their game field at the old high school location. The plan was to eventually move the field to the new school location. The boosters have been slowly making upgrades with hopes of making the Read more…
Facility: Grove City High School | South-Western City Schools Architect: Schorr Architects, Inc. – Dublin, OH Contractor: Farnham Equipment Company In the process of updating the district’s facilities, South-Western City Schools hired Schorr Architects, Inc. to advise them on how to proceed with either upgrading the visitors’ football bleachers at Grove City High Read more…
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…
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…