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…
In December 2013, Farnham Equipment Company performed annual bleacher inspections at Archbold Area Schools that included an inspection at Spengler Field. At the time, FEC recommended the bleachers be replaced due to the amount of rust on the steel structural components. The structure is fabricated from round tubing Read more…
Facility: East Clinton High School Visitor’s Bleachers – East Clinton Local Schools, OH Architect: DS2 Architects – Maysville, KY Contractor: Farnham Equipment Company Manufacturer: American Aluminum Seating, Inc. In the summer of 2013, East Clinton Local Schools expanded their visitor’s bleachers from 5-rows to 15-rows. The project included dismantling the bleachers to pour a concrete pad, Read more…
Clear Fork Valley Local High School Outdoor Bleachers were recently upgraded for code compliance and safety. Rather than replace the entire unit, Farnham Equipment Company’s David Fahrenholz surveyed the current unit and presented to the district a budget and design to upgrade the bleachers that was less than half Read more…
Southwest Local School District had been aware their visitors’ grandstands at William Henry Harrison High School needed attention. Major safety and International Code Council (ICC) 300 code violations, including the requirement to prevent the passage of a 4-inch sphere in any and all openings, increased liability for the district. Read more…