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…
Facility: Whitehall Yearling High School – Whitehall City Schools, OH Project: Telescopic Seating Architect: Schorr Architects, Inc. – Dublin, OH Construction Manager: Ruscilli Construction Co., Inc. – Columbus, OH Contractor: Robertson Construction Services, Inc. – Heath, OH Sub-Contractor: Farnham Equipment Company Project: Outdoor Grandstand Up-Grade Architect: Schorr Architects, Inc. – Dublin, OH Contractor: Farnham Equipment Company Whitehall Yearling Read more…
With heightened awareness of bleacher and grandstand safety also comes confusion of what is required and why. We want to help you understand code requirements and the essentials for keeping your community safe. Starting with the Ohio Building Code 1028.1.1 (found here about ¾ down the page) you will Read more…
By David Farnham Summer is typically our busy season for seating installation and the summer of 2013 will go down as our busiest ever! By my count, between 5/28/13-9/6/13, we will have installed the following: Over 22,667 NET new bleacher seats (includes Hussey’s CourtSide & Metro) – This is a NET Read more…
A Walk of Honor paves the way to the new Urbana University American Aluminum Seating Outdoor Visitors Bleachers, completed yesterday. The Urbana Blue Knights invited the community and alumni to purchase engraved bricks to pave the walkways of the entrance to the stadium to raise money to purchase the new outdoor bleachers. FEC worked Read more…
The International Code Council’s Building Safety Month is well underway and this week’s Safety Theme is Disaster Safety and Mitigation. While this week’s theme focuses on Natural Disasters including earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, and more – we want to help you prevent a disaster on your playing field with Read more…
Guest Author, Travis Thompson of the Ohio School Plan I was attending my first high school baseball game of the spring last week when something caught my eye. Another family was there watching their oldest son play. Their twin boys, age three, were entertaining the crowd like all three year Read more…