Conference

ROOM SET-UP TIPS: MULTI-FUNCTIONAL FURNITURE IS THE SECRET OF SUITE SUCCESS

Function rooms and suites are some of the hardest-working hospitality spaces. Catering for different types of guests, they have to be all-things to all-people – a show-stopping wedding venue one minute and a meeting room the next. It sounds like a lot of hard work - but adapting a room is quicker and easier than you think. The secret of seamless set up is using multi-purpose furniture. At Burgess, all our products are cleverly designed to work in any space. They look in place, and not out of …

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HOW CAN I MAKE SURE GUESTS ARE COMFORTABLE DURING A CONFERENCE?

Chairs, Conference, Events

A bad back, stiff neck or the dreaded ‘numb bum’ are things no one wants to take away from a work meeting or business conference. Ergonomics are just as important in the meeting room as they are in the office. Even though they’re not continuously-used spaces, they’re places where we have to sit for a length of time – sometimes for a few hours, sometimes all day. Being uncomfortable doesn’t just make it harder to concentrate – pretty essential in meetings – the health issues caused by prolonged …

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WHY CHOOSE THE ADAMAS AS YOUR NEXT CONFERENCE CHAIR?

Chairs, Conference, Events, Meeting

The brand new Adamas, our 60th anniversary chair, is designed to be a front runner in operational conference and event seating. Available with a multitude of features and options, could this be the chair for your space? KEY FEATURES: Generous AirComfort seat cushion Independently assessed by FIRA Ergonomics Unit (Annex C of BS EN 16139) Sandwich construction back upholstery minimises the visual effect of the tubular frame 45cm width Discreet clear stacking buttons …

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IT ALL STACKS UP

Chairs, Conference, Meeting, Seating

The simple stacking chair. It's what we're famous for. Back in 1939 our founder, Gerry (Gerald) Burgess, became British Amateur Tandem Cycling Champion. Inspired by his love of the sport, in 1946 immediately after the Second World War, he started his own business called GB Cycle Components Ltd, manipulating aluminium to create racing bicycle handlebars. Pedal forward 13 years to 1939 and Mr. Burgess met a designer who queried; "You're manipulating aluminium tubes, would you try and make me …

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FROM TURINI TO ADAMAS: THE EVOLUTION OF A CLASSIC

Chairs, Conference, Events, Seating

Classic design never goes out of fashion. Which is why for our 60th anniversary, we’ve reimagined our original and much-loved Turini stacking chair to create Adamas, a brand-new range for modern corporate hospitality demands. Inspired by Turini’s classic shape and form, the new Adamas collection has all the features you love but with a comfortable new twist, the AirComfort ergonomic seat cushion. We collaborated with FIRA to bring you this exclusive seatpad, which involved independent pressure …

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GIVE IT SOME FLAIR

Chairs, Conference, Events, Meeting, Seating

Specifically designed for the congress/conference market, our Flair chair has more to it than meets the eye. It's the little details that make a product stand out from the crowd and the Flair chair has an abundance. Burgess has always been well known for our aluminium banquet and conference chairs, but we needed a steel model in our stacking repertoire. Seeing a gap in the market, our designer Peter Roth envisioned the Flair, a chrome framed, ply shell stacking chair with all of the benefits of …

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