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CHARGE ON THE GO: HOW TO INTEGRATE TECHNOLOGY WITH YOUR BREAK OUT SPACE

We've all been there, rushing out the door to a meeting when the dreaded bleep comes from your phone. Battery low. Within the hospitality industry, huge varieties of people will pass through your spaces; off to meetings, dates, dinner, off to clinch that lucrative business deal; and according to Statista, 94% of adults own a mobile phone*. That's almost everyone. As a hotel, for example, your main aim is to make sure your guests are as comfortable, looked after and prepared for their day as much …

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

Conference, Events & Dining, Meeting

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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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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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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A DIAMOND DEBUT

Chairs, Conference, Events, Events & Dining, Meeting, Seating

We're delighted to announce that this year is our very special anniversary. That's right, we're 60! Having started all those years ago as a bicycle handle manufacturing business, it's amazing to see where we are today, a leading name in furniture production with consistent new launches in the hospitality industry, ever pushing the boundaries to bring you the very best in the business. So what are we doing to celebrate our birthday? Well, we've created a brand new chair, the Adamas, taking …

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