A brief history of the man behind the brand, and how it all began... It all started back in 1959 when Gerald 'Gerry' Burgess was introduced to Eric Blakemore, a film set designer at Elstree Studios. The Danzinger Brothers Eric was working for the film producers, the Danziger brothers, who in 1958 had purchased the May Fair Hotel in London. Eric had designed the famous Beach Comber bar at the hotel and asked Gerald if he could make some stacking, aluminium banquet chairs. The chairs were …
DO I NEED FLOCK COATING ON MY TABLE?
What is a flock coated table top finish and do you need it for your venue? Flock is the name given to the fine nylon fibres that are applied to the surface of our SlimFold™ range of banqueting tables. Each tiny fibre is glued to the surface using an electrostatic process, meaning the fibres stand upright when adhered, rather than sticking flat to the table. This process gives the final look a seamless finish, a fabric like coating that is actually quite soft and satisfying to the touch. (You'll …
CLERKENWELL DESIGN WEEK – A RECAP
Thank you to everyone who stopped by during our CDW debut. Clerkenwell, the design hub of the capital and home to the annual Design Week festival. As a location, Clerkenwell has more creative businesses and architects per square mile than anywhere else on the planet*, making it the perfect spot to host a buzz of creativity through exhibitions, showrooms and displays. The event showcases some of the leading UK and international brands and businesses and attracts a global audience to the back …
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?
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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5 REASONS: TRUST THE STRENGTH OF BURGESS
When you sit on a chair, rest on a table or move a piece of furniture, what do you need without even thinking about it? You need it to be strong. You don't want it to collapse, leaving you in a heap on the floor or taking your delicious plate of buffet food down to a carpet-fluff-covered end. Right? We know that, so we do a whole host of things to keep you sitting pretty... Independent testing We get the majority of our products tested independently through FIRA, aka the Furniture …
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