The Pros and Cons of Installing Plastic Seats at a Venue

If you work for an elected councillor, in a senior technical role, all this is good news. With budgets and cost control being a priority for you, switching to plastic seats at the stadium or arena in your town makes sound financial sense. Is there a down-side to installing seats made of plastic, though? Not really, but there are certainly some considerations to mull over before making an investment in plastic seating at your venue: to ensure that you make exactly the right decision when it comes to majorly changing your setting's look and feel.

Plastic's Fantastic... Here's Why

Who wants to sit through a cricket match, basketball game or ice hockey fixture on a wooden bleacher without comfy seats? Not many of us. Not anymore. Consistently filling venues is about sending people away from an event eager to return. Offering spectators comfortable seating goes a long way to providing a pleasurable live event experience overall: one that they'll be keen to repeat. Moulded plastic seats from a world-class supplier are what you need: seats that are superbly designed, require little or no maintenance, and offer longevity — install modern plastic seating at your venue once, and think 'job done', your seating requirements expertly handled with no more seating issues to worry about. Ever.

You're always answerable to the electorate. And the local press will be keeping a close eye on local authority spending, to ensure that tax-payers' contributions are always being responsibly used. Also, people who work hard all week look forward to leisure time spent in well cared for environments. Give patrons of council owned and run venues the contemporary seating that they deserve and demand, by installing affordable moulded plastic seating that's:

• Inviting
• Purposely coloured to blend into the environment
• Clean and fresh-looking
• Comfortable (and a good size, with a generous seat base area and plenty of room and height for sufficient back support)
• Stable
• Dry
• Strong (no cracking or splitting... no having to deal with a misshapen seat...)
• Durable

Rain water pooling in a (non-plastic) seat is every event-goer's worst nightmare. Opting for moulded plastic seating means avoidance of that. But some things simply can't be escaped...

When Poor Attendance is Excruciatingly Obvious

We've all seen it: a televised sporting event where thousands of brightly coloured plastic seats remain empty throughout. A 75,000-capacity venue that's only a third full? Not exactly a good look, is it? If there is a downside to opting for plastic seating over other alternatives it has to be this — the sight of great swathes of bright and shiny empty seats, a sight that can have armchair viewers reaching for the remote control. Disused seating can have a dispiriting effect on both competing teams at a venue, as well as those who've bothered to attend, to cheer their team on. It can also leave the venue management highly embarrassed.

Moreover, plastic seats (that aren't of the highest quality) can quickly fade and become discoloured, due simply to time passing, and through the development of mould bloom. Yes, there are restoration companies out there who can fix the problem, re-establishing plastic seats to their original colour and brilliance; however, whole rows of seats may need to be removed, for repair off-site, or a stadium's seating area must be closed off temporarily. That means lost revenue, and even the cancelling of events. Better to opt for contemporary, premium quality plastic seating at your town's major venue(s). Through doing so, you're choosing to make a smart investment in fixed or foldable plastic chairs that, once installed, will retain their allure and freshness for years, sometimes even for decades.

Safety First

Plastic seating may look great, but at a venue it needs to comply with industry standards and regulations. Some venues around the world host sporting events (and rock concerts, political rallies, national celebration days...) where up to one hundred thousand people can attend. That makes for a thrillingly charged atmosphere but also raises the potential risk of incidents and accidents. International Bodies are extremely strict when it comes to plastic seating standards and compliance. Plastic seating needs to be the right size, strong, and very securely bolted to sturdy bases. All plastic seating designed and supplied by Master Industrie can be relied upon to pass muster when it comes to safety, meaning that local councillors and their senior technical staff can relish looking at their attractive new seating in their local area's sports and entertainment venues, whilst simultaneously enjoying peace of mind.