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Best Chair Frame Material for Commercial Use: Beech, Steel, Aluminium or Polypropylene
There is no single best chair frame material for commercial use. Steel is strongest, beech is the only one you can repair, aluminium is the only one that belongs outdoors untreated, and polypropylene stacks highest. What kills commercial chairs is rarely the material — it is the joint.
Restaurant Furniture Cost Per Seat UK: What to Budget in 2026
A commercial dining chair in the UK starts around £80 a seat and runs to £800 or more. Furniture and joinery typically takes 20 to 25% of fit-out budget. Below 6% and you are buying retail-grade stock that needs replacing in two to three years.
Cafe Table Sizes: A UK Guide to Getting Covers Right
Standard cafe table sizes in the UK are 60cm and 70cm for two covers, 80cm to 90cm for four. The figure that decides it is not the headcount, it is what goes on the table: the same 60cm top seats two for coffee and cannot seat two for a plated lunch.
Commercial Pub Furniture UK: What Actually Makes It Different
Pub furniture takes abuse that restaurant furniture does not. Specify by trading style first: a wet-led pub needs wipeable surfaces and stools, a food-led pub needs dining comfort and covers. Get that wrong and you replace the lot in three years.
Banqueting Table Sizes and Seating Capacity: A UK Buyer’s Guide
A 6ft rectangular banqueting table measures 183cm x 76cm and seats six to eight. A 6ft round measures 180–183cm across and seats eight to twelve. Most banqueting table sizes in the UK are still quoted in feet, and the seating figure you see advertised assumes no side plates and narrow chairs.
Are MDF Table Tops Good for Restaurants? An Honest UK Buyer’s Guide
MDF table tops are good for restaurants indoors, and wrong outdoors. UK specs, MR MDF grades, August 2026 trade prices, and the seven things to put on your purchase order.