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UK-manufactured modular street furniture that responds to the creative intent of landscape architects, with the sustainability credentials and technical backing their projects need.
You already know the tension. A scheme that does justice to the brief, materials that hold up to scrutiny on sustainability, a timeline that leaves no room for slippage, and a client budget that expects you to reconcile all three. The street furniture specification is often where those pressures converge. We work with landscape architecture practices across the UK every day, from firms like LDA Design, BDP, and WSP through to smaller studios on neighbourhood-scale projects. The challenge is consistent: how do you get a result that looks and feels considered, without the cost and lead time of fully bespoke manufacture?
Our approach is modular. Straight modules, curved modules, geometric modules, planters, and seating elements that connect and combine to follow the geometry of your site. A sweeping curve around a mature tree. An S-shaped run of seating that traces a pedestrian desire line. A planter arrangement that defines the edge of a civic space. Each of these is achievable using standard, factory-made components, which means predictable costs and lead times from the outset.
Everything feels tailored to the scheme because it is. It’s all built from parts we know how to make well, quickly, and repeatedly.
Client: LDA Design Products: RailRoad seating, AKRI retaining walls, Bell bollards
RailRoad seating and AKRI retaining walls integrate planting and rest points at Strand Aldwych, handling thousands of daily visitors in a space set against Grade II listed buildings.
Client: Canterbury City Council Products: RailRoad seating (700mm depth, with backrests and armrests)
Radius modules formed S-shaped and circular seating around five mature trees in Canterbury high street, protecting root systems and maximising capacity with RailRoad's 700mm-depth double-sided configuration.
Client: John Robertson Architects Products: RailRoad InLine seating, Fern planters
RailRoad InLine seating and Fern planters soften a hard-landscaped waterfront at Royal Docks, giving visitors reasons to linger while introducing greenery to a largely paved riverside.
Client: Ireland Albrecht Products: RailRoad seating
University campuses need outdoor furniture that serves several purposes at once: somewhere to eat lunch, a place to work between lectures, a gathering point for conversation.
We manufacture a wide range of modular street furniture, from seating and planters to bollards, litter bins, cycle parking, and wall-top systems. Below are four of the ranges landscape architects specify often, but they’re a fraction of what’s available. Each is designed around the same principle: standard components, manufactured to consistent quality in our Kent factory, that combine to create layouts as individual as the sites they serve.
Hive is a hexagonal modular system where seating and planting share the same geometry: split, combine, and stack modules at three heights to suit any layout or site. Full modules, halves, and varied heights can be arranged into clusters, rows, and organic shapes, with every configuration drawing from the same set of components.
Modular design runs through everything we make. Standard components manufactured to consistent tolerances, combined in configurations that respond to individual site requirements.
We’ve built our technical resources around the tools and processes you use.
Responsible timber. FSC-certified Iroko hardwood is our standard, sourced from carefully managed forests. For projects where reducing transport emissions matters, our Endura™ Thermally Modified Ash is a UK-grown alternative that matches tropical hardwood performance. Two years of research went into this material: British ash, enhanced through thermal modification to deliver the durability you’d expect from imported species.
Reclaimed materials. Through our partnership with Ashwells’ Timber Yard, we source reclaimed British timber from demolished structures and give it a second life in urban furniture.
Recycled steel forms the structural backbone of our furniture, saving 74% of the energy required for virgin material while maintaining the strength needed for decades of outdoor use.
Our Kent-based factory runs on renewable wind energy. UK manufacture also means shorter supply chains and lower transport emissions.
UK manufacture means we own the entire production process: quality control at every stage, shorter lead times, and a supply chain we can account for.
Specifications need to reference standards, and planning submissions need compliance data. We can provide both.
Our seating is designed for inclusive outdoor environments, with accessible seat heights and clear approach spaces.
ISO 9001 (quality management), ISO 14001 (environmental management), and ISO 45001 (occupational health and safety).
Our Triple Process coating system, tested to ISO 12944-6, combines shot blasting, primer, and polyester powder coat.
Data sheets, test results, and compliance documentation available from our specification team. Talk to us early.
All our street furniture is designed and manufactured in Britain. Steel comes from UK recyclers, timber from responsibly managed forests.
Early design input. Guide pricing and product advice at concept stage, so you can make informed decisions about materials and configurations before you’re committed.
Specification support. We help you write specifications that protect your design intent through procurement. A clear specification reduces the risk of product substitution during the tender process.
Reliable delivery. Clear lead times, dependable logistics, and consistent communication. When you tell a client the furniture will be on site by a certain date, we make sure that’s a promise you can keep.
Beyond project completion. We maintain relationships with practices long after individual projects are finished. Whether it’s maintenance advice, future phase planning, or a new scheme entirely.
CPD sessions. Accredited learning covering sustainable materials, inclusive design, and modular thinking.
As early as you can. At concept stage we can provide guide pricing that helps shape your cost plan, advise on which products suit the site conditions, and flag any installation considerations that might affect your design. Early involvement means fewer surprises later, and it gives us time to prepare the technical documentation you’ll need for planning and procurement.
Our approach is modular rather than bespoke. Standard components combine in a wide variety of configurations — straight and curved modules, integrated planters, seating with or without backrests and armrests, different timber and colour finishes — so most site geometries and design requirements can be met using our existing module library. Practices and contractors regularly produce arrangements we hadn’t envisaged ourselves, which is the strength of the system. In cases where a project requires something beyond our standard modules, we can discuss feasibility, budget, and timeline.
This is something we take seriously. Our specification team can help you write a robust performance specification that describes the product in terms of material composition, finish standards, structural performance, and certification requirements. A well-drafted specification makes it difficult for contractors to substitute with a lower-quality alternative during procurement. We can also provide supporting technical documentation if your specification is challenged.
This comes up regularly, and we’d rather help you find the right solution within budget than lose the project entirely. Our specification team can suggest alternative ranges that offer a similar aesthetic at a different price point. For example, if RailRoad is the right look but the budget is tight, Zenith offers a comparable slatted design with a more cost-effective specification. We’ll always be straightforward about what’s achievable within your numbers.
Yes. We run accredited CPD sessions on topics including sustainable materials for the public realm, inclusive design, and modular specification.They’re a good opportunity to discuss upcoming projects with our specification team in an informal setting. You can book a session through our website.
We provide 2D and 3D CAD files for all our product ranges, compatible with AutoCAD, SketchUp, and Revit. These are available to download directly from our website. Our 3D configurator also lets you build custom layouts and export renders for client presentations or planning applications.
Yes. Most of our ranges can be used on a roof terrace or podium. The AKRI Snap steel retaining wall system with optional integrated seating handles level changes and structured planting without the weight and permanence of masonry construction. Fern planters work well in these settings too, as they are freestanding and do not require permanent groundworks. We can advise on load considerations and fixing details for rooftop installations.
This is one of the main advantages of modular design. Components can be added, removed, or rearranged without replacing the entire installation. If your client’s needs change, or if the project is being delivered in phases, the furniture can adapt. We’ve worked on projects where the original specification was extended years after installation using the same modular components.
Lead times vary by product and order size. Standard modular products are manufactured and dispatched within a defined schedule that we confirm at quotation stage. Because components are standardised, there are none of the delays associated with bespoke fabrication. For urgent requirements, our RailRoad Express service offers expedited delivery on selected RailRoad configurations. We will always give you a clear timeline upfront so you can plan accordingly.
We hold ISO 14001 (environmental management) certification, use recycled steel (which requires 74% less energy to produce than virgin steel), source FSC-certified Iroko hardwood, and offer Endura Thermally Modified Ash, a UK-grown alternative to imported tropical hardwood, and reclaimed British hardwood sourced through our partnership with Ashwells’ Timber Yard. Our in-house Triple Process powder coating has a lower environmental impact than traditional galvanising. Our Kent factory runs exclusively on renewable wind energy. We can provide sustainability data and documentation to support tender submissions or specifications, including recycled content, energy sources, and supply chain provenance.
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