Adding more outdoor seating to a school playground does not have to take a large chunk out of the school budget. Ex-hire picnic benches can provide a practical way to create places for pupils to sit, eat lunch, socialise and take part in outdoor activities.
At BE Furniture Sales, our ex hire wooden picnic benches are commercial quality benches previously used within the BE Event Hire fleet. They show signs of previous use but remain fully functional, with plenty of useful life left.
For schools where durability and value are more important than brand-new furniture, they can be an excellent choice.
Practical Playground Seating
Each picnic bench comfortably seats up to six people, providing a table and seating within one sturdy piece of outdoor furniture.
This makes them useful for much more than lunchtime. Benches can create informal seating areas for break times, outdoor lessons, group activities, reading or simply somewhere for pupils to sit and talk.
With overall dimensions of 160 cm long, 132 cm wide and 71 cm high, schools can also plan the available space before ordering and leave suitable room around each bench for access.
Built For Regular Use
These are not lightweight garden picnic tables. The benches are made using 38 x 89 Scandinavian CLS finished structural grade C16 timber, selected for consistent quality, with timber certified from sustainable forests through PEFC.
The wood has a smooth finish with rounded corners, while the substantial timber and strong fixings create a sturdy picnic bench designed to withstand regular use.
It is a design we know particularly well. Our sister company, BE Event Hire, has more than 1,000 of these picnic benches within its hire stock and has used this type of bench for over 30 years.
That proven commercial use makes them particularly relevant for busy outdoor environments where furniture needs to cope with frequent use.
Ex Hire Value For Schools
Ex-hire furniture can make good financial sense for schools looking to improve outdoor spaces without paying for brand new furniture.
These benches have been used and will have marks, signs of wear and minor cosmetic damage. This is reflected in their clearance pricing. Importantly, the benches offered for sale remain in full working condition.
Each bench also comes ready-built with a brown wood-stain finish, so there is no flat-pack assembly required before it can be put into use.
Creating Useful Outdoor Spaces
A few picnic benches can quickly make an otherwise open section of playground more useful. They can be positioned around the edge of a playground, within a courtyard, alongside an outdoor learning area or grouped to create a larger seating space.
The fixed table-and-bench arrangement also means there are no separate chairs to move around the playground.
For schools considering several benches, it is worth measuring the available area first and considering access routes and the space required around each table.
School Picnic Benches From BE Furniture Sales
Our Wooden Picnic Bench Ex Hire offers schools a straightforward combination of commercial strength, useful seating capacity and clearance value.
As these benches are ex hire stock, availability can vary. They are also too large for our standard courier services, so please contact BE Furniture Sales to discuss suitable delivery options before ordering.
For schools looking to add practical seating to playgrounds and outdoor areas without unnecessarily stretching their furniture budget, these commercial picnic benches offer a proven and economical option.
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