church stacker chairs with a goal of increasing seating capacity potential and traffic flow space in and out of the rows while also decreasing the amount of actual storage space required by up to twothirds compared with traditional church stacker chairs .
“ Space-efficient seating can dramatically reduce the square footage required for a building , while still accomplishing the desired seat capacity — which translates to a dramatically lower overall project construction budget .”
MULTI-USE VENUES : A very high percentage of new ground-up project designs incorporating multi-purpose auditorium spaces , with flexible loose stacking chairs on the lower flat floor and fixed theater seats in risers at the back of the worship center instead of fixed theater seats throughout . This design allows the church to use the lower floor space for multiple types of different gatherings and events during the year outside of normal weekend worship services . In the past , churches had no choice but to look at multiple vendors for loose stacking chair options in addition to a theater seat provider ; now , SERIES ® Seating has answered this need by being the only theater seating manufacturer that also produces an identical matching loose stacking chair to harmonize with the theater seats .
INTRODUCTION TO SERIES ® Seating :
Over the past four decades , SERIES ® Seating has gained international recognition as the worldwide leader in design and manufacturing of innovative seating solutions , serving a wide variety of customers in different market categories . As a company , our “ Why ” — or “ Guiding Principle ” — governs everything we do each day : to faithfully serve our customers . We call it Serving by Design . We are hyperfocused on the relentless pursuit of understanding the unique needs of the markets we serve and providing solutions not found or available anywhere else . Effective innovation only comes from an intimate understanding of what is most valuable to our customers . Our Worship Team here at SERIES ® Seating has the privilege of working with and serving hundreds of unique church teams each year , and — as the largest provider of auditorium seating to churches — we have a real pulse on the heartbeat of the Church and its unique and challenging seating needs . Because of this understanding , we are able to respond by designing and offering real solutions to the actual current and future needs of our customers instead of pushing products or ideas that might have been acceptable in the distant past but are no longer viable . Innovation is much more than the introduction of something new to the marketplace ; to those of us at SERIES ® Seating , it has to fill a need and provide tangible benefits to the market which are not being provided by others .
RENOVATIONS : The vast majority of worship projects we do each year are renovations of existing spaces that are looking to replace pews . Most of these churches are not only looking for an aesthetic update to their worship center , but are primarily looking to :
• Eliminate the feeling of being confined , cramped , restricted and uncomfortable
• Maximize traffic flow and ease of access in and out of the space
• Increase space per person
• Enhance sightlines
• Increase seat capacity potential
• Optimize layout configurations to boost the number of best-in-house seats
• Better complement their current worship format
VERA TL ™ Stacker chair on lower floor designed to harmonize with the Vera™ fixed theater seat in the risers
The VERA TL ™ stacker chair not only matches aesthetically with the VERA ™ fixed theater seats , but also combines many critical design elements and features found in our theater seats , including the same cold-molded foam , internal steel structure design , removable seat and back cushion covers — all to ensure the best possible seating experience for everyone in the venue no matter where you are seated .
ARMLESS SEATS : Churches are growing increasingly more aware of the benefit of going armless to provide more space per person and to provide continuity between theater seats and stackable chairs . Currently , 97 % of worship center projects go without arms between the seats , primarily to provide more personal space to each individual , no matter your size or stature .
We also realize that a smaller segment of churches still favors the traditional look of a pew , which might be an important issue if the church is trying to reach a community and culture that values and expects a more traditional worship environment or is in a historic venue . We have effectively served this segment of the market with a seating product that preserves the more traditional appearance of a pew while delivering all the benefits our self-lifting theater seats provide . In the past , these more traditional churches might have initially considered the idea of refurbishing existing pews or purchasing new pews to try and maintain that more traditional appearance in their sanctuary space . These days , however — once a church realizes that you can maintain a traditional appearance while still gaining all the benefits of increased traffic flow , capacity , personal comfort , and easier maintenance over pew seating — the decision to go with our self-lifting theater seating solution has become an obvious choice . Additionally , for a long time , pews were thought to be the most cost-effective option ; but today , theater seats provide a drastically lower overall cost per person than traditional pew seating — further
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