multi sector
product Crossover
LANGLEY DESIGN will already be well-known to Landscape Architects working
in the education sector. For twenty years Langley Design have been supplying
well designed and manufactured quality street furniture. Their range of products
gives the contractor a ‘complete package approach’ enabling all elements of the
external furniture requirements to come from one source helping reduce cost
and time spent liaising between suppliers.
When the new offices for Hitachi Capital required external furniture for the staff
relaxation areas, Langley Design were asked to put forward a collection of cost
effective hard wearing products that fitted with the design style of the modern
building and met with the architects (Macgregor Smith) approval.
The selection of products from the Sheldon range visually matched the sleek
modern aspect of the project, creating a synergy between the building and the
landscaped areas. The materials chosen, a galvanised steel framework and FSC
Hardwood Iroko timber slats would mellow with the building and provide a
facility that could be used all year round.
For Langley Design this was just another example of where their products,
which had been designed originally for the Education sector, could be used in
commercial or retail applications. Not only is there a crossover of uses between
sectors but by manufacturing all products to order they can offer a bespoke
design service to produce new furniture items or make slight variations on
standard products to adjust the product to the exact needs of the project.
The company have built up considerable skill and resource over time and now
offer a complete range of street furniture. This allows the company to produce a
selection of product options for the client to choose from to best suit their needs,
whether concerns centre around costing, design style or materials used. They
have a responsive approach to designing products to match designers’ intentions,
with the ability to produce samples and prototypes for approval if required.
The range of cycle shelters, bin stores and external enclosures that Langley
Design have developed is impressive and the way that these products can be
used across a range of projects and sectors, only confirms the products suitability.
In recent university, commercial and MOD projects the company has provided
steel and timber structures that are pleasant to the eye and sit naturally within
the landscape.
Designed to specific site requirements and taking into account the number of
cycles needing to be housed, the designs can incorporate bin store areas as well,
combining enclosure purposes making further cost savings. This was achieved
with great success at the University of Hertfordshire and Project Hercules at
DTCCP Lyneham.
www.langleydesign.co.uk
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