Street Furniture Australia’s factory in Regents Park, Western Sydney, is both a manufacturing hub and R&D studio for our Australian-designed and made street furniture products.
We host fun and informative factory tours for customers throughout the year, to show how our products are designed, tested and built, and to share our latest products and projects.
This is a free group event catering to landscape architects, architects, and asset managers from government agencies.
Director of Tract Julie Lee said of the tour: “It was a great opportunity for our team to look behind the scenes and understand the innovation, research and climate positive outcomes Street Furniture Australia is focusing on. Thank you for having us!”
Place Design Group Associate, Liam Isaksen said: “The factory tour is a fun experience to learn about the design and manufacturing process of public furniture we use in landscape architecture design. Seeing the work behind the scenes and understanding what design is achievable was really great.”
Strathfield Council Place Designer, Ben Michel, said: “As a design professional it’s important to understand how the products we specify for use in the community are manufactured. The tour and presentations helped my work through the networking opportunities and deeper understanding of Street Furniture Australia’s products.”
The 2-hour experience includes:
Touring the Factory and Showroom, where you will hear about the latest products and materials.
Meeting our production team and seeing how products are made.
Seeing the R&D facilities where materials and products are developed and tested.
A presentation on products of interest and environmental initiatives.
Q&A with our industrial designers.
Refreshments and morning tea.
For those who are interested we offer complimentary bus/mini van transportation from a convenient location within the Sydney CBD.
Places are limited for the 2024 dates below. To register please contact Sally Morrison on sally@streetfurniture.com, or book your ticket on Eventbrite.
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Melissa Gerke, our Communications and Education Specialist, is bringing a fun, interactive and informative presentation about our carbon neutral journey and latest products to customers in cities around Australia and in the US. In 30 minutes (plus Q&A) we will explore materials and finishes, touch and feel samples, and bond with your colleagues over delicious treats. There will also be a mystery prize for a lucky winner (optional). 2024 cities and dates include: Select from three catering options (optional): To book, contact Melissa Gerke mgerke@streetfurniture.com
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