Bovis Lend Lease chose Street Furniture Australia (SFA) for their major refurbishment project of the Parramatta Transport Interchange. In order to satisfy stringent product requirements, SFA prepared special designs and manufactured a range of product samples. The final seat design, the all-cast aluminium Concourse Seat (CML105), is an integral part of the station’s upgrade.
Concourse Seats and Arqua Fountains were purchased and installed as part of the recent upgrade to Newtown Railway Station in inner-west Sydney. The seats have been configured to the specified RailCorp standard – four panel seats, powdercoated in precious silver, with post legs, triangle arms and a unique 7-degree tilt for accessibility.
The Mall DDA Seat, Concourse 4-seater and Aero Leaning Rail have been chosen to furnish numerous train stations across NSW. As part of a $33 million upgrade announced by then NSW Minister for Transport Gladys Berejiklian in July 2014, new lighting, landscaping, paintwork and public furniture will be installed to improve Sydney’s stations. The latest in 3D printing technology was used to create full-scale prototypes for visualisation. A key challenge for Street Furniture Australia was to modify the seats to allow for signage, as well as produce a high quantity of seats in a short timeframe. SFA approached the assembly process with lean manufacturing methods, to minimise waste at our Regents Park factory. The new Sydney Trains seats offer increased comfort and ergonomic armrests to make it easier for those who are less mobile to get …
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