Furnitubes were specified by North Midlands Construction to provide visual seating for Lincolnshire County Council.

The council required seating with a significant visual presence to be used as part of traffic-calming measures as well as providing useful short term seating for shoppers.

Furnitubes’ in-house designers developed a unique circular bench for the scheme.

Manufactured in two sizes - to suit the available space and for visual variation - the steelwork was supplied in a hardwearing corten effect nylon coating, with the iroko hardwood slats in a finish coat to maintain good long term colouration.

Overall the scheme has provided this section of Lincoln High Street with a new lease of life, making the area more attractive to shoppers and giving local businesses a boost.

Following positive feedback of the Lincoln installation, a complete new range - named Axl - has since been developed to offer circular benches in three different sizes and four different forms.