Ferco Seating Systems
The cinema experience continues to evolve. Like Darwin’s Theory of Evolution, it is the Survival of the Fittest.
The functional specifications are basic: ticket office, concessions, screen and seats. And yet in just over one hundred years, cinema has undergone some drastic changes.
Cinema faces its biggest challenge yet from other media. It has survived previous usurpers; challenging owners to enrich the cinematic experience so that it could trump the living room – transformations that continue in multiplexes and luxury boutique cinemas alike.
The development and refurbishment of cinemas continues apace; inside there has been a quiet revolution taking place.
Interior design has moved on, from the first generation – state of the art at the time – to today’s ever more luxurious auditoriums, with their stepped stadium seating, wider seats, greater leg room and ever larger screens – Ferco Seating are happy to be leading the advance.
Ferco have been working alongside cinema operators wishing to offer an exceptionally high standard of luxury throughout, continuing to develop their range of GA and VIP cinema seating.
The type of seating chosen depends on the operator, location and can differ within the same auditorium, seats are such a key component of the cinema experience and customers are looking for maximum comfort.
Ferco remains the innovator, offering unparalleled quality, service and solutions. Their range of fixed-back, rockers and recliners that are highly customisable to suit any scheme.
Coca-Cola Plaza, the first multiplex movie theatre in Estonia, opened its doors to the movie-going public in 2001. In the biggest cinema multiplex of the city of Tallinn five biggest screens plus the luxurious A.Le Coq Suite have been equipped with the absolute best in cinema technology, first-rate sound systems and the most comfortable seats available.
Ferco worked alongside the cinema to create a high-end luxurious seating solution, with bespoke touches. They selected the Verona Zero Wall reclining cinema seat, equipped with customisable features including swivel tables, reading lights, USB ports and embroidered logos.
Ferco seating has earned a reputation as a global market leader of public seating; providing the best quality customised seating solutions for any venue. We recognise that Product Safety is a very important issue for our clients and view it as an integral part of our business.
We employ a dedicated staff to champion all aspects of our product safety and to implement all Quality Assurance and Safety Systems applied to all of our product categories.
Our products, processes and systems have been developed in line with safety legislation and guidance. We also seek specialist advice as required and keep updated on changes to the ever evolving demands of safety legislation.
To reflect the growth in our global market, we use accredited testing houses to undertake product testing to ensure that our products are safe for sale, not only in Europe, but also to comply with safety legislation within the Far East, Middle East, United States and Australia.
Product safety in the UK is governed by a wide regulatory framework consisting of both national and European-derived legislation. The laws apply to any business involved in the import, manufacture and supply of goods to consumers.
Our seating complies with all applicable legal, statutory, regulatory and occupational health and safety requirements, and carry a worldwide five-year manufacturer’s warranty.
We conduct rigorous tests throughout our research and product development process to ensure the safety and quality of our seating. Key areas Ferco assess each product in their seating ranges:
Safety – areas such as sharp edges and entrapment points in folding mechanisms
Stability – making sure a seat won’t topple if you lean back or sideways in it
Strength – ability to withstand normal use loads, as well as foreseeable misuse, such as standing on a seat
Durability – assessing the performance of the seat over its lifetime
Flammability – assessing the ability to withstand or extinguish various ignition sources
Ferco have developed safety features, fitted as standard and specific to a number of our products:
Motorized Footrest – highly sensitive touch sensors linked to central processor units are fitted to all recliner seats which have electrically operated footrests and the auto return feature.
The “footrest sensor” feature, which is fitted under the footrest to automatically stop the footrest closing should it hit an obstruction and will then return it to the open position.
Finger Trap Guards are fitted to all seats with electrically operated footrests.
The clever geometry and mechanism of Ferco’s seats eliminates ‘scissor-action’ finger traps, preventing injuries which can be caused by metal brackets in many seat designs.
Ferco is a leading manufacturer of lecture theatre, stadium, cinema and auditorium fixed seating, with our headquarters in the UK and a regional operations centre in Singapore, manufacturing facilities in Malaysia and China, and a network of agents in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and the Pacific Rim