Restaurant & Fine Dining Furniture
Preview Booklet
What should you expect from your furniture supplier? CHOICE Choice matters. We have over 3,000 products on our website, from more than 100 EU and UK factories. The latest designs are introduced weekly. We also have an extensive bespoke manufacturing capability. CONVENIENCE We aim to make it easy for you to choose furniture. We have a Central London showroom with over 500 furniture samples, which can be couriered to you. We have a user-friendly, informative website. We respond immediately to quote and proposal requests and supply free CAD drawings. COMPETITIVENESS We offer value for money. We keep our prices as low as reasonably possible. Our prices are immediately responsive to exchange rates; deliveries are charged at cost price; there are significant savings for bulk orders. We price match on like-for-like products and service. We offer credit accounts for regular customers. COMMITMENT We want long-term win-win relationships with our customers. We have an in-house aftersales team to minimise delivery hassles, we use specialist installers to manage the actual deliveries; we use a UK-wide network of furniture repairers; we use Salesforce, the world’s leading customer management software. Finally, we offer lifetime guarantees against manufacturing faults.
The Contract Chair Company
Testimonials
We supply furniture for restaurants, cafes, hotels, cruise liners, student accommodation and other hospitality businesses.
‘We’ve worked with The Contract Chair Company a number of times on a variety of hospitality projects. Everything possible is done to ensure projects are delivered on time and in budget while any potential problems are always resolved with great speed and efficiency. I hope to carry on working with them as their service and product knowledge is invaluable. I would highly recommend to anyone.” Jake Powley-Baker, Senior Designer, B3 Designers Ltd
Our customers and designers benefit from choice of furniture, convenience and competitive prices. We are absolutely committed to providing excellent service. We are a friendly team of industry professionals, based in Hammersmith, where we also have space for our large and ever-changing collection of furniture.
Our Restaurant & Fine Dining Division Eating out happens more often as disposable incomes grow. Over time customers become more discerning. Together these facts suggest that the numbers of UK restaurants will continue to increase and their quality will improve. This quality is not only about food, it also includes the setting, and central to this is furniture. As you will see from this booklet, we deal with a wide variety of restaurants. Focusing mainly (but certainly not entirely) on London and the home counties, we supply side chairs, armchairs, table bases and table tops, benches, bespoke tables and fixed seating as well as soft furnishings. Our team here is vastly experienced and our showroom is full of relevant products. For our full range of over 3,000 products, please visit our website.
“Working with James and his team is always an easy, pleasant experience. He’s always flexible and accommodating, whether it be providing samples, making proposals or meeting deadlines. Building relationships with reliable suppliers is paramount to our industry and working with them makes our job a whole lot easier.” Gianpiero Gaglione, Associate, Martin Brudnizki Design Studio “We have been working with The Contract Chair Company for the past 3 years and will certainly continue to do so. The service they offer continually beats our expectations. Every project we approach them with is tackled with energy and enthusiasm. I would certainly recommend them to others.” Charlotte Poole, Commercial Manager, Mercedes Benz World
ide Chairs
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Side Chairs Upholstery has long been the choice for restaurant chairs, either in fabric or leather; comfort has tended to outweigh practicality, as operators look to encourage their customers to stay as long as possible. But a significant minority opt for wooden chairs, either plain, painted or stained. Whatever your fancy (and do ask us which designs are in fashion), we can supply what you need. Guide prices and further details for over 250 side chairs available online.
Upholstered
Albert One SCL
Onda 01
Plaza
Arianna
Chicago
Boavista
A-9416
Garconne
Derby
Taurus
Luton 110
Brunswick
Squero 110
Wanda
Kira 120
Allure L
A-0031
Milo
Francess
A-9610/V
Vincent V.G.
Non Upholstered
Gray 23
Moka
Wolfgang
Vienna
Morph
A-0542
Smile
A-165
Wendela
Banana
811
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Armchairs Some restaurants choose only armchairs; others specify a combination of armchairs and side chairs. Either way, for most side chairs, there’s a matching armchair. They make a great statement and can be more comfortable and sturdier than a side chair. Armchairs also make it easier to raise yourself out of a chair. Guide prices and further details for over 200 armchairs available online.
Upholstered
Manu Wood
Kelly
Hotte
Bellevue
Jasper
Glossy
Onda 03
Illusion
Waves 209
Ester
Matador
Fuga
Merano
Dovi NO CB
Stria
Urban
Bridge
Hawksmoor
Valentina
Strike
York
Nub Wood
Smile Stickback
Malmo 395
Nordica
Non Upholstered
Merano
Norma
ables
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Tables Usually you’ll choose tops and bases separately, so giving yourself a vast choice. Typically table tops are of solid wood (in whatever size is necessary), but you can choose from a wide range of alternatives – or a completely bespoke design. Let us help you make the best choices. Guide prices and further details for over 150 items available online.
Bases
Liberty
Bistrot
Dream
Impero
Easy
Au
Hairpin
Stylus
Cage
Solid Wood
Veneer
Glass
Zinc/Copper/Brass
Bases
Inox
Tops
Marble
Bespoke Tables
Trestle
TF086
TF-TC3
SL004
Rough Living
Labrus II
Choose barstools to complement nearby furniture – most seats have matching stools. Consider that stools with backs will have more impact than backless stools and will tend to be more comfortable, encouraging guests to linger longer. Let our team guide you through the selection process and help you avoid the pitfalls. Guide prices and further details for over 310 barstools available online.
Albert SGCL
Bellevue
Basicwood
Squero 410
Wendela
Albert One SGSC
Onda 06
Strike
Moka UPH
Kensington
Buick
Nancy SG 01
Nina
Satellite
01002h
arstools
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Barstools
Our Pick of Recent Projects
Union Street Cafe
No. 11 Pimlico Restaurant
Whyte and Brown Restaurant
Andina Peruvian Restaurant
Brindisa Restaurant
Mercure Leicester Hotel
Our Pick of Recent Projects
The Seven Restaurant
La Nautique Restaurant
The Narrow Restaurant
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espoke
Bespoke Furniture We create bespoke furniture for the UK’s top hotel, restaurant and café groups as well as highly acclaimed design practices. We enjoy doing this and appreciate the various intricacies associated with one-off designs. Below are our specialities: Wooden dining chairs
We are able to produce bespoke wooden dining chairs, with short lead-times. Dining chairs that are both well-made and inexpensive are notoriously difficult to produce in small numbers, but we have a long track record. Upholstered furniture
We have good relationships with a number of factories who can produce upholstered furniture to almost any design. Using wooden frames and foam upholstery, most shapes can be created. Again, lead times are surprisingly short. Tables
Most of our wooden table tops are made to order as we offer such a vast range of possible materials, shapes, finishes, thickness and edge detail. We can also make wooden table bases as well as complete tables of most types – dining, coffee, occasional or console, as well as bedside tables. Metalwork
We have completed various projects for design practices where we have been asked to create designs using metal components. We have several factories which specialise in metalwork and turn the toughest of production challenges into successful projects.
Our Showroom Our home is a 6,000 square foot working showroom in Hammersmith, which we built for ourselves in 2011. We have over 500 dining type chairs, 100 table top and table base samples, 50 barstools and a dedicated outdoor furniture section with over 100 items. We have fabric books, colour swatches, wood samples and table edges.
Restaurant & Fine Dining Division 020 8735 6007 James Ketteringham james@thecontractchair.co.uk Hooria Eltumi hooria@thecontractchair.co.uk
Please do drop-in, but if you get in touch beforehand, we can ensure a manager is available to answer your questions. Free parking is available in our front yard. For our full range of over 3,000 products, please visit our website - or contact us with specific product enquiries.
Contact Us 0800 8494 135 (freephone) 135 Glenthorne Rd Hammersmith London W6 0LJ www.thecontractchair.co.uk ContractChairCo The Contract Chair Company
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