The Wiltshire-based designer and manufacturer of innovative seating for theatres, schools, sports venues, and other major venues employs 100 people. Its projects are incredibly diverse, from the glitz of Manchester Arena to space-saving retractable seating for a school. The team also designs modular demountable tiered audience systems ltd and sports grandstands – products that are tall and heavy, and often have to be brought in and out of buildings and sites with limited access or space. To assist with these challenges, the company specifies MasterMover electric tugs as one of its load-moving solutions.
Discovering Audience Systems Ltd: Leaders in Seating Innovation
Founded in 1972 by Sid and Stephen Brackley, the father and son team first gained a reputation for modular demountable tiered seating systems, before pioneering telescopic ‘bleacher’ seats in the UK. Audience Systems is now a global leader in seating for theatres, sport, education and major venues. Its complete service includes design, manufacture and installation.
A year after launching its iconic Espace 628 chair, the firm was awarded the Queen’s Award for Export, an accolade reserved for companies who achieve outstanding levels of export growth. It is a success that has helped Audience Systems to generate around two-thirds of its sales outside the UK.