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The answer is: it depends on the supplier of the chair. There are cross back chairs on the market that are not stackable so potential buyers of these chairs – where stacking is a need or want for them – should double check that the chair they’re buying can stack.

Most suppliers will explicitly say that a chair is or isn’t stackable on their cross back chair product page – however some may have forgotten that detail.

The easiest way to tell if a cross back chair is stackable is by looking at the seat in the back corners. There should be a semi-circular notch out in each corner – where the stacking cross-back chair’s legs would nest.

There are a number of different folding tables on the market for hotels, banquet halls, party rental companies and other high-turnover industries where durable tables are not only a must, but a necessity. Today’s blog post will examine two kinds of folding tables that are often mistaken as being the same material – ABS Folding Tables vs Plastic Folding Tables. This post will give an unbiased look at the specifications of the two so that a company can choose what best meets their needs. Read on to learn more:

ABS Folding Tables:

• 5-year material and manufacturing defect warranty.
• Made of highly durable ABS plastic which is very structurally sturdy with the ability to stand up well to external impacts
• Considered the strongest folding table on the market
• Supports 2000+ lbs
• Easy to set up and take down
• ¾” table edge (fits most wood table skirting clips)
• Table legs fold for easy storage and handling
• Corners designed to absorb and withstand a drop of 1ft without structural damage to the table or corner
• Useable Indoors or Outdoors
• 16 gauge square steel frame
• PVC edging
• Gravity lock folding legs
• Paper honeycomb core
• Comes in Grey only
• Expensive upfront cost with long life

Plastic Folding Tables:

• Supports up to 1000 lbs of weight evenly distributed across the table.
• 2-year warranty against material or manufacturing defects.
• Light-grey high-density hollow core resin that is reinforced with square steel tubing.
• Wishbone-style folding legs with a gravity-slide lock for added stability.
• 17 gauge (1.4mm) steel tubing.
• Tabletop is 1.8" thick
• Scratch-resistant glides included
• Grey powder coated legs
• Fold Flat Design
• Highly-durable Materials
• Usable indoors or outdoors
• Made in China
• Cost effective solution

Our NES Reliable White Resin Folding Chairs are our most popular selling chair in inventory. And with good reason – they’re just a little more expensive to rent out than a plastic folding chair but lend way more elegance to an event.

Within the past few years, we’ve started seeing a shift towards consumers spending more money on children’s events. Then we started getting asked for more children sized event equipment.

I’m pleased to announce that we now have Children’s White Resin Folding Chairs in stock in our Mississauga warehouse.

Constructed of high-quality resin, White Resin Chairs are sturdy and durable. NES Reliable Children’s White Resin Folding Chairs are easy to set-up and take-down, and stack away neatly when they are no longer needed. These chairs are weather-proof, and won't yellow with age. They are stain resistant and easy to clean when the event is over and these chairs will never need a paint touch-up. Capable of holding up to 195lbs.

NES Reliable Children’s White Resin Folding Chairs come with a two year warranty against material and manufacturing defects.

• Chair Weight: 4.05lbs
• Case Weight (11 chairs): 44.5lbs
• Open Dimensions (L x W x H): 13.25" x 11.25" x 21 1/8"
• Closed Dimensions (L x W x H): 13.25" x 1.5" x 24 1/8"

Pricing starts at $22.95 per chair and goes down in price with quantity purchased.

We have been selling our NES Reliable Plastic Folding Tables for over 10 years – same supplier, same specifications. We know our tables aren’t the cheapest on the market, but we know that they perform well, and allow the companies that use them to get their money’s worth out of them. They’re strong durable tables that work for most party rental companies, golf courses, catering companies and event venues that favour plastic over wood tables. But, there still exists the gold standard for folding tables – considered the strongest, most durable tables on the market: the ABS Folding Table.

These tables are the gold standard because they’re used most in high-use/high-turnover establishments. The ABS plastic is very structurally sturdy which gives the table the ability to stand up well to external impacts.

I’m pleased to announce we will be stocking a number of sizes of ABS Folding Tables – available beginning of June 2017!

Sizes available:

• 6ft x 18” NES Reliable ABS Training Table
• 8ft x 18” NES Reliable ABS Training Table
• 6ft x 30” NES Reliable ABS Folding Table
• 8ft x 30” NES Reliable ABS Folding Table
• 60” Round NES Reliable ABS Folding Table
• 72” Round NES Reliable ABS Folding Table

Additional product features include:

• Tables made of highly durable ABS plastic which is very structurally sturdy with the ability to stand up well to external impacts
• Easy to set up and take down
• ¾” table edge (fits most wood table skirting clips)
• Table legs fold for easy storage and handling
• Corners designed to absorb and withstand a drop of 1ft without structural damage to the table or corner
• 16 gauge square steel fame
• PVC edging
• Gravity lock folding legs
• Paper honeycomb core
• Comes in Grey only

We’re excited to offer these durable, easy to clean tables that will provide our customers with years of reliable service.

We had a potential customer pose a great question last week regarding aluminum Chiavari chairs and how they compare to resin Chiavari chairs in terms of scratching.

Any banquet hall, event venue, hotel or Rental Company, unfortunately, has to deal with scratches as a consequence of using event chairs. Knowing what the scratches will look like on the Chiavari chair you end up going with gives you the ability to plan what to do when scratches do occur.

Here’s how scratches appear on Aluminum Chiavari Chairs:

Aluminum Chiavari Chairs, when scratched, will show the silver metal underneath. If you have Silver Aluminum Chiavari Chairs this won’t make a huge difference as the colours will be similar, however, black, mahogany, gold, and white will all show scratches easily.

Here’s how scratches appear on our Resin Chiavari Chairs:

Our resin Chiavari chairs have a similar colour resin underneath the exterior paint and gloss finish. If a scratch occurs, the scratch will minimally show. I specify our Chiavari chairs, particularly as we know there is other resin Chiavari chairs on the market that have a white resin core with exterior paint in black, gold, silver, or mahogany and a gloss finish. This is to bring the cost of the chair down as white resin is cheaper to produce than a coloured resin that better hides a scratch.

If you’d like to read additional information on Chiavari chairs, feel free to check out our definitive party rental guide to Chiavari chairs which addresses information such as wood vs resin Chiavari chairs, a more comprehensive aluminum vs resin Chiavari chair write up, how much weight can a Chiavari hold, the different resin Chiavari’s on the market and so on.