Inside the Factory: What's New at Broxap?
You can depend on Broxap to create the right product for the right place.
Every day our manufacturing plant delivers bespoke street furniture, shelters, canopies and walkways, and outdoor play, sports and gym equipment to sites across the UK.
Take a look at some of the latest projects we’ve shared on social media, or get in touch to discuss how Broxap can bring your scheme to life.
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Bespoke Medway benches including two perch benches in the same design have been manufactured for Leicester City Council. The six Medway Benches with armrests are 2,000mm long, slightly longer than our standard version, with a Graphite Grey powder coating. Eight mild steel cycle stands with tapping bar, powder coated Traffic Black, were also ordered by the client.
These Tiptree Benches will feature at a leading regeneration site in London. They have been manufactured for Vistry Partnerships which is providing 241 homes as part of Gallions Place, at the Royal Albert Wharf in East London.
External furniture for education settings is among our specialist areas of expertise. This Helston curved steel and timber bench is headed to an independent school in Nottingham.
The Hemstone Seat combines timber slats, a steel frame and granite legs. This order for four seats featured Iroko slats and the steel frame was powder coated Jet Black. Hemstone Benches were also included in the order.
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Bespoke Medway benches including two perch benches in the same design have been manufactured for Leicester City Council. The six Medway Benches with armrests are 2,000mm long, slightly longer than our standard version, with a Graphite Grey powder coating. Eight mild steel cycle stands with tapping bar, powder coated Traffic Black, were also ordered by the client.
These Tiptree Benches will feature at a leading regeneration site in London. They have been manufactured for Vistry Partnerships which is providing 241 homes as part of Gallions Place, at the Royal Albert Wharf in East London.
External furniture for education settings is among our specialist areas of expertise. This Helston curved steel and timber bench is headed to an independent school in Nottingham.
This seat is based on our Wythenshawe Bench slat design. The backrest slats are in a vertical position. This seat accompanies two bespoke curved Wythenshawe Benches.
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Our client requested wheelchair accessible outdoor tables and picnic units, with steel frames powder coated RAL 8004 Copper Brown so they match. This is one of two Caerphilly Tables with extended tops we manufactured using FSC hardwood. Two all-steel Garthdee picnic units with wheelchair access completed the order.
Nine Saltwell Seats have made their way to the refurbished Mathematical Sciences and Computer Science departments at Durham University. Angled for comfort, they feature pressure treated softwood slats with a slender steel frame which was powder coated Jet Black.
Our teams design and create inclusive street furniture bringing people together to enjoy time outdoors. This Brompton Picnic Unit has been manufactured with wheelchair access.
This s-shaped Helston Bench is a super long 6,047 mm. Featuring Iroko planed and sanded slats, the steel frame has been powder coated the classic RAL 9005 Jet Black. Six Litchard Benches also with a Jet Black steel frame formed part of the order along with 17 domed top timber bollards.
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This curved Helston bench is headed to a commercial development in Lichfield. It really makes a statement at 6,048mm long. A total of 16 stainless steel cycle stands with tapping bars and four Premier Cycle Shelters provide active travel infrastructure for the site.
The Rotherham Seat can be found in The Royal Parks and we’ve supplied another 12 seats to the charity which manages the 5,000 acres recently. The parks feature our 2,400mm long seats with a cast iron central leg, cast iron ends and 14 profiled hardwood slats.
The 29-acre Waterlow Park in Camden features terraced gardens, a conservation area, tennis courts and a visitor centre. Two of our Regency Seats, with an ornate mild steel frame and timber slats stained black, have been delivered to the popular estate.
Two of our Helston Curved Steel and Timber Benches have been manufactured to include armrests for added support for users. This pair of benches is headed to Wales.
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The Litchard range is one of the most popular street furniture suites we offer. These two Litchard Seats have a Deep Orange powder coated finish.
We can customise and redesign our products to ensure they serve our clients’ needs. These 11 Litchard Seats feature armrests and were headed to luxury care home being built for Kingsley Healthcare in Norfolk.
The Riverside Seat offers relaxed outdoor seating with a classic timber and cast iron finish. Six Riverside Seats with Iroko slats and a Jet Black powder coated cast iron frame have been delivered to the Taylor Wimpey residential development, Calderwood, in East Calder.
Street furniture is a brilliant way to add colour and vibrancy to an outdoor area. Eleven of these red Litchard Seats and two Litchard Benches were manufactured for one of our property management clients.
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You never know who is watching over in our production facility!
A total of 14 Kirkholt planters, with FSC timber cladding have been manufactured for construction company Real. They are destined for St Giles’ View in Winchester, a new development which will provide 60 purpose built en-suite residential, nursing and dementia bedrooms, as well as a café/restaurant, hair and beauty salon and community spaces.
Scooting to school is growing in popularity. We love to encourage active travel and products such as our Sofco shelter with integrated scooter rack aims to inspire confidence among parents that their child’s wheels can be stored safely during lessons.
The Mud Kitchen from Hand Made Places is the perfect addition to early years playgrounds. It can be used as a tool to encourage imaginative play as well as support the introduction of themes like weighing and measuring when it comes to maths and science!
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I spy with my little eye, lots of finials to complete the likes of signage columns, and draw the attention of visitors in town and city centres.
The Cycle Drum is ideal for providing space-saving secure cycle parking such as in residential areas. We can customise the drum with vinyls and graphics and we provide the cycle drum in two different sizes for four or six bikes.
The Bridgend Picnic Bench is made up of a heavy duty galvanised steel frame, with recycled plastic slats added to the seats and table top. There are quite a few going through the factory at the minute as our clients get their outdoor areas ready for summer.
We’ve taken delivery of a new Accord 25fxm CNC machining centre for our timber production facility. This latest investment allows for superior precision and finish quality. This is just one in a series of investments aimed at increasing energy efficiency, reducing waste and making progress towards the UK’s net zero targets.
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Our Amazon Rope Climber challenges users to scramble across timber beams and nets to reach to top. The blue net at the crest of the Amazon Rope Climber starts out like this.
We love seeing bespoke benches go through the workshop and near to completion.
Seagull flaps prevent birds and other wildlife entering litter and recycling bins – ideal for coastal locations where fish and chips are always a favourite with visitors. This option is available on our external steel litter and recycling bins.
The H-Frame Picnic Table is ideal for beauty spots, visitor attractions, playgrounds and schools. Its timber construction is really sturdy and hard wearing and it’s a great size for seating whole families!
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Security gate panels can be added to some of our cycle parking shelter designs, like the Wardale Cycle Shelter, to create secure compounds and anti vandal cycle parking facilities. We also offer lockers, hubs and cycle drums.
The final works are being carried out at a new cemetery in Loughborough which has been created to offer space for more than 5,000 burials. These Derby Cemetery Recycling Bins, with laser cut lettering, will be available throughout the cemetery in Nanpantan Road encouraging visitors to separate paper and plastic waste from natural waste like flowers.
The most recent investments at Broxap include a number of new press brakes. These increase on-site capacity, maximising use of space in the factory and boost productivity thanks to the time-saving automatic tool changer. These changes not only contribute to Broxap’s environmental and social priorities, they also improve efficiency, reduce costs and waste and support business viability.
We deliver a bespoke design and build service, bringing the visions of our clients to life! This curved bench almost forms a spiral and is a great way to transform public spaces. It has been designed for client Kier Construction which is the principal contractor for the new Darwin Green Commercial Centre in Cambridgeshire.
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We specialise in inclusive outdoor furniture designs. This wheelchair accessible Brompton Picnic Bench enables everyone to enjoy a meal together.
The Westleigh Timber Slatted Bin is becoming a firm favourite among our customers. The classic combination of galvanised steel and timber can be customised, such as powder coating the steel to match branding and colour schemes.
These litter bins for Perth & Kinross Council support the authority's environment services. It has recently started to introduce bins with cigarette stubbing plates to reduce cigarette waste.
Our factory is currently undergoing major extension works as we introduce a new automated powder coating line to the plant. The result will be a more streamlined production process as well as a more efficient and sustainable factory.
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The litter bins production team has manufactured these Westleigh Timber Slatted Litter Bins with a powder coated brown frame and hardwood Iroko slats.
This Litchard Bench has been designed with mild steel legs instead of our standard steel frame.
These Derby Standard Litter Bins have been designed with a circle aperture instead of our standard rectangle apertures. Which style do you prefer?
The Eastgate is our most popular cast iron and timber seat. We have recently manufactured and assembled a single person Eastgate Seat.
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The workshop has been busy making Ocean Trays & Water Chutes, which provide lots of fun for children whilst encouraging water play.
This contemporary and stylish Circular Weyburn Seat is ready to be shipped. There are a variety of colours that the Circular Weyburn Seat can be finished in.
Here's one of our latest orders getting ready to leave the factory. Since we launched our Seated Planter range last year, it is becoming very popular among developers, architects and landscapers.
This delightful piece of school percussion equipment is a great addition to playgrounds. View the Tiger Glockenspiel here.
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This is one of our many standard litter bins in production.
Another eye-catching recycling and litter bin unit fabricated within our factory. These bright bins form part of a recycling-on-the-go campaign by sustainability charity Hubbub.
One of our newest machines, the Five Head Planer and Moulder, helps improve efficiency within our workplace.
Enjoy a wonderful picnic on our latest completion, the Tiptree Picnic Unit.
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The Double Westleigh Recycling Bin, manufactured in-house, is now completed and ready to leave our production site.
Our team have completed the manufacturing of the Richmond Recycling Unit. It is now ready to leave factory.
Another great addition to the Broxap seating range. This Modulock bench is headed to a primary school.
This planter was inspired by the Broxap Bournville Planter.
It features a black coated finishing with a gold vinyl strip going around it as well as three crowns on the face of the planter.
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A Raging Bull Playground Sculpture in the making inside the factory.
Lay back, relax and enjoy the scenery with our finished Thornhill seat, completed inside the factory.
Here we have a Derby Double Recycling Bin manufactured in house. User friendly and great for recycling effectively.
This Richmond Recycling Bin was made for Thanet District Council, to support a campaign encouraging beach visitors to recycle their waste.
The picture above shows the recycling unit in production.
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This four-cycle Cedar Cycle Locker has been manufactured in our factory in Staffordshire and is ready for delivery.
Finger mazes are a great puzzle for children to help develop their memory and cognitive skills.
Our team is experienced in five-axis CNC machining allowing us to produce precision cut bespoke and standard play equipment. We combine the talents of our skilled engineers and joiners to ensure all our products are built to the highest safety standards.
These different size bollards are ready to be delivered.
Broxap offers a wide range of bollards, and these are available in a variety of styles and finishes in cast iron, steel, stainless steel, recycled plastic, timber and concrete.
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Two heavy duty and robust steel framed Litchard seats and a Litchard table have been completed inside the factory.
A large capacity Longley planter has been made with two tones of timber to create an eyecatching appearance.
A Lanarkshire Planter made for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, ordered by Hassocks Parish Council in West Sussex.
This play sculpture has been created in memory of Isabel “Izzy-Bee” McEgan who died in May 2020, aged 19, after developing cancer.
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Everyone will be talking about these eye catching laser cut butterfly bins in Newham London!
Several different shapes and sizes of bollards are being primed and painted inside the factory.
A Bordesley Seat has been assembled in our Factory at Staffordshire. It has a cast iron frame, which can come in a variety of colours and has nine hardwood slats.
These 1.9m x 1.8m Heavy Duty Roofed Tables are manufactured in heavy duty pressure treated redwood. The Heavy Duty Roofed Table can be used for dining or social areas.
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These lightweight cigarette bins have been manufactured from a lightweight steel which ensures the safe disposal of cigarette litter. Their sleek design complements any existing external works.
Caught in action! These bright yellow heavy duty security bollards sure grab your attention! The vinyl is applied by hand with the upmost precision which requires a lot of skill.
How good do these blue door barriers look? They have been powder coated and put in the oven to cure.
Two green Derby E Contemporary bins are being backed with yellow backing plates for Blaby Distric Council.
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A Mild Steel and FSC Certified Timber Seat & Table has been manufactured in the factory today and is ready to be sent out!
These Sofco Cycle Shelter end frames are being welded and assembled with anti-tamper high strength bolts in the factory.
This tractor is almost complete. A great addition to a school or community park for children to play and use their imagination.
This bespoke timber bench has been created for the 60 Neasden Lane project in London.
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Dave in Seat Assembly was excited to be working on something a bit different today! This bespoke Cloud Bench is due to be installed at a shopping parade in London as part of enhancements honouring former Plaistow businessman Luke Howard who invented the names for types of cloud. We can’t wait to see it in situ.
A few more stages left before this Finger Maze is ready to be installed into a playground.
This tiny leaf play scuplture has been made in the factory today. Great feature to add to your trim trail and outdoor playgrounds.
Derby Double Litter Bins in the factory today, which have been prepared and ready to be sent to Nanpantan Road Cemetery.
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These Cow Bells are getting ready to be dispatched!
They are the perfect addition to a sensory area or music garden!
This little hog play sculpture can be located snuffling about outdoor areas, waiting for belly rubs and hugs from visitors. He's a great addition to a sculpture trail or to form part of your sensory gardens!
We love these bins for Wembley Park which feature a "litter" compartment and also cigarette disposal on the side!
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This Embankment net is an ideal item of playground equipment that is specifically designed for embankments, hills, mounds and slopes!
We have these solid granite block legs in seat assembly, they form the legs of our Hemstone Bench.
This fun snail play sculpture is a great talking point and has a very friendly face!
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Over in the workshop, we have spotted some standard size and larger size litter bins! Broxap supply a range of external litter bins for general waste, such as recycling bins, dog waste bins, cigarette bins and grit bins, which come in a variety of styles and colours!
Here we have our Buxton Double Recycling bin before and after the vinyls were added. This litter bin can accommodate both recyclable and waste materials.
The Green Heart of Essex campaign is being stepped up with dozens of litter and recycling bins delivered to Braintree District Council. We worked with the local authority to design a range of bins encouraging more people to keep their streets clean and tidy.
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At Broxap we offer a range of optional extras. On our steel litter bins we can customise with perforations, helping to give a modern aesthetic to the bin.
We have a Wave Bridge waiting to be dispatched to it's new home! This low level bridge with gentle contours, is great for everyone.
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We love these Derby E Double Recycling Bin's for Milton Keynes Council. They feature 2 x 120 litre galvanised liners, one for general litter and the other for recycling.
Our Double Daventry Internal Recycling Bin's offer a modern slimline design with a small footprint.
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We're busy getting products ready to be dispatched in the Hand Made Places workshop.
We have another Leamington Picnic Bench over in the workshop!
It's safe, sturdy and highly functional.
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We've got our favourite Storyteller Chair ready to be dispatched in the workshop today! It is perfect for a school playground or play area to encourage children to tell stories, communicate and listen!
Ribbit Ribbit! This little frog is being made in the workshop, it's the perfect fun addition to any outdoor space.