Planters

Broxap manufactures the UK’s widest range of commercial outdoor planters, covering seven materials from heavyweight concrete through to lightweight fibreglass. Every planter is designed, manufactured, and installed from our Staffordshire facility for councils, landscape architects, developers, schools, and hospitality operators across the country.

Whether the project is a town centre regeneration scheme, a retail park landscaping programme, a university campus, or a new-build residential development, the specification starts with the same set of decisions: material, shape, capacity, fixing method, drainage, and maintenance. Our street furniture planters are engineered for the demands of public and commercial environments, heavier construction, vandal-resistant options, commercial drainage systems, and materials rated for decades of outdoor exposure.

Commercial Planter Materials: Concrete, Steel, Timber and More

• Concrete planters are the standard for permanent public realm installations. Heaviest option, lowest maintenance, and increasingly specified as passive vehicle deterrents in pedestrian zones. Available in rectangular, square, hexagonal, and bespoke configurations with exposed aggregate, polished, and painted finishes.
• Steel planters suit contemporary schemes where powder-coated colour matching is required. Galvanised mild steel frames provide structural rigidity and long-term durability. Available in any BS or RAL colour.
• Stainless steel planters deliver a premium finish with excellent corrosion resistance. Preferred for corporate headquarters, transport hubs, and high-end retail.
• Timber planters bring natural warmth to parks, heritage settings, and education environments. FSC-certified hardwood with pressure treatment for durability.
• Recycled plastic planters are rot-proof, graffiti-resistant, and require no ongoing treatment. Increasingly specified by councils and schools with net-zero commitments. The lowest whole-life cost of any material in the range.
• Cast iron planters suit heritage town centres, conservation areas, and listed settings. Heavy, durable, and available in heritage colour finishes.
• Fibreglass planters are the lightest option. They suit rooftop, podium, and balcony installations where structural load is the constraint.

Outdoor Planter Shapes and Sizes

Broxap outdoor planters are available in square, rectangular, hexagonal, triangular, corner, and modular configurations. Square and rectangular shapes suit formal schemes and linear runs. Hexagonal planters work at junctions. Triangular and corner planters fit angular sites. The cube modular planter can be configured in straight runs, L-shapes, and flexible layouts.

For tree planting, specify planters with a minimum internal depth of 600mm and a soil volume of at least 500 litres. All Broxap planters include a drainage provision as standard.

Planters with Integrated Seating for Public Spaces

Where space is constrained, and both planting and seating are needed, Broxap manufactures seated planters that combine both functions in a single footprint. The range includes the Oswestry family (e.g. The Owestry Box Planter), the Blox modular system (e.g. The Blox Bench Seated Planter), the Cubus modular system, and the Square Planter Seat. Available in steel-framed timber combinations with powder-coat colour matching.

Street Planter Installation, Fixing, and Specification Support

Broxap provides a full design-to-installation service. Surface-mounted, sunken, and freestanding fixing options available. Our specification team supports landscape architects and council procurement officers from enquiry through to installation. ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001 certified. Family-owned since 1946.

Planters can be customised with logos, crests, coats of arms, or highlighting bands for corporate or civic identity schemes.

As a UK manufacturer with over 80 years in street furniture, Broxap works directly with landscape architects, specifiers, contractors and procurement teams to get the right commercial planters onto the right schemes, whether that's a single feature planter for a building entrance or a large-scale rollout across an entire town centre.