Woman in aluminum bleachers cheerin

By Gerald Dlubala

We know that aluminum bleachers are cost effective, low maintenance, and just plain common sense when it comes to securely and safely providing seating for large crowds.

But bleachers are also extremely versatile when it comes to your particular layout needs, with the ability transform your venue seating from a standard, generic layout into a more customized, specific configuration.

An excellent example of this is the Oakland Coliseum, shared home of the Oakland

Fans about to return to the bleachers for fall sport

By Gerald Dlubala

It's fall and if you are a spectator, time to head for the bleachers. You've been tracking that big mark on your calendar - the start of football season (or soccer), and it's finally here.  You know that everybody is going to be there. And you also remember in the past how much fun it was in those bleachers with your friends, family and fellow fans.

It is tradition, after all, isn't it? Working your way up to the perfect spot,

More than 50 million students are heading back to school - do you have adequate school picnic tables, benches, bleachers and other outdoor school site furnishings for them

School picnic tables, benches, bleachers and trash receptacles - everything a school facility manager needs, can still be shipped from The Park and Facilities Catalog in time for when most school doors fling open in September. Popular products that can be fast-tracked for shipping are available in our ParkExpress program.

Spectators walking on bleachers that are not IBC-compliant can be hazardou

When you think about hazards at a football or basketball game, you're probably thinking the players are the only ones at risk. Actually, spectators can also get injured by an unexpected hazard: bleachers .

Think about it. Bleachers are the one thing separating you from the ground, so if they are old or weathered, they may collapse from underneath you. Aluminum bleachers need to be sturdier than regular seats because they take so much abuse from extreme weather and overly excited fans.

Besides needing to be sturdy, bleachers are also difficult to walk on. It's easy to trip or fall between the seats, especially when they are wet or icy. The likelihood of falling is even greater

Drawing for Miami Dolphins stadium that is undergoing a $450 million makeover (Source: NewMiamiStadium.com

When fans for the Miami Dolphins and University of Miami Hurricanes cheer their teams this fall, they will probably pay more attention to the structure they are in than the teams because the New Miami Stadium will be an incredible change from the old facility.

Dolphins owner Stephen Ross is spending about $450 million for renovations to the stadium that will truly make it a world-class sports facility. Early reports had that amount at $300. You can tell he is going all