End Customer: Firelands High SchoolLocation: Oberlin, OHInstallation Date: 2017 Project Overview In 2017, Firelands High School reached out to Farnham Equipment Company (FEC) to assist on some upgrades to their existing outdoor grandstands. Among the items they wished to have completed was: 1) adding mid aisle handrails to meet code Read more…
End Customer: New Bremen Local SchoolsLocation: New Bremen, OHCompletion Date: February 2025 Project Overview Back in 1998, New Bremen Local Schools worked with Freytag & Associates, Inc. to deliver new auditorium to the district’s high school. At the time, this project was completed by Farnham Equipment Company (FEC), or The Read more…
End Customer: Buckeye Local SchoolsLocation: Dillonvale, OHDate: Winter 2024 Project Overview In 2022, Lucas Parsons, principal at Buckeye Local High School, reached out to Farnham Equipment Company (FEC) looking for solutions to bring new bleachers to their gymnasium. Having received a glowing commendation from another repeat customer, Buckeye Local was Read more…
End Customer: Adams County Ohio Valley Local SchoolsLocation: West Union, OHDate: Summer 2024 Project Overview Adams County Ohio Local Schools saw the challenges ahead of them: multiple facilities were in need of new telescopic bleachers, with only the summer months to complete such a large undertaking. Shortly after the OSBA Read more…
End Customer: Flint Community SchoolsLocation: Flint, MICompleted Date: 2024 Project Overview Flint Community Schools were in desperate need to upgrade their current auditorium seating. When considering a full replacement project, the projections would cost the district over $200,000, funds they did not have at the time. While deliberating internally about Read more…
End Customer: Lawrence Technological UniversityLocation: Southfield, MICompleted Date: 2024 Project Overview Lawrence Technological University’s Fidler gymnasium was experiencing problems with their existing bleacher system. Due to the age of the university’s bleachers, the frame wheels underneath were wearing down, causing damage to the bleachers while causing visible marks on the Read more…
End Customer: Ontario Local SchoolsLocation: Ontario, OHDate: Fall 2024 Project Overview Ontario Local Schools needed to improve its pool bleachers, which had been in the building for decades. The pool bleachers had long worn their welcome and showed clear signs of water damage from all the activity from the pool. Read more…
When it comes to designing a gymnasium space, several questions arise from an architectural standpoint. Among them may include: How many seats is the customer looking to achieve? What obstacles does the existing layout present for achieving the end result? What opportunities does the layout present? What budgetary restraints will Read more…
End Customer: St. Joan of Arc Catholic SchoolLocation: Saint Clair Shores, MICompletion Date: 2024 Project Overview St. Joan of Arc Catholic School looked to upgrade its gymnasium facility, wanting to improve the quality and aesthetic of the gym wall padding, basketball hoops and bleacher seating. A flooring company, Foster Floors, Read more…
This article is meant to assist those who call into Farnham Equipment Company (FEC) for emergency assistance on their equipment. In this article, we aim to convey what factors contribute to an ‘emergency call’ and what customers can expect from our Service Department when we receive these types of inquiries. Read more…