Commercial Umbrella Bin

Description

Fourteen umbrellas is the number that matters here. It is enough to absorb the arrival rush at a mall entrance, an airport terminal door, a university building or a large office lobby, which is exactly when umbrella storage either works or fails. An umbrella stand that fills in the first five minutes of a downpour is not solving the problem.

The Commercial Umbrella Bin is made from stainless steel, so it holds up to constant wet contact through a full season without the rust marks and staining that show up on cheaper finishes by the second winter.

Built for the peak, not the average

• Holds up to 14 umbrellas
• Stainless steel construction, resistant to rust and moisture
• Weighted base keeps it stable when loaded and stops it being knocked over in a crowd
• Removable drip tray collects runoff and lifts out for emptying
• Open top for fast drop-off and collection during arrival peaks
• Takes long-handle and compact folding umbrellas

Where it belongs

• Shopping centres and large retail
• Airports and transport interchanges
• Universities and large campus buildings
• Corporate towers and multi-tenant lobbies
• Event halls, convention and exhibition centres
• Hospitals and major healthcare facilities

The safety case

Wet entrances are one of the more predictable slip risks a facility carries, because they recur on a known trigger and concentrate in a small area. That predictability cuts both ways: it makes the risk easy to foresee, which is precisely why leaving it unaddressed is difficult to defend after an incident. Containing water at the door is the cheapest control available and the easiest to demonstrate.

For entrances where umbrellas should be dry before anyone walks further in, run a wet umbrella dryer alongside it. Where presentation matters more than raw volume, see the Commercial Umbrella Stand.