Product definition

A product family, all buildable from the same tooling

Five configurations sharing one moulded frame family, one electronics platform and one canopy clamping system. The variant changes the canopy, the array and the seat count, not the tooling.

Solar canopy benches with lit canopies on a hospitality terrace

Configurations

Fixed specification points

Common to every variant

  • Table 1,800 x 750 mm nominal; canopy 2,000 x 1,700 mm at 10 degrees, draining to the rear.
  • Recycled-plastic moulded frame and masts, matte anthracite; 25-year design life, zero maintenance.
  • Reclaimed timber bearers, seats and table top; replaceable plank-by-plank as a service item.
  • LiFePO4 storage 2.4 kWh (5.1 kWh option) plus MPPT controller in a lockable IP65 under-seat enclosure, recessed hardware, documented repair kit.
  • Four USB-C PD ports per bench (two at each end), flush IP65 plates, 30 W each, individually fused.
  • Dusk-to-dawn LED strip under the canopy edge, with occupancy dimming.
  • Mesh node: low-power radio plus backhaul option, powered from the same battery budget.
  • Wind load designed to 1.1 kN/m² with ballast-foot or ground-anchor options.
  • BS EN 581 outdoor furniture, IEC 62109 PV electronics, IP65, battery transport and fire compliance.
  • Flat-pack, two people, 90 minutes, no site power required.

How to buy

Same product, five commercial routes

No records

Positioning

Deliberately between plain and smart

Plain recycled bench

£400–£1,200

No power, no light, no data

Solar Canopy Bench

£3,650

Flagship Classic 6: generation, storage, charging, lighting, mesh

Smart bench

£8,000–£20,000

Usually seat-only, civic tech pricing