What is your standard lead time for custom restaurant bar stools?

Our standard manufacturing lead time for custom and commercial-grade restaurant bar stools is 4 weeks from the date the order is finalized. For custom projects utilizing Customer's Own Material (COM), the 4-week lead time begins once your fabric arrives at our Chicago factory.

Do you support Customer's Own Material (COM) and Customer's Own Leather (COL)?

Yes. We operate a full-scale, in-house commercial upholstery shop in Chicago. We frequently handle custom pattern matching, welt piping, and button tufting using hospitality-grade textiles supplied directly by designers from brands like Maharam, Momentum, Architex, and Ultrafabrics.

What is your Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ)?

Our standard production minimum is 4 units per style for commercial catalog orders. For fully custom logo-printed seating or specialized frame runs, minimum order sizes vary.

Are Richardson Seating products CAL TB 117-2013 compliant?

Yes. All of our upholstered bar stools, diner chairs, and commercial seating products are manufactured using materials that are fully compliant with CAL TB 117-2013 fire retardancy safety standards for public hospitality spaces.

What gauge steel do you use for your metal bar stool frames?

We engineer our commercial metal furniture frames using heavy-duty 16-gauge, 18-gauge, and 19-gauge welded tubular steel to ensure our stools withstand the rigorous demands of high-traffic commercial environments.

Where is Richardson Seating furniture manufactured?

Every single bar stool, chair, and booth we sell is proudly manufactured, welded, sewn, and upholstered inside our 75,000-square-foot factory located in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

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