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In busy workplaces across the UK, managing employee breaks while maintaining productivity and professionalism can be challenging. One issue many businesses overlook is the disruption caused by unstructured smoking and vaping breaks. Without a designated smoking area, employees often gather near entrances, loading bays, walkways, or car parks, creating distractions, congestion, litter, and an unprofessional…
As businesses across the UK prepare for the warmer months, spring presents the perfect opportunity to upgrade outdoor facilities—including smoking shelters. Whether you manage a commercial property, office, school, or industrial site, installing a smoking shelter is not just about convenience; it’s about compliance, safety, and maintaining a professional environment. With UK smoking regulations remaining…
As the UK moves into spring, businesses, schools, and commercial sites face a prime opportunity to upgrade their outdoor environments. Warmer weather naturally increases the use of external spaces—whether for breaks, smoking areas, cycle parking, or collaborative seating zones. A well-planned outdoor upgrade doesn’t just improve appearance. It enhances employee wellbeing, site compliance, sustainability credentials, and…
As businesses across the UK look to improve sustainability, employee wellbeing, and workplace facilities, cycle shelters are becoming a must-have feature rather than a “nice to have.” With the growing popularity of cycling and government-backed initiatives supporting greener commuting, timing your investment correctly is key. Spring is widely considered the best time of year to install…
As businesses across the UK prepare for increased outdoor use during spring and summer, one of the most common questions facility managers ask is: how much does a smoking shelter cost in the UK? Whether you manage an office, school, healthcare site, or commercial premises, installing a compliant and durable smoking shelter is essential. It helps…
A new year is the perfect time to check areas of your site, especially the structures people use every day but rarely think about until something goes wrong. Smoking shelters, cycle shelters, and other outdoor covered areas quietly take a battering through winter: wind-driven rain, grit, UV exposure, temperature swings, and heavy footfall. By the time spring…
1. Weatherproof by Design Recycled plastic is non-porous, meaning it won’t absorb rainwater. Wooden benches and tables left outside often become waterlogged, losing shape or developing splits, especially in autumn when showers are frequent. Recycled plastic, by contrast, retains its structure no matter how long it’s exposed to wet conditions. Frost is another challenge at…
For facilities managers, estates teams, and school estate managers, winter in the UK is the ultimate test for outdoor infrastructure. Wind-driven rain, icy mornings, and short daylight hours can quickly expose weaknesses in older shelters and fittings, leading to maintenance headaches and unnecessary expense. The good news? With the right weatherproof solutions, you can keep…
As winter approaches, outdoor lounging areas, smoking areas, cycle parking, and seating all face more punishing conditions, driving rain, frost, wind, sleet and freezing temperatures. For workplaces that care about employee comfort, facility longevity and aesthetic appeal, installing robust, weatherproof outdoor fixtures is not just a necessity, it’s essential. Here are five Tamstar’s best-selling products that every…
When the nights draw in and the weather turns, bikes are vulnerable to rust, dripping shelter panels, fogged glazing, and theft. Whether for schools, workplaces, residential developments or public buildings, a well-designed storage system ensures bikes stay dry, secure and ready for use through the colder months. Why Autumn and Winter Storage Matters In damp…
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