FanBase Seating at SPORTCITIES 2026: the future of sports facilities is built by sharing knowledge
The second edition of SPORTCITIES Expo & Summit, held on October 21 and 22 in Valladolid, brought together the professional sector of sports infrastructure and equipment. Carlos Javier Lafuente Martínez, commercial manager of FanBase Seating, visited the meeting to learn about market trends, exchange experiences and reflect on the new challenges of
Renewing the seats of a sports facility: much more than changing the image of the stands
When the seats in a stadium, football field or pavilion begin to show wear, the first consequence is usually visual. Dull colors, deteriorated pieces, uneven fixings or incomplete areas convey an image of abandonment. However, the real problem may lie in what is not visible to the naked eye. The deterioration of the
Six requirements that every seating document for stands should include
In many construction or renovation projects for sports facilities, stand seats are defined with just two pieces of information: quantity and color. The problem is that this description is insufficient to compare solutions with technical criteria. Two models can appear similar in a photograph and offer very different results in resistance, maintenance, safety, durability.
Aid to companies for SME innovation projects (innova-cv)
INDUSTRIES PEREZ BELLOT S.L. has obtained aid from the Valencian Institute of Business Competitiveness (IVACE) for the project: DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE SPORTS FURNITURE FROM ECO-POLYMERS The main objective of the project is the development of an alternative furniture for the sports sector, specifically 2 and 3 height stands and benches, developed
Stand seats: The best solution for every sports facility
When talking about renovating a sports facility, we often think first of the grass, lighting, locker rooms or scoreboards. But there is an element that directly conditions the image of the venue, the safety of the public and the experience of each game: the stand seats. A stand is not just a structure
FanBase Seating, present at Sports Summit Madrid 2026: where sports equipment is going
Our commercial director, Carlos Lafuente, attended Sports Summit Madrid 2026, held on June 17 and 18 at the IFEMA Madrid exhibition center. In its second edition, the event returns to IFEMA with notable growth in exhibition area, participating companies and speakers, consolidating itself as the great meeting point for
FanBase leads the design of the sports seats of the future within the European DECAMP project
The Valencian manufacturer directs the development and validation of sports seats produced from recycled artificial grass, in a circular economy initiative co-financed by the European Union through the FEDER Comunitat Valenciana 2021-2027 program At FanBase we have been manufacturing seats for sports facilities for more than 40 years. And for a long time we have
Stand seats made from fishing nets: how FanBase and Gravity Wave brought the sea to the Betis stadium
Stand seats made 100% with fishing nets recovered from the Mediterranean. What began as a pilot test at the Benito Villamarín Stadium has been consolidated into SPARK ECO, a series of monobloc seats that materializes the circular economy applied to sports furniture. This is the story of how we did it. a problem
The sport also evolves off the court: this is how the circular economy comes to padel
A new stage for sports equipment Paddle tennis continues to grow at an unstoppable rate. New clubs, new courts and new facilities are added every year to a sector that is already part of the daily lives of thousands of athletes in Spain and throughout Europe. However, the growth of the sport not only
How many hours do you spend working per seat? (And why your margin dies on screws)
If you install stands or integrate equipment into venues, you’ve seen it: the budget fits… until the assembly begins. And there appears the silent enemy of the margin: repeated friction. An adjustment here, a rethinking there, an anchor that “should” fit but on site never fits the same. A big mistake does not sink you: they wear you down