EventPro® Series Tolix Style Steel Chair – Black

EventPro® Series Tolix Style Steel Chair – Black

A heavy-duty powder-coated steel chair in black, suitable for both indoor and outdoor use. Seat height: 45cm. Overall height: 85cm. Width: 45cm. Depth: 45cm. The rain-resistant powder-coat finish means you can leave these outside through a British summer without rust or finish degradation. Stackable for compact storage.

The Tolix-style steel chair is an industrial design classic. The all-metal construction handles abuse that would destroy wooden or plastic furniture: kicks, drops, rain, sun, heavy guests, stacking impacts, and van loading. This is a chair built for the harshest commercial environments.

Indoor and Outdoor Use

The powder-coat finish seals the steel against moisture penetration. Rain beads off the surface. UV exposure does not degrade the coating the way it yellows plastic or bleaches timber. You can deploy these at outdoor food festivals, beer gardens, rooftop bars, and pavement cafes without bringing them in at night or covering them against showers.

For indoor use, the compact 45 x 45cm footprint fits tight layouts: cafe counters, bar-height tables, small bistro configurations, and exhibition stands with limited floor space.

Stacking

The chairs stack for storage between events or during off-season for outdoor venues. The all-metal construction means stacking impacts do not dent, crack, or scratch the way they would on softer materials. Stack against a wall or on a trolley for room clearance.

The Black Colour

Black is the most neutral option in the Tolix range. It disappears into the background, letting food, drinks, and venue architecture take the focus. Black suits corporate dinners, conference hall dining areas, evening events, and any deployment where the chair should not draw attention to itself. It hides wear and maintains a consistent appearance over years of heavy use.

Part of the EventPro® range. Trusted by the BBC, ITV, Cambridge University, and used at the Commonwealth Games.

Buying in Bulk

If you are buying 50, 100, or 200 chairs, the ten high stack gives you a clean storage plan. One stack holds ten chairs in the floor area of one unit, so a terrace, café, or festival bar can clear large numbers without filling the back yard. Buyers fitting out pub gardens, council cafés, food courts, and staff break areas often order in blocks of 40 or 80 so each zone keeps spare stock and a full matching look. The steel build stands up to the knocks that bulk handling brings, but crews should still use chair trolleys or felt strips if they want the best finish life.

You can pair black Tolix style chairs with timber tops, black poseur tables, galvanised planters, or white steel tables from the EventPro® range. The colour keeps the room grounded and lets food, glassware, and branding take focus. In bars and food halls, buyers use black when they want stock that hides shoe marks, spilled drinks, and hard daily traffic better than bright colours can.

Layout Planning

You can seat four people around a compact square café table, or run pairs along slim rectangular tables in food halls and terrace lines. If you are planning a 100 seat dining room with loose café furniture, count at least 60cm per diner and keep 1.2 metres for main walkways. Hold more width near fire exits, bar queues, and service doors. Event planners using these chairs on exhibition stands or university social spaces often break the room into small clusters so guests can move without dragging furniture into the aisle.

The steel frame matters in practice because guests shift weight, hook feet on lower bars, and pull chairs across paving. Steel takes that treatment without the joint creep that weak timber chairs can show. The 45cm seat height lines up with common dining tables, so buyers can mix these chairs into café, canteen, and bar food settings without awkward posture or high shoulders.

Care and Service Life

Staff can wipe the chair with warm water and mild detergent after each shift. Sweep grit from the stack area before crews pile chairs because trapped grit marks any powder coat over time. If a venue leaves the chairs outside through the season, staff should check drain holes, feet, and joint points during stock counts. Buyers who bring the chairs under cover for winter and keep stacks off rough concrete get long service from stock that faces hard hospitality use.

• Material: heavy-duty powder-coated steel
• Colour: black
• Seat height: 45cm
• Overall height: 85cm
• Width: 45cm
• Depth: 45cm
• Stackable: yes
• Use: indoor and outdoor
• Weather resistance: rain-resistant powder-coat finish
• Part of the EventPro® range