To mark the start of the 2018/19 university term, De Montfort University in Leicester has created a new American diner space in the university’s student union.
Launching on 20th September, the American-style eatery will be called SU’s Diner and is a brand new concept at De Montfort University. The university listened to students’ feedback about how they would like the new eating area to look and feel to be and the general consensus was an American diner theme.
The university is currently undergoing an investment of over £100 million to provide modern, inspiring environment for students. The vision is to create a ‘campus of the future’ and the new Students’ Union Diner is part of that vision.
To furnish the new American diner, De Montfort University entrusted local furniture supplier Trent Furniture.
“While we were looking at different suppliers for furniture for our new venture we obtained three quotes, all for very similar makes,” explains Joe Stephenson, commercial manager at De Montfort Students’ Union. “We chose Trent Furniture as we felt that the sales team had gone out of their way to help us get what we were looking for and made the whole process extremely simple.”
It was decided that the diner would be furnished with Bella chairs and square stacking tables. This was the result of a decision that the furniture would need to be hard-wearing as it would be used by students at De Montfort University on a daily basis. Both the chairs and tables are also easily attackable making for easy clearance and storage.
The Bella chairs come in six different colours and as a final touch, the university chose red and black chairs to fit with the university’s branding.
De Montfort University is local to our furniture headquarters and we were pleased to be able to support a fellow Leicester establishment. Only being down the road made the logistics slightly easier too! We can’t wait to see what the students think of the new eating space when they return for the new term.
Featured furniture
Bella chair – black
Bella chair – red
Square stacking table