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Seating / Waiting Area Furniture vs BB357 Beam Seating
Spec comparison for two products on Aviation Souk. Both compete in Passenger Seating & Gate Furniture.

Passenger Seating & Gate Furniture
Seating / Waiting Area Furniture
by Burri Public Elements
Swiss-engineered indoor waiting-area seating and kinetic bench systems purpose-built for airports, transit terminals, and high-traffic public foyers.

Passenger Seating & Gate Furniture
BB357 Beam Seating
by UFL International (UFL Airports)
Compact polyurethane airport beam seating with a pressure die-cast frame — built for high-intensity terminal use across 2- to 6-seat configurations.
| Cost of ownership | Seating / Waiting Area Furniture | BB357 Beam Seating |
|---|---|---|
| Price tier | — | — |
| Lead time (weeks) | ?–? | ?–? |
| Delivery | — | — |
| Install | — | — |
| GCC airports deployed | 0 | 0 |
| Certifications | 0 | 0 |
Specs
Technical specifications.
| Spec | Seating / Waiting Area Furniture | BB357 Beam Seating |
|---|---|---|
| Primary indoor seating system | SurfBench (kinetic wave-motion bench) | — |
| Available configurations | 3-seater, 4-seater, 5-seater | — |
| Seat material | Clear-lacquered European birch plywood (Birke lackiert) | Flexible polyurethane (PU) |
| Frame material | Powder-coated steel | — |
| Motion mechanism | Passive kinetic — no motor or electricity required | — |
| Installation environment | Indoor only | — |
| Spare-parts guarantee | 20 years years | — |
| Country of manufacture | Switzerland (Made in Switzerland) | — |
| Broader bench range | City Bench (Type A/V), Landi, Spektrum, Seniors' Bench, Inclusion Bench — 69 variants across outdoor/indoor | — |
| Transit-shelter integration | HSI® ZERO / ONE / TWO stop-infrastructure systems include integrated seating | — |
| Frame | — | Pressure die-cast |
| Seat height | — | 430 mm |
| 2-seat width | — | 1,185 mm |
| 3-seat width | — | 1,750 mm |
| 4-seat width | — | 2,318 mm |
| 5-seat width | — | 2,886 mm |
| 6-seat width | — | 3,452 mm |
| Depth | — | 665 mm |
| Overall height | — | 895 mm |
| Seat colours | — | Black, Blue, Green, Charcoal, Light Grey, Wine |
| Frame finishes | — | Black or Silver |
| Structural warranty | — | 3 years |
| Origin | — | New Zealand |
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