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Smoking Shelters Generate Huge Interest at Regional Trade Show

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Friday 12th October – Bollards 2 U, a leading provider of smoking shelters and smoking canopies for commercial premises from pub and bars to hotels and B&B's has recently won several new clients from the regional Business to Business Exhibition held at Newbury Racecourse.

Stuart Bichard, Managing Director of Bollards 2 U explained, "In terms of visitors to the exhibition, it was fairly quiet. However, the quality of visitors made it an exceptional return on investment for Bollards 2 U. We highlighted the commercial benefits of constructing smoking canopies and smoking shelters to maintain customer numbers.

We have worked with many licensed trade businesses that actually increased their turnover by the construction of a smoking canopy. They are easy to heat in the winter months and can ensure that pubs, restaurants and bars are not missing out on much needed trade."

Bollards 2 U has worked with over 100 licensed premises before the introduction of the smoking ban. The company also has suitable structures for schools and attractions such as zoo’s and theme parks.

Other products in the Bollards 2 U product range include street furniture from static bollards to automatic rising bollards, through to bus and cycle shelters and street benches.

If you would like further information on any of Bollards 2 U smoking shelters, street furniture or bollards visit www.bollards2u.co.uk today.

Notes to Editors

Bollards 2 U supplies and installs all its products and has worked with attractions, schools and local councils throughout the UK. Its smoking shelter and smoking canopy range of products has proved popular with pubs, clubs, restaurants and bars.

Contact Details

Stuart Bichard - 01488 64 98 98

 

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The UK Smoking Ban

Like it or not, smoking has been banned in all public indoor areas in the UK.

Where will smoking be banned?

Smoking in all indoor public places. Many places - such as cinemas and public transport - have rarely permitted smoking in recent years, and so it will be places like pubs, restaurants, nightclubs and private members' clubs that feel the biggest impact of the ban.

What are the penalties?

Smokers could be fined £50. Those in charge of "premises" could have a fine of £2500, they could also be fined £200 rising to £1000 for not displaying no smoking signs.

When will the ban come into force?

• England - July 1^st, 2007
• Scotland - March 2006
• Wales - April 2^nd, 2007
• Northern Ireland - April 30^th, 2007

With all the above in mind bollards2u can solve your problems, you must consider providing smoking shelters or canopies which offer a safe, designated smoking area for the comfort of your valued staff or customers, yet still complying with the new law.

Create the perfect smoking shelter by providing your staff with our canopy structures or purpose-built shelters for offices/business premises.

Beat the smoking ban. Public houses, hotels and restaurants are already benefiting from our smoking canopies by increasing the size of their restaurants, getting more covers and attracting new and extra business. Extending their premises without the cost and inconvenience of building an extension.

Business premises/offices - don't lose your valued staff by not providing a safe designated smoking shelter!

Public houses, hotels and restaurants - don't lose the trade of your smoking customers!

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Have you thought about the implications of the new Smoking Law?

From July 1^st 2007 the smoking law has changed. All public places and workplaces in England will become smoke-free, as is already the case in Scotland and Ireland.

With this in mind, you might like to consider providing smoking shelters which offer a safe, designated smoking area for the comfort of your valued customers, yet still complying with the new law.

Create the perfect smoking shelter by providing your Customers with our canopy structures or purpose-built shelters and beat the smoking ban.

Don't lose trade of your smoking customers.