Phoenix-Upholstery-Services

So a little while back, I asked a few groups if they know anyone who may have a spare cab seat.

(Thank you to everyone who put me in touch with those who had a spare cab seat)

Unfortunately those I found as doners were also in rough condition and in the end I ended up resorting to building a new cab seat from scratch.
New plywood throughout and added a few additional batons in the back for extra strength
templating with what I had left from the original.

Turned out better than I expected...

Another project completed.

Here we have 16 Ercol councillors chairs for Patchway Town Council.
The original covers have lasted over 20 years and have lost a lot of padding and comfort.
With a new lease of life and a new design to allow for a thicker foam padding in the seat and backs, here is to another 20+ years.

Coming to the end of another full restoration project.

Here are snap shots of the vehicles that we have transformed over the last couple of years.

If you know anyone who is looking to re-trim their vehicle then please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Accepting bookings from March on first come first served basis ready for 2024 rally's.

Specialising in Bristol Vehicles (VR's, RE's, MW's LH's and Royal Blue coaches)

As I may have mentioned a little about it last summer, we have upgraded our vehicle for a specific reason, to become a mobile upholstery workshop that can recover gym pads on site and save on the amount of time a gym machine is out of action for.

We keep in stock a template of every gym pad that we have worked on throughout the decades and can pre-sew gym pad covers before arriving on site especially Life Fitness machines.

We also can make additional protection sleeves for machines that can be placed over high wear spots that can be torn off when worn out allowing further life to the pad underneath.

It doesn't matter, if it's one set of pads or an entire re-covering of a gym. We will help you with whatever issues you have.

We stock heavy duty vinyls in a huge variety of colours that reach from 400,000 to 750,000 rub test resistance that is anti-microbial and easy to clean.

If you are interested in a no obligation free site visit or know of a gym that has worn out pads, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

There is always one seat out of them all that needs to be extremely comfortable.
The cab seat.

Finishing off the year with multiple cab seats, and trying to copy designs from photographs.
Thought I'll show other cab seats completed over the last few years.

A nice big project to end the year with for the United Reformed Church in Thornbury, Bristol.

We were approached to repair and recover 126 chairs after decades of use and moth damage.
With thicker foam in the seats and treated Crib 5 fabric close to the original design. These chairs will definitely last a few more decades to come.

Another refreshing overhaul of 80% of the whole gym at the UWE Centre of Sport after another heavy year of use.

When refurbishing the pads on one piece of new equipment, we found that the padding that was inserted was polystyrene 😳, on discovering this we replaced the pad filling with a very firm foam which will hold up against the heavy loads for years to come.

We also offered a more hardwearing vinyl that will last a lot longer after working with a new supplier.

The last photo of the van will soon be a new addition to Phoenix Upholstery Service by becoming our new mobile workshop.

With this we can offer to repair gym equipment onsite with pre-templated covers allowing us to take a machine out of commission for less than an hour compared to having to take it away, repair and return which could take a machine out of action for a day. We keep templates of every machine we work on and have almost every pad size in the Life Fitness range, Hammer Smith and a few other machines.

We are looking to offer our services to other gyms across the south west and would like to offer £30.00 to whoever refers us upon completion of work.

We are selling our company van to trade for a larger model to use as a mobile workshop. It comes with so many accessories and comes with no additional VAT and a new MOT.

If you know anyone who is interested, then please get in touch.

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We have quite a few projects to upload, but for now, here are a couple of barber chairs where the design of the original chairs were putting a lot of wear and tear on the piping over the edge of the chair.

As the other chairs in the shop had rolling edges, we adapted the design to allow the vinyl to flow over the edge of the chairs and hopefully allow them to withstand a few extra years of continuous use.

I'm sorry that I haven't been posting for a while, so I will gradually upload some of our more recent jobs that have been completed this year.

Here is a Layland Lynx that suffered a broken window and extreme water damage on the rear seats.
You can see the amount of sun damage from the original moquette to the new moquette on the left.

If you require,or know anyone who is looking to
re-trim their vehicle then please get in touch.

To whoever it may concern...

It has come to our attention that our company van has been CLONED and that said vehicle has been involved in some hideous crimes in and around the Bristol Area.

We have been investigated by the police and can prove with telematics that our vehicle was not involved. We are keeping an eye out for this vehicle and feel sorry to all the victims that these criminals have affected.

Please be on the lookout and keep an eye on any plain black low top 2020 model Renault Trafic Van, as we believe that this was involved in these crimes.

Another restoration project completed over the last few weeks with this Bristol VR double decker.

Chose to band the sides of all seat backs, replaced the foam and made brand new seat bases for every seat.

Should look splendid for a few more decades.

We were able to hunt down this moquette for one of our customers and was able to completely recover his cab seat and repair a back panel that was damaged.

There's still time to have your dining room chairs repaired and recovered before Christmas 🎄

On the last hurdle to finish our 2nd Bristol Royal Blue Coach this year.

The vehicle was needed for a private hire wedding job and we had to rush to get all the seats back in again.
Doing so gave it a real sensation of Before and After.
Will be finishing within the next few days but couldn't wait.

Last week we had a request to repair a couple of seat bases for ACHARI Indian Kitchen on Cotham Hill, Bristol.
We had to turn around three benches during closing time of the restaurant and was able to collect the benches around 11pm and return the following day at around 4pm before they opened to the public.
We are looking at a major refurbishment in the new year and will keep you updated.

This past week we had a headboard in for a complete recover to restore it to new after it had began to peel away.
I added an extra float of 6oz Dacron to the whole frame to add an additional layer of comfort.

Over the last few months there have been numerous projects that have been completed. One of the biggest this year has been the complete transformation of a 1960's Bristol, Royal Blue Coach.

This was one of the most challenging projects we have faced for a few years as every seat had its own issues. From frame repairs to rebuilding foam, this project had so many components that needed completing in certain stages that the finished product looks amazing.

A very busy few weeks for us transforming the whole gym at the UWE sports centre where all pads were showing signs of tough punishment.

Whilst working with the university during their peak return of new students joining up, we tried to be as less disruptive as possible and repairing pads overnight, then returning the next morning and working on sight so that equipment was only out of service for as long as needed.

Another set of 5 bespoke outdoor cushions in Warwick Sundec Dolphin fabric, with new foam blocks.

One of our recent projects that we have completed was for a customer and her four legged companion who chose a pet friendly, easy to clean fabric from Ross Fabrics Aqua Clean range.

We have also increased our ROSS FABRICS range over the last few days and have expanded to offer AQUA CLEAN fabrics.
Aqua Clean have really pushed to be as environmentally friendly as possible, pet friendly and creating fabrics that can be cleaned using only water to remove stains but have also an extremely high rub test result of over 100,000 cycles!
It can be treated to Crib 5 fire retardancy allowing it to be used in the commercial market (restaurants, hotels and receptions)

You can find all of our fabric ranges via our website and clicking on the fabric supplier logo on our home page at
www.phoenix-upholstery-services.co.uk

We have just received our latest up to date shipment of pattern books from our supplier of Warwick Fabrics including a personal favourite
AMATHEON II - a pattern book made from 100% recycled fibres from clothing.
Our new ranges now include EasyClean fabrics (most being machine washable), vinyls and outdoor fabrics.
With most of the samples in Folder Form, we can now visit customers with more ranges without having to carry a trailer full of pattern books.

Gaming chair repair..

We were asked to look at repairing the seat base on this chair that has begun cracking and flaking off and to keep the original stitch pattern to match the back.

Using a contract black vinyl to replace the original fabric and wrapping the seat foam in extra padding, this chair will withstand the endless nights on the battle field with more added comfort.