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The Hussey Plow Company is established. It is founded by William Hussey, a farmer and
native of North Berwick, Maine, who has designed a more efficient plow blade. Hussey
earns international recognition for the blade’s effectiveness and durability.
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In the early morning hours of January 11, a terrible fire sweeps through the plow factory,
nearly ending the family business. Out of the ashes William Hussey’s grandsons rebuild and
redefine the company, changing course to focus on shaping steel into fire escapes, bridge
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Philip Hussey, while completing a project for the Portland Boys Club, conceives a portable
bleacher for outdoor use. He begins selling outdoor bleachers throughout New England,
but later adapts the design for indoors when the baby boom of the 1950’s escalates the
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Hussey develops the first “closed-deck” telescopic gym seating system. This new design
prevents spectators’ feet and personal items from slipping beneath the seat riser, and is
still the most widely used system today.
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Designed for the adaptation of fold-down chairs, Hussey installs its first telescopic platform
at the Pittsburgh Civic Center. This new concept gains quick popularity as civic centers and
arenas are now able to provide both seating and floor space for non-traditional events like
trade shows, concerts or even rodeos.
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Hussey introduces Pow-R-Trac, an electrically powered system for opening and closing telescopic
gym seats and platforms. The easy-to-operate system allows for longer sections and
more rows, maximizing seating capacity. Pow-R-Trac leads to the successful development
and installation of the first 30-row telescopic gym seating system. |
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Unable to find a company that could build a proper chair for its telescopic platforms, Hussey
designs the fold down Sentinel chair. Soon after, 3,500 of the new Sentinels are installed in
Maine’s Augusta Civic Center. Today, well over a million Sentinels are being used around
the world. |
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Hussey purchases a local polymer molding company and begins production of its own
polymer seating parts, which are a vital resource for the production of Sentinel chairs.
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Hussey enters the upholstered auditorium chair market with its purchase of Ideal Seating
Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan (later moved to Maine in 1983). Hussey also manufactures
and installs 5,000 seats for a new hockey rink in Lake Placid, New York, site of the 1980
Winter Olympic Games.
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The Hussey Comfort Curve is introduced. The all-polymer gymnasium seat provides
improved comfort and the ability to introduce multiple colors into a school’s gymnasium. |
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Hussey unveils its new Olympiad polymer stadium chair and immediately receives a contract
to provide 65,000 seats for the National Stadium in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Orders for the Sky
Dome in Toronto, Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami and Comiskey Park in Chicago soon follow. |
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Taking a leadership position in Telescopic Gym Seating, Hussey is the first company to
introduce 15 standard and 7 select colors in an all-polymer gym seat.
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Hussey introduces the Legend stadium chair for Major League Baseball—a nostalgic throwback
to the original ballpark seats of the 1940s. The first Legend installation is completed
at Coors Field in Denver, home of the Colorado Rockies.
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Hussey wins its largest contract ever, providing new seating for Arrowhead Stadium & Kaufman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. We also introduce the distinctive Medallion stadium chair.
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The world’s leading expert proudly introduces a major evolution in telescopic gymnasium
seating: MAXAM™. An engineering triumph with Hussey’s characteristic emphasis on safety,
MAXAM is a flexible tool that gives users the power to change and adapt.
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The world’s leading expert in seating solutions proudly introduces a major evolution in upholstered
seating: Quattro™. Designed specifically to combine distinctive style with comfort,
durability and value, Hussey Quattro sets a new aesthetic standard for upholstered seating. |
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Hussey introduces Metro, a rail based seating system that succeeds our phenomenally
successful Sentinel chair. Sleek, slim and easy to install, the Metro line is a giant leap towards
getting the most out of your facility. Available in both telescopic and fixed versions, Metro
allows perfect continuity throughout a facility. Metro is made of the most advanced composites
and uses the latest molding technology. It also features whisper quiet seat operation and
fits in an amazingly tiny 51⁄2” (140 mm) stored envelope. |
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The CourtSide Seating Collection debuts, setting a new industry standard: the perfect
blend of ergonomic comfort, modern design, performance and value. The seat’s design
incorporates modern styling, dual texturing and waterfall front edges, and they are
manufactured from 100% recyclable materials. Today, approximately 90% of all gymnasium
seats sold are polymer.
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The CourtSide XT Seat Spacer debuts, setting a new industry standard comfort in the gym
seat market. The innovation of the spaces provides enhanced comfort by increasing personal
space on a telescopic bleacher system where it matters most in the shoulder area. The
spaces provides 22% more space and also provides an optional cupholder. Integrate it with a
contour back rest to create a VIP section to help with revenue generation for any facility.
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The Quattro Performance Series debuts, the high end Quattro Performance Series chairs are
available in Plyform or Polymer options. The chair offers high performance, durability and
value while maintaining an eye towards design. The product is ideal for high use, demanding
facilities looking for a great value and low maintenance.
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The Fusion Series debuts, this is the latest sports and entertainment seating solution from
the world leader in sport seating. The Fusions is a blend of our Olympiad and Medallion
seating solutions providing our customers with a modern design chair, with state of the art
materials with the best product warranty in the industry. The Fusion chair is available in floor
or riser mount options and can be configured as a polymer, padded or upholstered seating
solution.
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The “NEW” Concertina Telescopic Stage [Riser] System debuts, is a reintroduction of our
telescopic stage solution, The product now offers professional finishes and a multitude of
configurations to meet any requirement and can be transported by 2 people and set up by
1. The stage operates on a Portable DC Power Pack simplifying change over and set up.
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Remote Control Operation for Telescopic Seating Systems debuts, Hussey introduced the innovation
of a wireless pendant control for telescopic gym seat operation designed with RFID
tags, readers and timeout processing to insure operator and spectator safety and eliminating
the potential for unintended operation. The new wireless remote control offer the facility
staff the ease of operation of all their telescopic systems.
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The Hussey Seatway Space Frame Telescopic Platform System debuts, a state of the art telescopic
platform system with a one of a kind welded deck assembly provides a solid walking
surface for high end facilities. Integrated with adjustable cantilevers, facia boards and closure
curtains this product is ideal for any high end venue. Select from a variety of chairs to meet
your seating needs.
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The MXP Telescopic Platform System debuts, The high performance platform system has
been designed for rapid change overs, demanding environments with custom configuration
requirements. Available with many options this product will soon be the leader in the arena
and convention center market.
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The Quattro Collection for Telescopic Platforms Seating debuts, These chairs offer the most
comfort on a telescopic platform solution. The unique Forward Fold and Nose mount designs
provides the same seating comfort expected from a fixed world class seating provider
while offering the same high end performance expected on a telescopic platform. Now your
most important customers in the front rows can now sit in style.
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Clarin by Hussey Seating debuts, Hussey Seating acquired industry giant Clarin Seating, the
world leader in providing portable folding seats, lecture room learning systems and hospitality
loose seating solutions, the new combination or product offerings and distribution
will soon set a new standard in our marketplace. Booth companies focus on quality, performance,
durability and value to insure customer satisfaction.
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