Commercial Planters

Tau Manufacturing is a wholesale supplier of commercial planters for businesses, brands, and retailers around the world. We sell a variety of pots and planters made from fiberglass for the tourism industry, commercial enterprises, educational and nonprofit institutions, and many more. Fiberglass planters for commercial use can be manufactured to nearly any size, shape, and finished in any color. Our large selection of outdoor planters can help define your commercial space. Commercial planters are great for defining walkways, creating privacy, or simply adding a modern element to your exterior design. Perfect for placement in expansive spaces like parking lots, pedestrian plazas, or wide corridors in airports or shopping malls.

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WHY ADD COMMERCIAL PLANTERS?

  When making a list of necessary site furnishings, commercial planters might not be the first item on your list, but they probably should be. Commercial planters add an inviting tone to your facility, especially when they are filled with bright flowers and exotic plants. Their cost is minimal, but their impact in terms of curb appeal is huge.   Researchers found that participants in a study felt happier and more energetic after looking at flowers during the morning hours. The study also discovered that this boost of energy helped participants throughout the rest of their day.

WHO SHOULD ADD COMMERCIAL PLANTERS?

Are commercial planters right for your facility? Planters are excellent for almost every facility, but the way you implement them will vary from place to place.  

• Retail centers and shopping malls. Facilities managers who run malls should carefully select and place commercial planters filled with seasonal, welcoming plants to make guests feel comfortable in a beautiful environment.

Many malls are also favoring outdoor walkways to embrace more green space. If your facility doesn’t have room for this kind of green space, try to incorporate lovely plants throughout the mall, especially in areas where people congregate, such as near food courts, restrooms, and central seating areas.

• Office buildings can easily be drab if they aren’t carefully thought out. White walls and bland carpet are enough to bore tenants or employees very quickly. Interior decorations can boost the mood, but you will be shocked what something green and living can do for the vibe of your office. For open work environments, plants can help break up some of the space, reducing noise levels to boosting productivity. When adding commercial planters to your office, remember the entrance and reception areas, which leave a lasting impression (either positive or negative) on your guests or prospects tenants.

You can apply the same ideas to offices for lawyers, municipal leaders, or businesses large or small. Plants leave a positive impression, reenergize employees, and improve the internal air quality of all types of offices.

• Multifamily communities and apartment complexes. More newly constructed neighborhoods are shying away from expansive acreage for individual homeowners. Instead, many people live in neighborhoods with community parks, walkways, and shared green spaces. Townhomes and apartment complexes offer similar common areas for kids to frolic while parents relax without worrying about mowing the lawn, weeding, and paying expensive bills for lawn maintenance.

If you run a multifamily community, start by adding plant and flower displays to the inside of your lobby or waiting room to create an inviting first impression. Future tenants will stop by your lobby, analyzing the look and vibe of your facility—make sure it looks nice enough to convince someone to move in. From there, consider how you can dress up your outdoor space, while still keeping it safe for little ones. You want prospective tenants to be impressed by your curb appeal, to prevent them from driving off at first glance. After making a positive first impression both indoors and outdoors, beautiful and maintained flowers can lead to more guests deciding to move in and call your community their new home.

• Parks and nature preserves may seem like they don’t need additional plants since they are already outdoors. However, individual potted plants help provide a variety of shapes and colors to dress up your park or garden. It can also be easier to grow plants in a planter since the soil quality is easier to control. Work with a landscape design professional to strategize what size and shape of planters would match your outdoor style.

PLANTERS CAN DIRECT TRAFFIC

A little-known benefit of planters is their ability to direct foot traffic. Guests naturally walk around planters, which is something you can use to your advantage. Installing planters can direct guests in these ways:  

• If you have large hallways and want traffic to flow either direction (like a two-lane road), commercial planters can divide the walkway into two areas. Most guests will naturally walk on one side of the walkway, reducing the discomfort that comes when walking head-on towards another guest.

• Block restricted areas with tall, full plants in large commercial planters. It’s much lovelier than a “Do Not Enter” sign, but it still gets the job done by keeping people out.

• Direct pedestrians or cars using planters. In downtown areas, it is difficult to keep vehicles out of medians or pedestrian areas. It can also be hard to block pedestrians from walking in dangerous places. Planters, especially large concrete planters filled with tall trees, are excellent at directing both cars and people, keeping everyone safe.

• By strategically placing your planters, you can also emphasize different areas of your facility. Make your entrance look grand by drawing visitor’s eyes to the front door. At a retail location, planters can bring guest’s attention to an advertisement or window display, encouraging them to enter and leading to increased sales.

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