- The founder of Southern Aluminum, Mr. Charles Taylor, became the innovator of aluminum stadium and bleacher seating in 1965.
- Spinning-off from stadium seating, Southern Aluminum created the first all-aluminum Southern PikNik® table in 1978, using contoured aluminum bleacher seat boards for the benches and flat bleacher boards for the table top.
- In 1982, Southern Aluminum revolutionized the folding table industry by creating the Alulite Table®, which was the first commercial lightweight, folding banquet table on the market. Other competitors have tried to recreate a plastic lightweight folding table, but none have compared to our aluminum table.
- A few years later, Southern Aluminum furthered the aluminum innovations and introduced Alulite Staging® to the industry. Made to support 250 pounds per square foot, this staging is accompanied with numerous benefits and accessories to help create flawless performances.
- In 1993, the iDesign Table™ was introduced into the folding table market. The focus of this upscale laminate top table is for meeting room and conference room settings.
- In 2004, Southern Aluminum revealed the MardiGras Table®. Created with a 1” thick aluminum edge, these tables are still 35% lighter than wood or plastic tables.
- 2005 became a revolutionary year for Southern Aluminum when we introduced linenless tables to the hospitality market. The T2 Table™, two tables in one, transforms from a meeting table to a banquet table in seconds. Swirl Tables®, hand-etched with randomly swirled patterns, changed the face of traditional buffets and food service set ups by eliminating the need to use tablecloths.
Southern Aluminum’s expertise in design and manufacturing has always set the highest standards in our markets and we want you to be confident in our time-tested and functionally proven products. We guarantee our products under normal use and normal conditions for as long as you own them. This includes the functional and mechanical performance of each product as used in the conventional purposes and application. This warranty does not cover the normal wear and tear on tabletop surface or edges. There does not exist any known horizontal surface material or surface treatment, whether manufactured by Southern Aluminum or any competitors/manufacturers, which is completely scratch resistant. Southern Aluminum does not warranty scratches, gouges and other physical damage to the tabletop finish caused by transport, storage and use (misuse).
We provide instructions and teaching aids (DVD video, posters, hard copy instructions) regarding the care and maintenance of our products. In addition, Southern Aluminum offers specially designed and engineered heavy-duty table carts that reduce the likelihood of or eliminates the damage that conventional table carts can produce.
Some surface materials (Wilsonart, Formica and other HPL laminate products; stage carpet) are not manufactured by Southern Aluminum and are governed solely by the guarantees or warranties of these manufacturers. In addition, discoloration due to harsh cleaners, blemishes, scratches and deterioration to HPL laminates are not covered.
In the unlikely event of a warranty issue after your products are in use, we will replace or repair the product(s) at our discretion.
Return shipments are subject to a 75% restocking fee for iDesign™, T2 Table™ products and Alulite® Stage/Choral Riser products. Return shipments are subject to a 50% restocking fee for all other products (Alulite®, Southern Piknik®, Mardi Gras®, Swirl™, and table trucks). No returns on spandex or skirting. After 30 days, no returns will be accepted.
We provide instructions and teaching aids (DVD video, posters, hard copy instructions) regarding the care and maintenance of our products. In addition, Southern Aluminum offers specially designed and engineered heavy-duty table carts that reduce the likelihood of or eliminates the damage that conventional table carts can produce.
Some surface materials (Wilsonart, Formica and other HPL laminate products; stage carpet) are not manufactured by Southern Aluminum and are governed solely by the guarantees or warranties of these manufacturers. In addition, discoloration due to harsh cleaners, blemishes, scratches and deterioration to HPL laminates are not covered.
In the unlikely event of a warranty issue after your products are in use, we will replace or repair the product(s) at our discretion.
Return shipments are subject to a 75% restocking fee for iDesign™, T2 Table™ products and Alulite® Stage/Choral Riser products. Return shipments are subject to a 50% restocking fee for all other products (Alulite®, Southern Piknik®, Mardi Gras®, Swirl™, and table trucks). No returns on spandex or skirting. After 30 days, no returns will be accepted.
