No other piece of park furniture is tested like a barbecue.

With some barbecues being used over a thousand times a year, what are the critical factors that define the best of community barbecues? How does a barbecue withstand the rigours of park life, deliver a consistent cooking performance and remain cost effective when it comes to cleaning and maintenance?

The answer to these questions is embodied in the new range of Furphy Barbecues, engineered from the ground, piece-by-piece, from extensive research into these success factors.

Sam Furphy, Managing Director of Furphy Foundry, unveiled the new range of barbecues at the iconic foundry in Shepparton.

See more information about the Furphy Barbecue here.

“A community barbecue is the logical next step to complement our street furniture range,” he said.

“We have installed our park furniture in just about every state in Australia, in just about every type of environment, and with that understanding began the process of designing and manufacturing our barbecue,” said Mr Furphy.

“We wanted it to be an exceptional piece of sturdy engineering and in keeping with many other products we have produced over the decades.”

“So we approached our potential customers and asked them about their frustrations with existing community barbecues. We asked them what they liked, and what improvements they’d like to see.

“The top four topics we heard time and again were the durability of materials used, the cooking performance of the hot plate, easy cleaning and maintenance and warranty and after sales service.

“That’s what we have delivered.

“Through consultation with cleaning contractors we also learned that the speed of removing cooking waste (fat) was key to the time spent cleaning each unit, so developed our unique ‘waste bag’.”

All materials used in the construction of the barbecues are chosen for their durability – from the aluminium frames, to the stainless steel benches and the Colorbond™ sheeting used for panelling.

Tested by an independent authority accredited by NATA, the Intuitive Cooking Control used by the Furphy Barbecues delivers very fast heat-up times and a consistent and even heat throughout the cooking cycle.

Furphy is also selling their complete Intuitive Cooking System, including the hotplate, separately as an option for retrofitting existing barbecues or a drop-in for custom designed barbecues.

Cleaning cost savings are potentially significant due to the unique 'waste bag' installed in each Furphy Barbecue. The days of cleaners scraping out the internal waste of barbecues are gone, as the fat bag can be removed in seconds and replaced (each Furphy Barbecue comes with 50 bags).

With no entrapment points or exposed vents, cleaners are safe to use high pressure water guns to clean the hot plate and exterior, also a potential time saver.

Furphy backs its class-leading barbecues with a five year structural and two-year electrical warranty.

Furphy Barbecues comes in three models, each with single, double or double plate/sink options. The models are:

·       Evolve: Where colour and design options are the priority

·       Access: Gives full accessibility for people using wheelchairs

·       Premium: For harsher corrosive environments (robust stainless steel construction).

Furphy Barbecues are exclusively marketed by Landmark Products and RWA (for South Australia only).

For further information, please visit www.landmarkpro.com.au or call 07 3817 9400 or email customerservice@landmarkpro.com.au