Croatian Smart Benches Enter UK Market for First Time

Croatian smart benches now in the UK (Include)

The expansion of Croatian smart benches around the world continues at a fast pace.

Croatian company Include producers the Steora smart bench, a solar-powered bench with multiple functionalities, including wireless and USB charging, free Wi-Fi, ambient lighting, a cooling system for the seating, and 15 smart sensors.

This week the Solin-based company entered the UK market for the very first time. 

“We are pleased to introduce our new partner for the UK market – All Urban Ltd from Sheffield. Offering a carefully sourced range of street furniture and lighting for high-quality developments around the UK, their assortment has been enriched with six models of Steora bench. This is our 35th opened market,” Include said. 

Steora smart bench (Photo: Include)

The small Croatian company has now placed more than 750 benches around the world, impressive for an idea that was started by young 22-year-old entrepreneur Ivan Mrvoš in his hometown of Solin near Split in 2015.

Currently, the benches, which are manufactured in Croatia, can already be found in all corners of the world, including Croatia, Australia, Germany, Slovakia, Belgium, Denmark, Czech Republic, Hungary, USA, Portugal, Qatar, and Dubai.

Recently Include presented a new model, Steora Urban. The highlighted feature of Steora Urban is a 19” super-bright LED display, which can be used for showing ads, videos, pictures or various info to the public (e.g. weather forecast).