Together with four other innovators, Sit & Heat is in the finals of The Philips Innovation Award. Every year, the organisation awards a prize to the most innovative student start-up. On 24 May, the innovators will compete for the grand prize of €50,000 in the new Luxor Theatre in Rotterdam.
The Philips Innovation Award is a platform where participants are guided by experts with an eye on sustainable and valuable ideas. Participation provides access to a large network of other ambitious entrepreneurs and professionals from various companies.
More than 300 teams applied for The Philips Innovation Award this year. In the semi-finals, 30 innovators pitched, after which five finalists were chosen. Sit & Heat is one of the finalists. "My biggest dream is to supply half the world with Sit & Heat, the cold part. Too much heat is currently lost to the outside air," Jorg Rijkschroeff said.
In 1982, Prisca and Remco Vaartstra's parents started one of the first Delifrances in the Netherlands. They were right in the centre of Utrecht among the shops. There, brother and sister watched their parents give their own interpretation to the now widespread franchise formula. From 1998, Prisca and Remco took the reins themselves. As a franchise business, they naturally had to deal with various regulations, but they were also given a lot of room for their own input. Thus, Prisca and Remco now have soups on the menu that their mother (now 77 years old) still makes herself!"People just order a second cup of coffee"
We would like to thank you for all the positive feedback! A nice boost to ensure that you can enjoy Sit & Heat on more and more terraces.
Have you seen the barbecue plaza by the main entrance? The pop-up furniture from Soullmate, the stretch tent, Sit & Heat cushions and various barbecues around it provided atmospheric pictures.
Find yourself in one of the photos below! Many Horecava visitors were able to experience Sit & Heat at our stand.
In collaboration with the Soullmate Event Truck, you can experience Sit & Heat at several locations during Horecava 2016. The barbecue plaza near the main entrance will feature pop-up furniture with heated Sit & Heat cushions on top. You are also welcome to visit our stand to warm up or have a drink. Visit our stand: hall 1.250!
With the Soullmate Event Truck create a unique look for events. The pop-up furniture consists of seating and kitchen furniture based on fruit crates. For example, you temporarily build your own restaurant with the contents of the Soullmate Event Truck. So does the Horecava itself, which uses Soullmate's pop-up furniture for its barbecue plaza. Here you can have a bite to eat and sit heated on a Soullmate!
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On our new website, a catering entrepreneur can immediately calculate what he or she can save compared to other terrace heating. Meanwhile, the Sit & Heat heated cushions can be found at various catering entrepreneurs. The map on the website shows where these Sit & Heat terraces are located. Some of these catering entrepreneurs have shared their story on our website. Who are they? How does Sit & Heat increase turnover? Why do people keep talking about it?
Together with Soullmate, we are at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile: Milan's design week and the largest interior design fair in the world. We are part of Tuttobene; where Dutch designers present their work.
Two innovative designs that fit together like no other. The cocreation makes a comfortable experience of dining in open space. Sitting in the Soullmate Dining Unit with the warmth of the Sit & Heat cushions lets you experience how special any park, square, meadow or vacant property can be. With the cubic box-based Field Kitchen, Design Studio BOMM connects people with food in open space and Sit & Heat provides comfort and warmth in a socially responsible way with its cushions. The passion, that drive to place beautiful projects in open space brings Soullmate and Sit & Heat together.
The fair opens tomorrow, 9 April and it closes on 14 April. We would like to invite you to come and have a look. We can be found at Via Tortona 31. For those not in the area but curious: take a look at www.sitandheat.com or www.soullmate.com
At the age of 21, Anouk Veen opened her own catering business in Grave; Lunchroom Sabor. She soon knew that hospitality was 'her thing'. She spent evenings brainstorming the interior of the lunchroom. Now it stands. Completely conceived and decorated by herself. Young and fresh, which certainly makes it stand out among all the brown cafés in Grave. But she also surprises both tourists and residents in the village with her well-made coffee."I was shocked by the consumption of other patio heaters"
By installing Sit & Heat seat heating on some stadium seats in the Business Club last weekend, PSV had an international first. The Business Club members were literally kept warm while enjoying the fantastic PSV - ADO Den Haag match.
The test with Sit & Heat at PSV was partly made possible by the Sustainable Eindhoven Foundation. Currently, heaters in the Philips Stadium hang from the roof, causing a lot of heat to be lost. Through the tests with Sit & Heat, PSV offers their Business members a little extra. Among other things, they can determine themselves how cold or warm they adjust their seats.
The heated cushions, which were tested on four Business Seats last Saturday, were developed by Sit & Heat. Sit & Heat developed heat cushions as an answer to energy-inefficient and uncomfortable heaters. The heat pads save 95% of energy as the heat does not have to travel any distance to the users. The energy is thus no longer lost to the outside air. Moreover, Sit & Heat seat heaters increase comfort by heating the users' bodies and the heat can be individually controlled.
For companies, the Sit & Heat seat heating is a great way to differentiate themselves from other sponsors. They can offer more comfort and show through a logo on the cushions that they have seats in the stadium. Ronald Kooistra, Manager Commercial Affairs, Service and Events: "Hospitality is a high priority for us. In winter days, that includes heated seating. Through this trial with Sit & Heat, we are looking at how we can provide our Business members, and in the future also supporters, with every convenience during matches."
Last weekend, users were also delighted with the comfortable and warm chairs. Hennie Maas of Maas im- export b.v.: "To my surprise, we had the Sit & Heat on trial. It worked so well that I could even take off my jacket. So my opinion is: Do it!".
Stichting Duurzaam Eindhoven and Sit & Heat hope that, after this successful trial, the cooperation with Philips Stadium can be continued and that more stadiums will see the benefit of seat heating so that the era of energy-inefficient heaters will come to an end.
Pieter van Soest is a true hospitality enthusiast, with a great passion for speciality beers. For 40 years, from bartender before, to now...owner of his own pub 'De Kroon'. Above all, Pieter loves tracking down and discovering new beers. "Recently I found another, for me, new kind of pilsner: a German one called 'Augustiner Edelstoff'. My new personal favourite," he says enthusiastically."I often hear: hey too bad, they are already taken"
"Delicious, where can I buy this?"
"You want to give people the idea that they are on holiday"
