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With commissions from organisations including the BBC, local authorities, children's and youth groups, WH Bence have applied their coachbuilding skills to a vast range of applications. This page highlights just a few examples of recent mobile spaces created by Bence.
Hospitality Units
The ability to provide spacious, comfortable surroundings for transporting or hosting guests during major events has become a critical part of the hospitality industry.
WH Bence's coachbuilding experts have created some of the most luxurious mobile hospitality suites in the world, including a palace fit for a Prince. In creating these mobile spaces, practicality and durability is also crucial and Bence ensure the use of the highest quality materials and ergonomic design
Every Bence-designed mobile hospitality is truly unique with the client involved at every stage of the design and build processes. Because every unit is bespoke, the list of options is endless, however Bence has the design and procurement experts to meet the most demanding of specifications. Bence mobile hospitality units can include:
- Single or double-level space
- Specialist-designed interior layouts
- Colour-matched interiors, including carpeting, upholstery, curtaining and awnings
- Full climate control and environment-proofing
- Secure viewing platforms and decks
- Food preparation areas
- Bar areas
- Sound-proof meeting rooms
- Interior and exterior display areas
- Integrated Audio Visual systems including plasma monitors
- Bedrooms
- Shower and restrooms
Bus Conversions
Single and double-deck buses can provide highly flexible, mobile spaces for a whole range of purposes. Bence have developed significant expertise in bus conversion for a range of purposes. These include:
- Mobile libraries
- Pre-school play facilities - including creche areas, toy storage, catering space, washrooms, staff rest areas
- Youth club facilities
- IT training spaces - including fully integrated network technology, PC booths, group training area
- Promotional display units
Exhibition Units
From small van-derived units, to converted buses and articulated trailers, Bence can create a mobile exhibition space that clearly states quality, allowing you to take your brand and products to indoor or outdoor exhibitions and events.
Bence exhibition units can include:
- Multi-purpose display units product racks
- Hospitality and meeting areas
- Audio Visual displays
- Catering and rest areas
- Specialist paint and livery
Outside Broadcast Units
Bence's coachbuilding skills have seamlessly combined with broadcast systems specialists DB Broadcast to create outside broadcast units for BBC Radios 4 and Scotland. This challenging commission included a brief to:
- Maximise equipment and rack space
- Allow a comfortable, spacious studio area
- Ensure total sound-proofing even when using the internal generator
- Provide full, self-contained uninteruptable power supply
- Include full climate control system for equipment and studio areas
- Provide environment-proof external lockers and power/cable connections

