Outdoor awnings

Whether it’s your home, shop or restaurant, there are times when you need some protection from the sun. Sometimes you just want to relax in your garden or patio. At other times, you want your display to be properly protected from UV rays and your customers to feel more comfortable. Of maybe you’re just trying to provide your diners with a comfortable outdoor seating area. You can achieve all of that and more with outdoor awnings!

Shades Awning & Canopy is one of the UK’s leading providers of excellent awnings, canopies, and other types of outdoor sunshades. With our excellent knowledge and experience, we know exactly how to handle your outdoor awnings to make them perfectly geared to meet all of your personal needs. Whether you’re looking for something for your home garden or patio, your shop, or your restaurant, you are guaranteed to find exactly what you’re looking for. Our products are made of solid materials and they are guaranteed to withstand many harsh weather conditions, from heavy rain and harsh sunlight to hail.

With a selection of designs like ours, it goes without saying that you’ll be able to choose an awning that is exactly what you’re looking for. And thanks to our expertise, attention to detail, and the quality of the materials that we use, you can be sure that, regardless of your choice, you will receive a solid, quality product.

No matter what purpose you need your awning for,
we propose the following solutions:

  • awnings
  • canopies
  • umbrellas
  • cafe barriers
  • blind heaters

Open cassette retractable awning

Open cassette  

Technical details

Frame:Aluminium frame and components in white as standard
Arms:Aluminium arms with double springs and twin coated cables
Type:Retractable, Waterproof, Electric
Front bar:Designed with water gutter and elegant end caps
Aluminium hood:Aluminium cover with side caps, in white finish as standard
Fabric:100’s of colour fabrics from top European suppliers
Operation:Strong reliable motor with emergency manual override and remote control or manually operated
Light and wind Sensors:Automatically protect your awning when wind detected or the sun’s intensity increases
Sizes Range:Projection: arms available in 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3 &3.5 metre projection. Width: smallest awning size 2.5 metres and up to 6 metres in one piece. (We do assemble 7m awning on special request)

Full cassette retractable awning

Full cassette  

Technical details

Frame:White aluminium frame components
Arms:Aluminium, double springs, twin coated cables with LED lights
Type:Retractable, Waterproof, Electric
Fabric:Very broad selection of colours, provided by leading European companies
Operation:Durable, effective motor with remote control
Light and wind Sensors:Detect wind and sun intensity and autonomously adjust to conditions
Sizes Range:Projection: arms come in a selection of 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3 &3.5 metre projection. Width: From 3 to 6-metre awning units.

Traditional victorian retractable awning

Traditional victorian  

Technical details

Case:Hardwood
Arms:Aluminium, double springs, twin coated cables with LED lights
Type:Retractable, Waterproof, Manual
Front bar:Hardwood with water drainage grooving
Fabric:Large selection of colours from reputable European brands
Operation:Pull down operation using a custom hook set on an ash wood pole
Sizes Range:Custom made projection: from 1m to 3.5m Width: from 1m to 6m per unit




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