Author: Commercial Awnings

Victorian Awning – A British Classic

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 01 Feb 2024

Traditional commercial awning refurbishment is a skill which is not easily learned without experience, and our craftspeople have earned their spurs over many years in the awning business.

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RIB® Canopy – A Design Classic Manufactured in Our London Factory

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 25 Jan 2024

Branding is important when purchasing awnings or canopies. Even if not primarily for shelter, businesses choose branded options for their three-dimensional advertising value, which helps them stand out.

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Hardwood Timber Box Awnings – The Traditional British Design

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 18 Jan 2024

These two Victorian awnings, at the Covent Garden Branch of The Banana Tree Restaurant, have recently been refurbished by us with new fabric covers in an, appropriately named, shade of Pumpkin.

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Commercial Awnings – For Shade & Shelter in Style

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 11 Jan 2024

Commercial awnings provide shade, shelter, and signify the entrance to a business. They enhance a building’s aesthetic appeal and provide visitors with a welcoming experience.

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Beautiful Traditional Victorian Awning for Teddington Shopfront

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 09 Jan 2024

Traditional commercial awning refurbishment is a skill which is not easily learned without experience, and our craftspeople have earned their spurs over many years in the awning business.

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The Commercial Awning Co – Home to the UK’s Definitive Commercial Awning Range

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 04 Jan 2024

At The Commercial Awning Company, our team of talented graphic designers use a range of CAD-based systems to create custom awning graphics or replicate those iconic brand names with utmost precision.

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Merry Christmas from The Commercial Awning Company

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 20 Dec 2023

Our team at The Commercial Awning Company has had another successful year and we are grateful for the continued support of our customers.

We want to express our appreciation and extend our warmest wishes for a joyful Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

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New Look Awnings for Banana Tree, Covent Garden

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 19 Dec 2023

These two Victorian awnings, at the Covent Garden Branch of The Banana Tree Restaurant, have recently been refurbished by us with new fabric covers in an, appropriately named, shade of Pumpkin.

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Elevate Your Shop Design with Expert Awning Craftsmanship

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 15 Dec 2023

The Commercial Awning Company specialises in the installation of traditional awnings and canopies. Our in-house team of skilled designers are always ready to create custom products and designs that are altered to our client’s specific needs and requirements

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SQ2 Recessed Commercial Awning – Swains Lane, Highgate London

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 13 Dec 2023

The SQ2 retractable commercial awning uniquely recesses into a pre-prepared shopfront so that, when closed, the front profile is entirely flush with the shopfront. In the case of The Real Flowers Shop on Swains Lane, Highgate, the front profile has been powder coated to match the fabric colour and branding applied in contrasting white text.

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The Marlesbury® Awning – A Uniquely Inspired Design

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 08 Dec 2023

Although the Marlesbury has the style of an awning from 150 years ago, it’s actually a modern design, just inspired by the Art Deco period. Made with the cutting edge machinery in our East London factory.

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Very Happy With These Stunning Victorian Awnings for Walmer Castle

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 07 Dec 2023

The Walmer Castel (SW9) is a beautifully decorated pub with amazing art and a cosy, welcoming, atmosphere. The existing Victorian awnings no longer measured up to the quality and style within the restaurant, so we were asked to replace them with new traditional awnings.

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Infinite Choice with Our RAGS® Branded Awning & Canopy System

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 01 Dec 2023

Branding is important when purchasing awnings or canopies. Even if not primarily for shelter, businesses choose branded options for their three-dimensional advertising value, which helps them stand out.

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Fine Traditional Pub Awnings at Duke of Wellington in Old Street, London

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 01 Dec 2023

There are 53 Duke of Wellington pubs in England alone and this one in Old Street, London, is one of the most well-known and popular. The four fine traditional Victorian pub awnings have been sympathetically added to the building.

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Awning Cover for Restaurants – A Practical & Economical Winter Solution

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 24 Nov 2023

We offer a diverse range of awning products to cater to the needs of restaurants. Our awnings are suitable for everyone, from small pavement-side cafes to larger restaurant terrace locations. Our products are designed to provide a full range of solutions for outside dining requirement.

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Retractable Folding Arm Awning for The Foundry Café, Blackfriars

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 24 Nov 2023

Retractable folding arm awnings are an essential feature for any restaurant or café wanting to extend their valuable business space for al fresco entertainment.

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Refurbished Traditional Awning at Denningtons Florist, Bow

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 17 Nov 2023

Our commercial Victorian awnings are particularly robust and will last for many years with little or no maintenance. However, at some stage high street pollution and seasonal weathering will mean your commercial awning will eventually look past its best.

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Made In London, Installed Across the UK – Factory Direct Bespoke Awnings & Canopies

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 17 Nov 2023

At The Commercial Awning Company, we combine traditional craftsmanship with modern technology to create the highest quality and visually stunning awnings and canopies possible. We use advanced tools such as laser cutting and MiG welding to achieve exceptional precision and quality, replacing the traditional method of manually hammering iron and steel brackets.

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Architectural Awnings – Designed and Manufactured in London

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 09 Nov 2023

Did you know that more and more architects are incorporating high-quality bespoke awnings and canopies into their building designs? It’s true!

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Victorian Restaurant Awning Refurbished at The Athenian Espresso Bar

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 09 Nov 2023

The Athenian Espresso Bar recently took up residence in Hertford Street, Central London, and has quickly proved popular with locals and tourists alike. The client took advantage of the time it took to refurbish the café by asking us to refresh their Victorian restaurant awning.

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RIB® Bespoke Canopy – A Cut Above

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 03 Nov 2023

Our RIB® material canopies are commonly used in commercial settings for weather protection. For complex structures, we offer custom-made canopies and awnings tailored to fit the building and client needs.

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New Victorian Awning for Crol & Co, Tower Bridge

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 03 Nov 2023

This traditional Victorian awning has been installed on the latest evocation of the Crol & Co Craft Beer and Classic coffee café close to London’s Tower Bridge.

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Victorian Awning – A Classic British Design

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 27 Oct 2023

This is a British Classic. It is timeless and perfect if you want to achieve a traditional styling. The Victorian box-lot shop awning, to give its full name, is as popular as ever, even within more modern settings, which helps create a tasteful and appealing contrast between contemporary and classic.

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Large Victorian Awning Installed at Notting Hill

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 27 Oct 2023

Cépages is an independent French bistro in Notting Hill, London, located in the heart of the Westbourne Village. We were asked to install a traditional retractable awning which reflected this historic location.

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RIB® Canopy System – Outdoor Solutions

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 19 Oct 2023

Our company offers a variety of outdoor solutions, including pivot arm awnings and fixed frame RIB® canopies. Our RIB® canopies are unique and flexible, with a strong and slim aluminium frame that provides shelter from the rain and shade from the sun.

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Fixed Wedge Canopy for Apartment Complex Entrance

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 19 Oct 2023

The Hall is an elegant series of apartments set in the prestigious St Johns Wood area of west London. The entrance to the building required some refurbishment in keeping with the sophistication of the location.

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Greatest Choice of Materials & Finishes for Your Custom Awning

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 13 Oct 2023

Our London-based manufacturing unit provides customers with the advantage of dealing directly with us, without having to rely on external contractors or multiple supply chains. This ensures that both the quality and delivery of our products remain consistent.

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Victorian Awnings Recovered & Refurbished at Billingsgate Market

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 13 Oct 2023

These four fabulous Victorian awnings, at the famous Billingsgate Market, did not look like this a few weeks ago. When we were originally asked to attend site, the awnings were in a sorry state with ripped covers, and front laths almost broken in two.

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Crafting Awnings with Style and Precision

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 04 Oct 2023

The frontage of many popular high street shops is easily recognizable and often showcased in promotional materials with a photo of the exterior. Awnings or canopies are often a key feature of these images and can even become part of the shop’s unique identity.

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Widest Range of Awning & Canopy Styles – Now Available to View Online

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 28 Sep 2023

Our website shows the different ways that The Commercial Awning Company combine the practical benefits of awnings, such as protection from the elements, with enhancing the aesthetic appeal of building architecture that offers a variety of options and can even create custom-made awnings with corporate branding.

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Classic Commercial Awning with Wireless Control

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 28 Sep 2023

The awning seen in the images alongside this post show our classic commercial retractable awning with extra deep weighted valance, branded through the use of our bespoke RAGS® Digital graphics system.

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Canopies Made Better By Design!

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 22 Sep 2023

lthough it may be tempting for a specialist company with years of experience in a particular business market not to make any further efforts or improvement, here at The Commercial Awning Company we believe that leading the market means to keep innovating on daily basis.

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UK’s Premier Provider of Bespoke Commercial Awnings

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 22 Sep 2023

This retractable classic awning was recently recovered by us at this central London location. Refurbishment of awnings is a specialist area of ours and, not be undertaken lightly by inexperienced workers.

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Marlesbury® Awning – Manufactured In Great Britain

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 15 Sep 2023

Introducing the Marlesbury® Awning, a commercial awning that combines traditional design with modern refinement.

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Bespoke Awning Fabric Installed in Clapham

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 15 Sep 2023

These Traditional awnings, at the popular Haché burger bar in Clapham, have been recovered with a bespoke awning fabric design, digitally produced using our own RAGS® graphics process.

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Revolutionary Branding Techniques for Awnings & Canopies

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 07 Sep 2023

For centuries, awnings and canopies were painted by skilled and talented signwriters, and this costly and time-consuming method is still the standard for many in the industry.

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Refurbishment of Awnings – The Cost-Effective Solution for Real Visual Improvement

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 07 Sep 2023

When your awning becomes tired looking, with a faded or damaged fabric cover, or perhaps there is just a wish to brighten up your business appearance with a new colour or special branding, there is no need to incur the costs of a completely new awning.

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Restaurant Awnings for Al Fresco Dining – Advanced Systems

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 01 Sep 2023

The Commercial Awning Company offers a wide range of restaurant awnings specifically designed to complement the popular al fresco dining trend in the UK.

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Commercial Awnings Made to Perfectly Fit All Businesses

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 01 Sep 2023

Catering to all types of commercial businesses, The Commercial Awning Company provides services to a wide range of clients including National brands. However, a key part of our business portfolio is the small trader who makes up so much of the exciting variety which is the British High Street scene.

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Commercial Awnings & Canopies for Retail & Hospitality Sectors

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 24 Aug 2023

The installation of our Commercial awnings and canopies have made High Street names more prominent. With our range of over 300 fabrics and unlimited branding options it is rare that any two awnings leave our workshop the same.

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Commercial Awnings for a Rainy Day

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 24 Aug 2023

This folding arm commercial awning, installed at Archer Adams in Chiltern Street, Marylebone, has been carefully sited within the reveal of this historic building with as much care as goes into the manufacture of the customer’s handmade umbrellas.

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Try Before You Buy with Our Photo Real CGI Awning Visuals

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 17 Aug 2023

Using CAD based Software a member of the Design Team will take an image of your site and superimpose different awning options for style, colour, and branding. This service will assist you to make an informed decision prior to the actual commissioning of your order.

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Beautiful Victorian Awning Installed in Marylebone

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 17 Aug 2023

The Victorian retractable awning installed at the at the entrance to Huntsworth Mews is perfectly suited to this historic building in Marylebone, London. The archway alongside the awning is in fact the entrance to the yard through which coaching horses would be passed and stabled within.

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The Greenwich® Awning – A Touch of Paris

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 09 Aug 2023

Historic street scenes of Continental Europe show that restaurants have used awnings to enhance their outdoor dining and drinking experience for a long time.

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Innovation – A Byword in Canopy Manufacturer

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 01 Aug 2023

We are constantly seeking innovative materials and developing new production techniques when creating the latest canopy designs.

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The Uniqueness of Our Commercial RIB® Canopies

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 31 Jul 2023

The lasting appeal of the RIB® Dutch Canopy is its simplicity. A strong, practical canopy with good branding potential. Available with fixed or retractable option (utilising an alternative frame system), it can withstand almost anything the British weather can throw at it, depending on fixings.

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Bespoke Canopies with Stripe Fabric at Jimmy Fairly Opticians, Cambridge

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 31 Jul 2023

These three 3 classic fixed Dutch canopies, installed at the Jimmy Fairly Opticians in Cambridge, feature several bespoke characteristics. The Dutch canopy covers have been digitally printed with a bold block stripe to precisely match the client shopfront and this moss green colour has been repeated on the classic Dutch canopy awning frames.

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Why Our Terrace Awnings Become the Essential Investment

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 24 Jul 2023

Terrace awnings offer a practical and cost-effective way of bringing the inside out. With integrated front support posts, terrace awnings offer far greater stability than that achieved with cantilevered awnings.

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Striped Awning Fabric at Goode Flowers Boutique, Fitzrovia

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 24 Jul 2023

Located at 28 Charlotte Street, previously the site of the Charlotte Street Gallery, is the Goode Flowers Boutique. The Traditional Victorian Awning installed here, with its bold striped awning cover, provides the perfect frame to this most elegant Fitzrovia florist.

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Most Popular Commercial Awnings of 2023

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 12 Jul 2023

Awnings are a popular addition to commercial users for their practical and aesthetic benefits. They provide cover and protection for guests, expand outdoor spaces, and adds uniqueness style to the building’s exterior making it stand out compared to their competitors.

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Awning Refurbishment for Cojean, Mayfair

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 12 Jul 2023

Awning renovations and recovers are a significant part of the Commercial Awning Company business. In these times of tight budgets, the ability to recover your awning presents an excellent opportunity to update the image of your company with a change of colour and new branding.

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UK’s Most Comprehensive Commercial Awning Ideas and Examples – Like, Share & Comment!

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 06 Jul 2023

Commercial awnings and canopies are a common choice for businesses looking to enhance their storefronts. They often become a part of a business’s branding which can be featured in marketing campaigns.

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Bright & Beautiful – New Traditional Awning for Zebra, Highbury Park

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 06 Jul 2023

Getting noticed on this multi coloured Highbury Park thoroughfare was a tough call. However, this sparkling new, bright yellow, retractable, Victorian awning we have just installed at Zebra Hairdressers does the job perfectly.

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Industry Leading Technology Makes UK’s Most Creative Awnings

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 30 Jun 2023

Awnings and canopies have an important role when it comes to facades and exterior design of a building, they provide shade and protection from the elements while enhancing the aesthetic appeal of the structure.

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Funky New Awning Covers for Edward James, Balham

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 30 Jun 2023

Appearance is important to all public facing businesses and no more so than at Luxury Hair stylists Edward James in Balham.

Their awning and canopy, which we had previously installed, needed some refreshing and we removed the complete systems to our premises for refurbishment.

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Stylish Branded Panel Canopy for Renowned Interior Designer

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 21 Jun 2023

A highest-scoring 5 Star Interior Design Award in its category in the prestigious European Property Awards meant Juliette Interiors needed a shopfront panel canopy which would complement their contemporary style.

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Marlesbury Awning – A Traditional Styled Awning for Smaller, Delicate Facades

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 21 Jun 2023

The Marlesbury awning is particularly suited for clients who wish to retain a traditional appearance to their building but, at the same time, want to enjoy the reliability and ease of use associated with modern, remote control, awning systems.

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Gold Leaf Awning Branding

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 16 Jun 2023

Gilding is a decorative technique for applying a very thin coating of gold over surfaces such as metal, wood, porcelain, or stone this process can also be applied to fabrics.

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Specialist RIB® Wedge Canopy at London’s Cavo Restaurant

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 16 Jun 2023

This RIB® wedge canopy which we have installed in the London branch of the Internationally renowned Cavo Mediterranean restaurant required special consideration during the design stage.

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Restaurant Awnings – Sun & Rain Protection, Increased Capacity & Enhanced Branding

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 08 Jun 2023

Extensive Continental travel by British tourists since the early 1960’s introduced to us the idea of dining “al fresco”. Unfortunately, our British climate is not always that of the Piazza Navona or Boulevard Saint-Michel in the summer, so our awnings need to be of a substantial nature.

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Outdoor Dining at Caldesi Beneath Our Classic Folding Arm Awnings

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 08 Jun 2023

Founded by the famous chef of the same name, Caldesi in Marylebone, chose our Classic folding arm awning to reflect the cosmopolitan style of this popular London Restaurant.

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Simple or Spectacular: Discover the Diverse Range of Commercial Awnings

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 01 Jun 2023

The Commercial Awning Company specialise in this specific key awning market. With its own special requirements in terms of special installation conditions in Public Places we recognise the need for specialist knowledge in all aspects of Contract work especially in the areas of Health and Safety in public places.

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Traditional Victorian Awning at Philpotts Café, Birmingham

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 31 May 2023

The traditional Victorian style awnings we have installed at the popular Philpotts Café/restaurant in Birmingham are notable for two issues. Firstly, the traditional awnings are operated in a decidedly un-traditional way in that they are controlled remotely by wireless switched internal motors.

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Branded Awnings – Unique Visual Rendering Proofs as Standard

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 24 May 2023

We realise a key motivator for the installation of awnings on commercial premises is the possibility of branding exposure on this three-dimensional medium.

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Handcrafted Victorian Awnings at 10 Cases Bistro, London

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 24 May 2023

Apparently, the 10 Cases bistro got their name because they only buy wine in 10 case lots. However, they only buy their awnings from one source, and we are proud to be that awning supplier.

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The Greenwich Awning – When Craftsmanship, Innovation & Design Come Together

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 17 May 2023

The Greenwich awning is an entirely British designed awning; manufactured right here in our East London Factory. The Greenwich awning, with its traditional design, though with a nod to the Continental awning style, undergoes constant development with new features being added regularly.

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Modern Twist on the Traditional Victorian Awning at The Proud Sow Butcher

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 17 May 2023

The Proud Sow Butcher in Dulwich Village could not possibly be without a traditional “Butchers Blind” – we call them Victorian awnings today due to their historical heritage – but this sort of awning has been seen, often with red and white stripes, on butchers for years.

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Custom Made, Factory Direct Awnings

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 11 May 2023

Our awning factory, based in the East end of London overlooking the Thames barrier boasts an array of technical machinery which enables us to manufacture not only special components to enable installation but also, when required we will construct complete replica awnings to match with existing systems when environmental circumstances make standard awning products unsuitable.

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Awnings & Canopies – London made, Factory Direct

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 03 May 2023

The wide variety of products shown here are bespoke awnings which we have manufactured in, and were installed from, our London factory.

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Stylish Commercial Awning for Residential Project

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 03 May 2023

Whilst the great majority of our work is in the Commercial field we are occasionally asked by customers whether we can also supply awnings in a domestic situation. As evidenced here in this example of one of our Streamline folding-arm awning, installed on over bi-fold doors on a contemporary property […]

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Specialists in Bespoke Architectural Awnings

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 25 Apr 2023

When looking at the images of some of our recent awning installations it is almost hard to imagine the buildings shown were they not to have awnings installed. The awnings have been selected such that their presence is a subtle addition, yet it has become indispensable as an architectural feature.

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New Greenwich Awning for The Foot Note Wine Bar, Hackney

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 25 Apr 2023

The Greenwich awning, we have installed at The Foot Note Wine Bar in Hackney, has been furnished with a honey coloured awning fabric to contrast with the overall plum shade of the frontage.

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Limitless Awning Fabric – Any Colour, Any Pattern, Available Now!

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 18 Apr 2023

With an awning fabric range of over 300 shades; it is rare that we are unable to satisfy the colour requirements of even the most discerning client. However, on the rare occasions this does happen, we still have a solution.

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The Victorian – World’s Most Proven Awning Design!

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 13 Apr 2023

No prizes for guessing where the term “Victorian” awning comes from. So many products today are labelled with a link to our second longest serving monarch, sometimes these links are tenuous.

However, our Victorian awning precisely follows the design of the 19th century era, and our timber Victorian awning boxes are made by hand to the correct 150-year-old design and painted patiently by hand.

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Revolutionary Full Cover Printing – Now available

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 05 Apr 2023

Despite the fact that our awning fabric range comprises over three hundred shades of UV/soil resistant fabrics; sometimes the colour is still not right for a specific project. In this case we are able to print bespoke one-off colours or designs to suit your own particular brand or style. This is possible with our new revolutionary Edition Fabric!

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Stunning Traditional Victorian Awnings at Amathus, London

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 05 Apr 2023

These two recessed traditional Victorian awnings we have installed at Amathus drinks in Haringey, North London, are particularly stunning with their very detailed branding. This has been applied through the use of our RAGS® System based graphic application process.

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A Traditional London Awning – The Marlesbury

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 28 Mar 2023

Modern awnings come in a wide variety of styles, and each require different methods for installation. Where new builds are involved, it is essential that clients and their main contractors know what is required in terms of fixing points for different building substrate.

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Cutting Edge Awning Branding

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 22 Mar 2023

The bespoke branding service offered by the Commercial Awning Company is not limited simply to texts and simple logos. In fact the RAGS® Digital branding process, which we have developed, enables clients to create their own unique awning cover design, even on a totally one off basis.

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Commercial Awnings For Restaurants – Where Style Meets Functionality

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 15 Mar 2023

Renovating awnings can be as basic as installing a new cover or as complex as producing new parts to replace those damaged by storm or, on occasion, vehicular contact.

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Retractable Awning for The Three Compasses, Farringdon

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 15 Mar 2023

Greenwich Awnings® are often installed on prestigious and historic sites in series as their classic appearance can enhance the location without imposing upon it. Also the way in which our Greenwich Awnings® retract, within a traditional awning box.

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Shop Awnings: A Practical and Valuable Addition to Your Business

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 09 Mar 2023

Retail premises have installed awnings on their shop fronts for centuries and awnings present out a multitude of purposes. They can be used as three-dimensional signs, when branded with logos or texts.

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High-Quality, Elegant RIB® Canopy for Leo Bancroft

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 09 Mar 2023

Leo Bancroft hair stylists in Weybridge are all about style and sophistication. For this reason, their new canopy needed to present a modern and uncluttered appearance while providing protection from unwelcome glare into the salon.

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London’s Expert Awning Manufacturers – Technical Drawings for Custom Designs

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 02 Mar 2023

Modern awnings come in a wide variety of styles, and each require different methods for installation. Where new builds are involved, it is essential that clients and their main contractors know what is required in terms of fixing points for different building substrate.

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The Bombay Bustle’s New Stylish Addition – Our Greenwich Awnings

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 02 Mar 2023

We are particularly pleased with the branding on the valance of this Greenwich awning, recently installed at The Bombay Bustle Indian restaurant.

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Here to Help – Recovers mean new awnings in all but cost!

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 21 Feb 2023

Renovating awnings can be as basic as installing a new cover or as complex as producing new parts to replace those damaged by storm or, on occasion, vehicular contact.

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The Greenwich Awning – Inspired by Paris, Installed in London

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 21 Feb 2023

Greenwich Awnings® are often installed on prestigious and historic sites in series as their classic appearance can enhance the location without imposing upon it. Also the way in which our Greenwich Awnings® retract, within a traditional awning box.

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Streamline Folding Arm Awning for The Dentist, Balham

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 21 Feb 2023

The large frontage at “The Dentist” in Balham required a robust awning which would be simple to operate. The recommended awning was our Streamline system, which is one of the strongest retractable awnings currently on the market.

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Bespoke Metalwork Manufacturing, Based in London

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 14 Feb 2023

Not content with supplying one style fits all products to customers; The Commercial awning Company employs skilled people to operate both traditional and modern equipment in their factory.

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Commercial Specialists Shop Blind Installed at Café Kick, London

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 14 Feb 2023

This simple Victorian awning has been installed by us at the, interestingly named, Café Kick in Exmouth Street, central London.

The traditional nature of the Victorian awning is apt as the café is focused on traditional entertainment; especially the art of French Table football, for which they provide three vintage tables for patrons to enjoy.

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The Greatest British-Made Awnings from Our London Factory

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 09 Feb 2023

Most awning companies import awning systems from Europe in component form and then assemble them for installation in the UK. The limitations for adaptability to the multiplicity of building styles we have in the UK often means unattractive compromises have to made on installations.

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Commercial Awnings for The Rose Pub

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 09 Feb 2023

A fine Victorian pub such as the Rose on London’s iconic Albert Embankment, overlooking The Houses of Parliament, deserved nothing less than these Traditional Victorian awnings we have recently installed in a regal shade of blue.

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Architectural Awning Design

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 01 Feb 2023

Today awnings are increasingly being seen by architects as essential elements in new build construction for their potential to cool interiors, without the need for extensive air conditioning systems.

However, awnings are also incorporated into building designs for their ability to add softening features to otherwise stark facades.

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Branded Awning Recover for Buenos Aires Café in Blackheath

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 01 Feb 2023

The Buenos Aires Café in Blackheath has received a make-over in the form of a striking new black cover to its existing Classic Commercial awning.

The valance to the commercial awning has been neatly branded in a script text through the means of our own CAD based RAGS® Graphics process.

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Vintage Style – Our Unique Greenwich Awning Design

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 27 Jan 2023

We often hear people say ‘it’s all in the detail’ but what exactly does this mean and is it possible that some of us we have different standards when it comes to ‘detail?’

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Retractable Awning Refurbished for Apple and Pears, Shoreditch

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 25 Jan 2023

The life of a commercial awning can be extended by changing the its cover. Changing the fabric cover of your commercial awning, as has we have done here at the Apples and Pears Cocktail bar in Shoreditch, can give your awning a completely new lease of life.

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Historical, Yet Popular As Ever – Our Traditional Victorian Awning

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 17 Jan 2023

The design of the Victorian awning is, by it’s very nature, nothing new. It is however, a development of oldest awnings which go back centuries when they were really just canvasses held up by sticks and other odd pieces of furniture.

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Proudly Supplying Awnings for Bone Daddies Amazing Restaurants

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 17 Jan 2023

This traditional commercial restaurant awning with branding to main cover and weighted valance has been installed at the latest branch of Bone Daddies Japanese Ramen noodle bar in Richmond.

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Our Most Popular Commercial Awning – The Streamline

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 11 Jan 2023

Awnings were a common site on every retail high street in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Today, whilst many of our shopping habits have changed, awnings still play a major part on the high street scene both for their practical benefits of shade and shelter and for the visual impact which can be achieved by what can be seen as three-dimensional signage.

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Stylish Traditional Victorian Awnings for Smiths Butchers

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 11 Jan 2023

This installation of two traditional blue and white striped awnings at Smiths Butchers in Nunhead, Southeast London, are an example of how awnings of this type have been used to protect and promote businesses, large and small, in our retail sectors for centuries.

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Happy Christmas, everybody! Here’s to a great 2023

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 20 Dec 2022

Another year goes by and another successful one for our team at The Commercial Awning Company. Our office will be closed between 21st December and 3rd January (inclusive). Before closing we would like to take this opportunity to thank our customers, both old and new, for their continued support and to wish you all a wonderful Christmas and a prosperous New Year.

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High Quality Hard Wood Awning Boxes, Made in Britain

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 20 Dec 2022

Shown here are some of the awning box styles produced for the Victorian and other traditional awnings within the Commercial Awnings portfolio.

With in-house carpentry and joinery workshop we are able to produce bespoke timberwork to suit customer requirements.

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Beautiful Striped Awnings for The Surprise Pub, Chelsea

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 20 Dec 2022

The Surprise pub in fashionable Chelsea has a reputation for fine food and a homely welcome.

The new Victorian awnings we have installed with their fresh, new, apricot and white striped covers, contrast beautifully with the more sombre dark greys and brick colours of the building.

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Commercial Greenwich Awning for Cognito Hair Salon, London SW18

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 12 Dec 2022

We all know that “incognito” means our identity is hidden but at Cognito hairdressers of Earlsfield the stunning new Greenwich® deliberately does quite the opposite, and gets them noticed.

The pale grey cover, contrasting with stylish gold branding, makes the new business stand out proudly on this busy thoroughfare.

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Commercial Shop Front Awnings and Canopies for All Requirements

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 12 Dec 2022

The Commercial Awning Company specialise in serving the commercial market who’s priorities are quality, timing and cost.

The Commercial Awning Company meets these needs from a one stop supplier/installer base which has comprehensive in-house manufacturing facilities and a Design Team equipped with the latest graphics building technology.

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Beautiful Greenwich Awning Designed for Croc & Co Café

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 05 Dec 2022

This Greenwich awning installed at the London Bridge branch of the Croc & Co café required the fabrication of special sliding side arms due the requirement that it be fitted within the tiled recesses of the shopfront.

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Better Awnings, Better Awning Brochures

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 05 Dec 2022

At the Commercial Awning Company, we appreciate the difficulties that can be experienced in choosing the correct awning for your commercial project.

For this reason, we have made a full range of our technical and presentation brochures available.

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Specialist Awning Covers for Chicama, London

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 28 Nov 2022

These Classic retractable awnings were installed by us some time ago, but our client asked how we could provide further customer protection from a chill wind which would blow under the awning and inconvenience diners.

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Traditional Awnings for High Street Refurbishment Project

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 22 Nov 2022

Our continued involvement with these important High Street Outer London Funded regeneration schemes continues with these seven Victorian commercial awnings we have installed in Green Lanes Harringay. 

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Blackhorse Lane – High Street Refurbishment

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 15 Nov 2022

An ongoing commercial awning project that we have been involved with for some time is the Blackhorse Lane, Waltham Forest, High Street retail development.

Working with the local Council, The Commercial Awning Company have installed numerous retractable commercial awnings of different types resulting in this attractive provincial town look of differing retail outlets on the High Street.

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A High Quality Retractable Awning for Commercial Needs when Budget Matters

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 07 Nov 2022

The Streamline retractable folding arm awning is a new development at The Commercial Awning Co.

Priced for the pecunious business the awning is without full cassette but is still extremely robust with its rigid distortion free front profile and powder coated construction.

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Amazing Stripey Awnings for The Workshop, London – What an Impact!

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 07 Nov 2022

These two Greenwich awnings have been installed at “The Workshop” visitor centre in Brent Cross with special yellow and white striped covers contrasting dramatically with the plain, extra deep, valances providing additional shade.

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A Classic British Awning Made in London

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 01 Nov 2022

The Marlesbury commercial awning has been developed by us in house and is especially noted for the multiplicity of options available with this commercially aimed awning system.

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Restaurant Awnings for The Bank Bar and Grill

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 01 Nov 2022

These large particularly large traditional awnings we have installed at The Bank Bar and Grill required careful timber selection in order present a level aspect on installation.

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Classic French Styling – Greenwich Awning

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 25 Oct 2022

One of our most popular awnings in the Greenwich model which has been designed by us and it manufactured entirely in our London factory.

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Traditional Shop Awning for Lavender Green Flowers

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 25 Oct 2022

This Victorian awning which we have installed on this popular florist demonstrates how an awning can perfectly convey the ambience of a particular business.

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Modern and Traditional – Our Victorian Awning!­­­­

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 21 Oct 2022

The Victorian commercial awning is one of the most robust commercial awnings on the market and, with our specified hardwood casings (environmentally sourced of course) our Victorian awning is well able to withstand much of the weather encountered in the UK.

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Classic Retractable Awning for Story Nightclub, Cardiff

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 21 Oct 2022

The Story Night Club is and International name synonymous  with the latest Club vibe and this Classic retractable commercial awning which we have installed at their new venue in Cardiff  fits perfectly with the slick and unfussy entrance to the venue.

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State Of The Art Branded Capabilities

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 17 Oct 2022

Branding of awnings is a key element in their design for High Street commercial applications as this branding provides an obvious entrance to a place of business.

Branding is also an opportunity to use the three-dimension element of the awning to get a message or logo prominently displayed on any business premises.

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Panel Canopies – Simple Yet Effective

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 14 Oct 2022

These panel canopies we have installed at Archies cafe in Islington are a fun addition to the bright corner aspect of this friendly location. The simple lines of the green panel canopies match the overall tone of the building and contrast successfully with the dazzling yellow highlights which have been […]

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Innovation in Awning Manufacture

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 14 Oct 2022

Being able to carry out most of our specialist work in-house is a major part of the Commercial Awning Company’s success. Innovation in design is all very well but without the means to put this into practice major problems can arise  through the need for outside contractors. Innovations in our […]

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Crafted Timber for Bespoke Awnings

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 05 Oct 2022

At Commercial awnings we specialise in the repair and renovation of all types of awnings. Sometimes we have to make new parts and, where traditional awnings are involve our traditional skills with timber come into their own, enabling us to match the original awning timber features and colours. All our […]

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Bespoke Branding to Greenwich awnings

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 05 Oct 2022

Multiple projects were completed in different locations for our special client Bedide, a UK property agency. For this project at Bective Properties, Greenwich, Greenwich awnings, aptly named, were supplied in green with green frames, powder coated at our works. The special 4-colour branding on each awning was achieved through the […]

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Rib Wedge Canopies Show The Way

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 29 Sep 2022

These RIB® Wedge shaped canopies installed at The Chelsea and Fulham Dentist demonstrate perfectly the use of our RIB® Wedge canopy as a  purely three dimensional sign with its clear and highly detailed branding applied through the means of our RAGS® digital graphics process. The RIB® Wedge canopy frame is […]

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All Our Metalwork is Designed, Engineered and Powder Coated In-House

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 22 Sep 2022

Every day our Production Team question how we might make our awnings stronger, or the finish even finer. These challenges have resulted in us investing in a myriad of Hi-Tec processes not found in other awning companies.

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Stripes Look Great for Sally White – Victorian Awnings

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 22 Sep 2022

Our Traditional Café Awnings are handmade, and, just like the owners of Sally White’s café, who hand bake all their pastries, we pay extra care in the details of our bespoke awnings.

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Specialist Awnings for Shops and Retail

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 14 Sep 2022

High Street Retail shops are challenged all the time to ensure their place of business stands out from the complex array of similar establishments seen on any high street.

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Traditional Victorian Awnings for The Shipwrights Arms

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 14 Sep 2022

These three Traditional Victorian Commercial Shop Awnings installed here at the Shipwrights Arms, located in East London close to the Shard, are distinctive by their strong blue colour which stands out as strongly figurehead which appears to holding up the building over the entrance.

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Façades Awning with Architectural Background

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 07 Sep 2022

Having an inhouse design department has its benefits, especially one that operates in such close proximity to the manufacturing. 

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Bespoke Canopy for Farang Restaurant

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 07 Sep 2022

We are very happy with this project recently completed for Farang London, near Highbury Park, N5. This RIB Wedge canopy looks especially well suited to the shopfront and has been designed, manufactured & installed by our expert team completely inhouse – even down to the powder-coated framework!   

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Commercial Awnings Designed and Made For You

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 01 Sep 2022

We have designed, manufactured and installed all types of awnings for all types of clients over the years, some big, some small.  We are specially focused on the needs of the commercial sector and understand the great benefit the perfect awning can provide and the importance of it’s quality and durability.

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Traditional Awning for Igloo Flowers, SE1

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 01 Sep 2022

Very happy with the Traditional Victorian Awning we have just installed at Igloo Flowers in Druid Street, London SE1.

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Awnings for Restaurants

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 24 Aug 2022

We at the Commercial Awning Company have been providing restaurants with all types of awning solutions for nearly two decades.

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Commercial Traditional Awnings for Hackett Flagship Store

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 24 Aug 2022

We are proud to have been commissioned to manufacture and install two Traditional Victorian Awnings for the famous Hackett flagship Store, on Regent Street in London.

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Refurbished Traditional Awnings for The Tommy Tucker

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 17 Aug 2022

The great thing about our Traditional Awnings is that they can be renovated and updated as time goes on. There are many awnings we refurbish which date back many decades and we are able to make them look brand new with some specialist renovations by our specialist team.

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Bespoke Awnings solutions for your business

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 17 Aug 2022

We are able to provide a unique all in one service to design and manufacture beautiful and practical shelter for your commercial space with bespoke high quality awnings and canopies.

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New Commercial Panel Canopies in Fulham

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 11 Aug 2022

Where simplicity of line is paramount the Panel Canopy by The Commercial Awning Company comes into its own. With a simple, robust, aluminium framework the Commercial Panel canopy has no moving parts to wear out and provides a stylish, contemporary solution for shop fronts whilst, at the same time, providing shade to shop windows and an opportunity for branding.

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UK’s Most Comprehensive Awning Brochures Available Now!

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 11 Aug 2022

Each of the products shown on The Commercial Awning Company website is accompanied by technical drawing to assist in your understanding of the particular product features.

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New Updated Product Portfolio – Available Now!

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 04 Aug 2022

The commercial awning Company portfolio of awnings extends from the traditional shop style blinds right up to the very latest in electronically environmentally awning systems.

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Victorian Awnings for Leroy Restaurant

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 04 Aug 2022

These two traditional shop style commercial awnings we have installed at the Michelin starred Leroy restaurant in Shoreditch perfectly evoke the Dickensian aspect of this marvellous building which is squeezed in amongst the other more modern building which today feature in Shoreditch.

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Wide Range of Technical Brochures, Now Available On Request

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 27 Jul 2022

We have an extensive range of brochures and technical drawings, available on request, to help you make the ideal choice for your commercial awning installation.

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Bar Awnings for Homeboy Irish Bar

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 27 Jul 2022

The clean lines of the Embassy Buildings location for the Homeboy Irish Bar in Battersea is reflected in the choice of Greenwich® commercial awnings we have skilfully recessed within the building façade.

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Terrace Awning for Lokma Restaurant

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 21 Jul 2022

As our name suggests, at the Commercial Awning Company, we understand the needs of the Commercial customer. We offer practical solutions to real problems by carefully analysing customer needs then designing systems to meet these needs.

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Online Guidance for Our Product Specifications

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 21 Jul 2022

I have assumed the visitor has found this item on our News page.

You have found the Commercial Awning Company News Page but now link to the “our awnings” page and you won’t just find the usual endless catalogue of pretty pictures.

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Restaurant RIB® Entrance Canopy for Rajdani

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 15 Jul 2022

This new RIB® Bullnose style entrance canopy has been installed at the popular Rajdani Indian restaurant in Sevenoaks.

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Brochures available on request for our Unique RIB® Canopies

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 15 Jul 2022

The Velarium was an approach awning which marked the entrance to the executive seats at the Colosseum in Rome so we can’t claim to be an originator of this idea.

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Parasol installation for Lahpet Restaurant, Bethnal Green

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 08 Jul 2022

How can we turn an unused ship like deck into a great place to eat and extend the number of diners who could be catered for by the popular Lahpet East London restaurant? This was the question put to our designers and our solution was this stunning retractable pergola awning system which provides shade on sunny days and shelter and less friendly ones.

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Have a look at our Victorian awning for Bucci

Author: Commercial Awnings | Date: 08 Jun 2022

Today we had to install a Victorian Awning based in London. Bucci is a unique boutique that sells fine jewellery, which is created in the family’s workshop in the goldsmiths’ quarter of Florence, where Carolina Bucci sits side by side with craftsmen to work out new projects and how designs can be realised.

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