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Commercial awnings for restaurants, pubs and shops: A buyer’s guide 

If you’d walked down any typical British high street in Victorian times, you would’ve seen awnings projecting from shopfronts, providing shade for customers and protecting goods displayed in windows. More than 150 years later, commercial awnings remain one of the most effective ways for businesses to improve the appearance, functionality and profitability of their premises. 

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Why the UK’s overheating problem starts at the window

Our MD Stuart Dantzic reflects on the findings of Westminster City Council’s Weather-Ready Homes Report and explains why external solar shading should be central to the UK’s response to rising temperatures: The Weather-Ready Homes Report published recently by Westminster City Council is…

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Caribbean made Clerkenwell Design Week debut

Solar shading manufacturer Caribbean used its first appearance at Clerkenwell Design Week to meet architects, designers and specifiers and discuss a range of live projects. The Suffolk-based company exhibited two of its louvred roof pergolas at The Charterhouse in London alongside…

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Pergola planning and site prep: base, electrics, drainage and access 

  A pergola can radically change how a garden is seen and used, but the outcome on installation day is usually decided long before anything arrives on site. Base conditions, electrics, drainage and access all need proper prep. When those four areas are handled well, the installation tends…

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