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Why an awning is a great choice for your business
Awnings can give a business a classy look that is both aesthetically pleasing and noticeable. Not only can a business awning help to improve the look of a business, but it will attract more customers for outdoor seating.
There are several benefits to having awnings over your business, from providing shelter for customers to making it easier to make your business stand out from the other businesses around it to being able to provide more area for customers all year round.
Curb Appeal
An awning is the perfect way to help potential customers to find your business.
This is perfect if your business is on a busy street or mixed in with many other businesses. A new awning can also make your establishment look a little more stylish with the option for the awning to be sign written you will not only provide shelter you will also be promoting your business name while the awning is extended.
The truth is that a good-looking awning can draw attention to your business, potentially increasing the amount of traffic into your business. In the event of rain, it is more likely that customers will wander into your business to wait out the rain, which means a potential increase in sales. An awning also makes it easy to identify your business for what it is without being in your face.
Low Maintenance
To keep your awnings in the best condition you need to clean them thoroughly. Hosing down your awnings can suffice to get the grime and debris off them that may amount overtime, along with a quick wipe down with a brush on both sides with a soft cleaner. Before you retract your awning into its cassette make sure there is no debris on the fabric that would affect the operation of the awning.
Lowering Energy Bills
Not only do awnings give customers protection from the elements, but they can also potentially help to lower your business’s energy costs. Awnings provide shade for your business especially if this is fixed to the building, it can help reduce the cost of air conditioning on hot days. The additional shade will mean that it stays cooler for longer and may even mean you have summer days where you won’t need to run the air conditioning.
Additional Outdoor Space
Depending on the size of your awning, you can provide more space for your business and customers.
If you have a business where patrons want to spend a few hours, then an awning is perfect to extend those business hours and space for more customers. From spring to winter you can provide shelter from all elements and provide extras for customers to enjoy such as heating and lighting for those late summer evenings or dark winter nights.
The additional room for chairs and tables is perfect for cafes and restaurants as it literally means having space for more customers. On a nice day, more people are going to want to be outdoors, and with an awning you can provide more space for customers to feel comfort from the blaring sun or winter chill.
Personalised Awnings
Awnings do more than just provide shelter and bring more business in – they can also be personalised to have messages and information on so that potential customers can learn more about what you have to offer. Digital graphics (such as your logo) can be added to the awning so that it always features the name and image you want to present. Our expert team will assist you on which awnings can be personalised.
While lighting is not required, you can add it so that your awning is visible at night. In the winter particularly, this can prove to be very helpful with customers who wish to stay late in the evening. Provide a blanket or two and a hot drink and your customers will stay well into the winter under the awning with heating and lighting. Heating and Lighting options are available with most awnings.
Pricing
When considering an awning there are several different factors that you should take into account which will determine the cost.
Material
Most materials come as standard and there aren’t any extra charges unless you wish to upgrade your fabric to a more weatherproof fabric or a recycled option, our experts are on hand to discuss your fabric choice and any upgrade options.
Length
The overall length of the awning is another major component to the cost. If you want an awning that is long, it is going to cost you more because it will require more materials and more features to stabilize it. The widest length our awnings reach is 7ftx5ft however you can have multiple awnings besides each other and operate them with a 1 channel remote.
Accessories
Adding accessories such as LED lighting (a cost friendly option for your energy bills) and Infrared heaters are sometimes a must when it comes to outdoor areas for customers, the return on investment will be when it comes to customers wanting to use your outdoor area to dine and chill out, in winter evenings the accessories are much appreciated by customers and will encourage longer customer interaction and purchases.
Commercial Awnings provide a great look for any commercial setting, even for stand-alone businesses. They come in many different shapes and sizes and can provide more space to advertise your business in a way that is unobtrusive.
