"We would like to thank you for the excellent installation carried out, and the first class service from the two groups of technicians. We are very pleased as you can gather from this communication."

Mr & Mrs Graham, Kent

" I will certainly be pleased to recommend the awning and the service we received, whenever the opportunity arises. Obviously this is not the best time of year to make the most of the awning, but we were fortunate to purchase it with a large discount at the end of the season. "

J M Battle, Nottingham

Sun Awnings - Shade For Your Home

Sun Awnings are a type of extendable Sun Canopy. They are used for many purposes though their main purpose is to provide shade, either to protect a room or to provide shaded areas to sit under whilst outdoors.

Most modern Sun Awnings are fully retractable. Retractable Sun Awnings, when not in use will reside in a discreet cassette, almost unnoticeable. When you require the Sun Awning to be used, as simple press of a button and the Sun Awning extends from it's cassette.

The main area a retractable Sun Awnings are used is over the patio. This offers excellent shade as well as essential UV protection. You can sit outdoors even on the hottest of summers days in a cool safe place reading a book, or even dining outdoors.

If you have a window that is particularly susceptible to the heat of the sun then a Sun Awning will provide cover preventing fading of your carpets and furniture as well as keeping the room to a cool temperature. All this is achieved without blocking the view from outside.

When you choose a Sun awning you will want to ensure that you buy high quality. Remember your Sun Awning will be outside for it's entire life. This is why Outdoor Awnings should be made of corrosive free, strong and durable materials such as aluminium.

Sun Awnings have gained a lot of popularity in recent years, especially with the warnings about protecting ourselves from the sun's harmful rays. This has led to a whole different range of styles and designs being available to the market place.

Unfortuantely the quality of some of these products is not up to a sufficient standard to last. Cheaper fabrics tend to be less UV protective and also tend to very quickly rot. Cheaper frame works tend to look shabby and old and become unusable in a short space of time.

Nationwide manufacture and install only the highest quality Sun Awning products for the UK market. Many customers who have had Nationwide products installed over ten years ago have remarked how they still are as good as new and effective as ever. With a huge range of styles to choose from, as well as each Sun Awning being manufactured specifically to suit the requirements of the customer you can be guaranteed to find a solution to suit your needs.