The best awning for the hospitality industry. When choosing an awning for our hospitality business, we must be clear about several aspects, such as our terrace, patio, or other space for its location, the hours of sun and shade, and, above all, seek the advice of a professional from our Mk awnings team to choose the ideal awning, both aesthetically and with the most suitable technical features.
Key factors when choosing an awning for the hospitality industry
Awning Type:
The type of awning you decide to install will depend on the construction style, the intended use, and the location of the terrace or patio. Awnings are a structure that presents no problem to install, as long as everything is supervised by a specialist. They can be fixed or retractable awnings, extendable arms, or with a cassette. In addition, many businesses prefer to install a freestanding pergola or one attached to one of the walls. Once we decide on the type of awning, we can choose the type of fabric, colors, sensors, and accessories.
Choosing a type of awning for my restaurant helps improve the appearance of the establishment, protects our customers from the sun and allows them to enjoy a nice terrace, and can also display the establishment’s logo or slogan in print.
Size:
The size of the awning will depend on the size of the restaurant’s terrace, the space you want to cover, and the direction you want to face. If you want to install an awning on the building and protect customers from the sun, you can choose a cassette awning or an extendable arm. However, if your target area is a little further from the building, we can choose a pergola awning. We also have the option of parasol awnings or sail awnings, which adapt to any corner of the restaurant and are much lighter in structure. We like to visit the premises on-site and check the space, sun direction, wind speed, walls, and other structures for installing an awning in a hospitality establishment.
Fabric:
Awning fabrics are available in various colors, sizes, textures, and so on. We can choose the one we like best or the one that best suits the interior design of the commercial space. The fabrics can also be printed with the name, which will help reinforce the name and create a stronger external branding communication. These large pieces come with special technical characteristics for the outdoors, such as being resistant to sun, moisture, mold, rot, and rain. When we say they are rainproof, we don’t mean we should let them get wet when it rains. Rather, if the first drops begin to fall and the fabric soaks a little, nothing will happen; it won’t be damaged, change color, or shrink… but we must always protect it quickly when it rains using a box or semi-box. This metal box will help protect the awning’s infrastructure, fabrics, and accessories.
For windows,
these are decorative awnings made of an aluminum structure covered in plastic or acrylic fabric. They are designed based on the characteristics of your surface and with the design you prefer, so they will perfectly fit your space.
Motorization:
In addition, you can have your awning fold and retract automatically thanks to a motorized system. It will make the task much more convenient and requires very little maintenance! You can also control your awning remotely with our Somfy home automation system, with daily, weekly, or hourly programming…
Sensors
And we have to mention our very important sun, wind, and rain sensors. Thanks to them, if we’re not alert and the first gust of wind or drops of rain hit us, we can damage part of our awning. Therefore, thanks to the sensors, we can retract our awning in time and extend its life and quality much further.
