What wind rating do commercial and freestanding awnings carry?
Commercial settings often need higher weather resistance than a domestic patio.
We offer self supporting and freestanding structures, retractable pergolas and louvered roof systems with higher wind ratings than a standard folding arm awning.
There are specific folding arm awning models which genuinely have a far stronger stability and resistance to wind. These are often semi or open cassette models with a torque bar system used for multiple fixing points and stronger arm support
We’ll specify a system rated for your exposure and how the area is used, particularly important for permanently open trading areas where the cover can’t always be retracted promptly.
We always recommend a wind speed or motion sensor on any larger commercial retractable awning system to manage the awning if a human forgets or is out of sight when the wind picks up.