white awning, yellow/orange fabric

7m wide white awning, cream cover

white awning, snazzy green cover

The customer uploaded some amazing photos of us at work on Flickr, I googled 'A25 Awnings' and was surprised how many images they had taken!

The Courtyard Cafe - W. Molesey

Working abroad two weeks running!

Ha ha, slightly less glamorous than Modena this time.

The awning's worst enemy is the delivery driver. Thornton's branch in Ryde on the Isle of Wight has suffered it's fair share of run-ins with trucks. To their defence, the trucks that is, it is a narrow street.

The 10 year old awnings were as good as new and easy enough to get back in to good working order

Bungalow fixing

I've often wondered how steel brackets support so much weight. It was recently that Ying explained to me that a weld is stronger than the original steel that my mind was put to rest somewhat.

Ying's my steel fabricator, and a thoroughly nice guy.

I pity Italian awning fitters!

My sister in law and her family have recently moved to a new house on the outskirts of Modena. They asked my father in law if he'd go out and install an awning on their place but he was too busy and suggested asking me. I couldn't think of any reason why not to and so went over for a day trip in July.

Wow, I couldn't have chosen a hotter day if I'd tried! Modena was in the midst of a heatwave and we had the sun on our backs all day. The finished job was great though and they treated me to authentic pizza in nearby Nonantola. It was the local summer festival and we sat watching fireworks at midnight with the children, a lovely end to an arduous day. Maybe I don't pity those Italians after all