Target Markets

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Architects & Designers Needed

  • We are actively seeking forward thinking architects and designers to promote our products and services to a wider audience and we are always looking for professional potential partners specialising in the creation of beautiful yet functional homes and buildings.

    We do as much or as little of the design as our partners require, we measure, manufacture and install. We can do this either under our own name or as a professional and well dressed team in plain white vans under our partner’s direction. We can invoice partners direct or we can invoice the client, all partners have total control as to how you want the project handled.

    For the right partners we offer postcode exclusivity and tremendous discounts on our list price. We provide all the sales tools you will ever need and full training will be provided where applicable.

    Crown are the company of choice for the effective use of “outside space” We are exclusive designers, suppliers and installers in the UK and Ireland for an extensive range of year round garden rooms and external shading solutions. We have an enviable reputation for quality, fitness for purpose and cost effectiveness with a range of aesthetically staggering solutions that are maintenance free and guaranteed to impress for many years to come whilst adding value to any property.

    Our solutions are often copied but never bettered and whether it’s a traditional awning or a glass structure or better still a “turn key” year round garden room with retractable roof, heating, lighting, decking and furniture your agreed discount is for the total amount of the project entrusted to Crown.

    You cannot buy many of our products anywhere else, we have invested 10 years in building up this incredible portfolio and we want to share it with you. We recognise architects and designers as being a valuable route to market and just as importantly our products are a tremendous asset to your clients, as stated we will have as much or as little involvement in the project as you deem fit. We are here to help and you will be delighted with the results.

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Schools and Colleges

  • Every University, College, School and Children's Centre has a duty of care to its attendees and this was recently emphasised by the government body “Every Child Matters”. Changes to the school curriculum have increased the pressure to provide outdoor activities and learning experiences for children. Usable outdoor space is often at a premium and needs to be robust, flexible and safe to cope with our ever changing weather. Most of the 70,000 new cases of skin cancer each year are caused by childhood exposure to UV. Only high quality UV shading allows children freedom of movement in an outdoor environment and that is our specialist subject.

    Outdoor Classrooms and Work Areas are an amazing environment for your pupils to learn and play, If you are you struggling for space an outdoor covered area could be the perfect solution. With Crown's substantial range of over 200 “Bring the Inside Out” solutions we are the UK's leading provider of year round outdoor classrooms, play areas and work areas for schools and colleges.

    As curriculum demands change and the use of outside areas increases the space in schools can be at a premium. Outdoor space needs to be robust, flexible and safe. After all, one year there's a heat wave, the next we have floods and through it all, the needs of children and school safety must always come first. That is why Crown offers a range of attractive, school canopies and school covered walkways for pupils to work, learn and play in “whatever the weather”. Add none slip decking and you have the capability of year round use

    Crown structures are designed around your needs. From our FREE school canopy advisory visit and site-survey, to our comprehensive follow-up school canopy maintenance service, everything we do is designed to support the needs of schools, and make life easier for busy staff. We listen to your needs and remove the headaches. Everything from planning permission, design and installation outside of normal school hours we do it all.

    Our unrivalled choice of over 200 variants, quality, workmanship, parts guarantee and service underline the robustness of our structures, and take away any worries about the future. Our insistence that school safety is paramount and central of everything we do also offers schools as well as parents total peace of mind. Our site personal are regularly CRB checked just to make absolute sure that we go the extra mile when it comes to your safety

    Crown is one of Britain’s leading provider of school canopies to create outdoor covered spaces for schools and colleges. Indeed we are a company who have a division exclusively for the education sector. Most canopy suppliers offer only standard sizes and designs, all of ours are bespoke manufactured to fit our customers exact requirements, making flexible use of all available space. All our solutions are strong, long-lasting and will not fall down.

    Our range of school canopies is truly unbeatable and has been developed specifically for the schools market. Just weigh up the massive benefits for your school and you’ll realise the amazing value of what we offer. Cancelling outdoor teaching activities due to inclement weather can be a thing of the past. A school canopy offers real flexibility providing an outdoor classroom for teaching activities or for play. A canopy can also provide a parents waiting shelter especially important with the Walk to School initiative. Covered walkways to can link existing areas or even turn a particular activity area into a true all weather facility.

    We guarantee that child safety comes first in everything we do. To be specific, all our systems are designed with child safety in mind. We also guarantee that prior to “sign off” of every one of our structures, we carry out full safety & quality checks so you can be completely reassured about the well-being of the children experiencing your new outdoor space. To reassure you you're getting great value for money, we guarantee there are no hidden charges in our quotations and we also guarantee that before we leave the installation site, everything is left safe and tidy for your staff, parents and pupils. We also fully instruct members of staff in its usage and will even train your maintenance staff in basic maintenance tips should that be required

    So why do we would do this? Simply pride. We are the UK's leading supplier and specialist in the creation and installation of outdoor living space for schools. We really know our business, we are very proud of our reputation and of what we do for you and that's why we are totally confident we can deliver on all our promises. If you'd like us to call you to arrange a Free Advisory Visit and Site-Survey or you would like us to send you more details of our products and services, please complete our on line Enquiry Form.
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Domestic

  • Crown on your behalf have selected from the finest manufacturers in Europe a range of home improvement products of the highest possible quality available anywhere at any price.

    We offer an unbeatable selection of lifestyle products that will repel the worst efforts of our notoriously inclement weather and positively enhance the best of it. This allows you to get the maximum enjoyment from your home, your conservatory, your outside living space and your garden.

    Make Crown your first choice for your outdoor living space; glass rooms, verandas and atrium's, glass conservatories, sun awnings, exterior conservatory blinds, sun screens, parasols, sides, all weather awnings and all associated accessories. Furniture, heating, lighting and flooring all seamlessly integrated to create a harmonious total solution.

    We care about your needs, and tailor our services to make sure you get exactly what you are looking for. Crown is totally committed to quality, we only use fully-qualified and highly trained engineers to install your products and these are all employed directly by us. We take your project all the way, from planning and installation to aftercare, leaving you safe in the knowledge you have the total package from a company you can trust. Our service is available nationwide, so whether you live in England, Scotland or Wales we can take care of your enquiry.

    Crown is a company that prides itself on its integrity and values. As a company built on solid foundations and years of experience, our reputation for quality assured products is second to none, this has made us the biggest name in commercial grade shading solutions.

    As a Crown customer, you are putting yourself in the hands of the industry experts. You will receive the high quality service that you should expect from a national company whilst enjoying the personal touch you would expect from a local company. We care about your needs, we precisely tailor our products and services to make sure you get exactly what you are looking for.

    We look forward to hearing from you.
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Hotel

  • All products whilst aesthetically pleasing are manufactured to the highest commercial grade and we hold preferred supplier status for many breweries and hotel chains in the country, many prestigious architects, designers, quantity surveyors, shop fitters, executive home builders and specifiers. We also supply the trade and we believe we have the best quality products and prices in the country. We can project manage from concept to completion and bespoke requirements are not a problem. We can supply and install just about anything you require when it comes to weather protection.

    For over 10 years we have been introducing a comprehensive range of shading solutions and related structures to the trade and commercial sector with immense success. This type of product, though prevalent in the UK has its roots on the continent and it is common knowledge that our domestic market is still around 15 years behind the manufacturing techniques, innovation and quality of product found elsewhere in Europe. We are changing this and we have imported continental know how onto British shores to provide our customers with the best of both worlds. Our sensibly priced product range has a focused fitness for purpose and is aesthetically pleasing to the eye.

    We have a number of principle suppliers from Belgium, France, Holland, Germany and Italy each are regarded as the leaders in their respective fields for the design and manufacture of world class products.

    Our key market has been Hotels, Restaurants, Public Houses, and Commercial Buildings and we have been very successful with installation's country wide to independents, tied and publicly quoted chains. We decided to “cut our teeth here” because of the notoriously tight margins, sometimes difficult PLC culture and demanding quality standards. Our mission was that “if we could make it there we could make it anywhere”. From Cornwall to the tip of Scotland you will find happy customers who we have helped double and in some case triple profits by utilising previously derelict space that can now be used all the year round.

    If required our project management team will precisely specify your exact requirements for any or all of the following, Shading, Weather Protection, Flooring, Heating, Lighting, Seating and Audio Visual equipment. We design, manufacture, install and commission the finished project surpassing all agreed standards at the agreed price.
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Golf & Leisure

  • The recessions over, I know that for a fact because the politicians tell us so. Full of belief in our highest of elected officials, should we all rest assured that the boom days are back and well heeled members will be forming an orderly queue, with all our car parks full once again with extravagant exotica from Gaydon’s best, The magnificent Aston Martin.

    Hold on though, have we not been here before and should prudence not be the name of the game, spend once, spend wisely and spend on unique assets with fabulous returns on investment. If you need to stick to one basic rule that works when coming to the end of a recession then it’s quite simple. DON’T COMPETE- DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT & DO THE SIMPLE THINGS WELL.

    If the guy down the road has just spent £200,000 on a new driving range then your new £50,000 will not cut the mustard. If a local establishment is renowned for the world’s best Indian menu then don’t go spending a fortune on the latest hot item from tandoori ovens direct.

    Without going on too much the “me too” attitude does not work and you need to be different, you need to promote that difference whilst evolving and innovating or your facilities will go the way of the dinosaurs and you will die.

    There is good news however, in the much published green shoots and it’s true that people are moving private dwellings less frequently, they are spending more time on holidays at home and its also very true that as a general rule they are looking to spend more of their disposable income and readjusting the work life balance by joining local leisure and sporting facilities. They are going out a lot less but are spending more each time they do go out and you really need to be tapping into this sector.

    In short there is a massive opportunity out there but your clientele are now a lot more selective, they are not “nipping out” two or three times a week for a quick game, a couple of pints and a basic meal. They are now going out two or three times a month, appreciating and enjoying the occasion and spending more time and money in the process.

    As a result, the well managed and equipped facilities which are focussed on customer service and located in convenient and idealic surroundings stand a far better chance than almost any others in the leisure sector, that’s basic common sense.

    There are lots of things you can do and Crown don’t profess to do them all but we do help you think outside the box and we do create stunning and dramatic year round outdoor shading solutions, that set you apart from the crowd and allow you to benefit from your unique surroundings and enjoy the picturesque vistas normally associated with golfing facilities.

    With heating and lighting, robust anti slip flooring and a view that can open up into uninterrupted panoramas at the touch of a button we provide you with the very best of all worlds.

    Just imagine the pleasant cash generating functions in the open and all the year round, those fresh autumn days gazing at the stars and those well attended parties guaranteed to be sheltered for the wind, the rain and the hail. All at the touch of a button.

    Crown don’t sell tandoori ovens, driving ranges or indeed anything that is likely to put you head to head with a local, respected and well funded attraction. What we can do is sit with your management team and explore the effective use of redundant space. We can create amazing spaces from virtually nothing at a price that will be impossible to ignore. We can heat it we can light it we can furnish it and we can help you promote it. We can’t choose your staff for you and we have no intention of advising on food and beverage and neither do we want to start building driving ranges. We do want to help you build your profits and we do want to provide you with a fit and forget year round shading solution that you can use what ever the weather.

    If you want to be different, want to stand out from the crowd and you want a return on investment counted in months and not years then call Crown now. Those quick off the mark will be benefiting from the best investment they have ever made this side of Christmas. If you want increased foot fall and dwell time from high spending individuals then come and talk to us now.
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Pub & Bar

  • You’ve Paid For Your Garden So Use It.

    A lot of our customers are doing fabulously well and long may this continue. Those who understand the appeal of the great outdoors talked to Crown and spent once, spent wisely and have doubled and in some cases tripled their takings.

    When the smoking ban came into effect, some uncaring PubCo representatives took tenants down the route of buying shelter equipment that wasn’t good enough for the job. On many occasions Crown (and others within our industry) gave sound advice to PubCo representatives to provide solutions that would stand the test of time, even with this advice many still took the cheap option. The clever landlords and tenants bypassed the PubCo viewpoint and bought the right equipment themselves and although they paid more for the solution, it was multi-purpose, fit for purpose and they’ve never looked back. It could be said that some of the PubCo representatives were instrumental in making pubs so unprofitable during the recession that they ended up closing. Many of the forward thinking landlords have focused on creating an environment that keeps customers happy by including outside shelter facilities.

    The smoking ban is history, a distant memory and widely accepted by all with, inevitable winners and losers. The real winners however are those who saw the bigger picture and appreciated the revenue generating possibilities emanating from the effective use of outside space. They thought beyond the ban and recognised the importance of a year round external shading solution. If you have the space to consider this tremendous opportunity, then you need like many hundreds of others all around the country to exploit it now and call Crown.

    The much published green shoots are here and people are moving home less frequently. They are spending more time on holidays at home and as a general rule they are looking to spend more of their disposable income on “fun” as they readjust the work life balance by joining local clubs and sporting facilities. They are going out a lot less but are spending more each time they do go out so if you want to tap into this then you need to be different and you need to make it worth them spending their money with you.

    There is a massive opportunity out there but your clientele are now a lot more selective, they are not “nipping out” two or three times a week for a couple of pints and a basic meal. They are now going out two or three times a month, appreciating and enjoying the occasion and spending more time and money in the process.

    As a result, the well managed and equipped facilities which are focussed on customer service and offering idealic surroundings stand a far better chance of enhanced performance, that’s basic common sense.

    There are lots of things you can do and Crown doesn’t profess to do them all but we do help you think outside the box, we do create stunning and dramatic year round outdoor shading solutions that set you apart from the crowd. With heating and lighting, robust anti slip flooring and a view that can open up at the touch of a button we provide you with the very best of all worlds.

    Just imagine the pleasant cash generating functions in the open and all of the year round. Those fresh autumn days gazing at the stars and those well attended parties guaranteed to be sheltered from the wind, the rain and the hail and all at the touch of a button.

    Put simply, if you want to be different and you want to stand out from the crowd and you demand a return on investment counted in months and not year’s then call Crown now.
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Restaurant

  • All products whilst aesthetically pleasing are manufactured to the highest commercial grade and we hold preferred supplier status for many of breweries and hotel chains in the country and many prestigious architects, designers, quantity surveyors, shop fitters, executive home builders and specifiers. We also supply the trade and we believe we have the best quality products and prices in the country. We can project manage from concept to completion and bespoke requirements are not a problem. We can supply and install just about anything you require when it comes to weather protection.

    For over 10 years we have been introducing a comprehensive range of shading solutions and related structures to the trade and commercial sector with immense success. This type of product, though prevalent in the UK has its roots on the continent and it is common knowledge that our domestic market is still around 15 years behind the manufacturing techniques, innovation and quality of product found elsewhere in Europe. We are changing this and we have imported continental know how onto British shores to provide our customers with the best of both worlds. Our sensibly priced product range has a focused fitness for purpose and is aesthetically pleasing to the eye.

    We have a number of principle suppliers from Belgium, France, Holland, Germany and Italy and each are regarded as the leaders in their respective fields for the design and manufacture of world class products.

    Our key market has been Hotels, Restaurants, Public Houses, and Commercial Buildings and we have been very successful with installation's country wide to independents, tied and publicly quoted chains. We decided to “cut our teeth here” because of the notoriously tight margins, sometimes difficult PLC culture and demanding quality standards. Our mission was that “if we could make it there we could make it anywhere”. From Cornwall to the tip of Scotland you will find happy customers who we have helped double and in some case triple profits by utilising previously derelict space that can now be used all the year round.

    If required our project management team will precisely specify your exact requirements for any or all of the following, Shading, Weather Protection, Flooring, Heating, Lighting, Seating and Audio Visual equipment. We design, manufacture, install and commission the finished project surpassing all agreed standards at the agreed price.
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Stadia

  • Big or small Crown can do it all, from stadia to leisure centres, golf courses and everything in-between. If you have an area that would benefit from shading from the wind the rain or the snow then come and talk to us.

    Our ever changing new and innovative outdoor shading solutions and full year round profit centres are a sight to behold. Much more than smoking shelters our products are designed to create a year round useable area of exquisite beauty and functionality complete with flooring heating and lighting. This is guaranteed to create outstanding benefits to any facility and astounding ROI. From dramatic frameless glass through to retractable marine grade sails we have over 200 different shading solutions to protect, enhance and create the most used area in your entire portfolio “what ever the weather”.
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Rest & Care Homes

  • All products whilst aesthetically pleasing are manufactured to the highest commercial grade and we hold preferred supplier status for many of the breweries and hotel chains in the country and many prestigious architects, designers, quantity surveyors, shop fitters, executive home builders and specifiers. We also supply the trade and we believe we have the best quality products and prices in the country. We can project manage from concept to completion and bespoke requirements are not a problem. We can supply and install just about anything you require when it comes to weather protection.

    For over 10 years we have been introducing a comprehensive range of shading solutions and related structures to the trade and commercial sector with immense success. This type of product, though prevalent in the UK has its roots on the continent and it is common knowledge that our domestic market is still around 15 years behind the manufacturing techniques, innovation and quality of product found elsewhere in Europe. We are changing this and we have imported continental know how onto British shores to provide our customers with the best of both worlds. Our sensibly priced product range has a focused fitness for purpose and is aesthetically pleasing to the eye.

    We have a number of principle suppliers from Belgium, France, Holland, Germany and Italy, each are regarded as the leaders in their respective fields for the design and manufacture of world class products.

    Our key market has been Hotels, Restaurants, Public Houses, and Commercial Buildings and we have been very successful with installation's country wide to independents, tied and publicly quoted chains. We decided to “cut our teeth here” because of the notoriously tight margins, sometimes difficult PLC culture and demanding quality standards. Our mission was that “if we could make it there we could make it anywhere”. From Cornwall to the tip of Scotland you will find happy customers who we have helped double and in some case triple profits by utilising previously derelict space that can now be used all the year round.

    If required our project management team will precisely specify your exact requirements for any or all of the following, Shading, Weather Protection, Flooring, Heating, Lighting, Seating and Audio Visual equipment. We design, manufacture, install and commission the finished project surpassing all agreed standards at the agreed price.
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Industrial & Commercial

  • Give your office space the perfect look, with the help of Crown you can choose from a wide range of products. Whether you prefer venetian blinds for your space, or want to choose some vertical or roller blinds. Venetian blinds can be made from wood, aluminium or PVC and cover a wide pallet of colours and textures to make sure that you get the right product for your needs. Wood will help give your space distinction, aluminium will help you get full control over the amount of light that comes into the room while PVC represent an inexpensive alternative.

    Vertical blinds are suitable for smaller spaces and can be made from wood, fabric, aluminium and PVC. With a wide variety of colours to choose from, you are sure to find just the right solution for your windows. As the louvers completely overlap, you will get full control over the light that comes into the room. Shades and roller blinds are products made out of fabric and come in various degrees of translucency. These products have special components which make them stain and UV resistant to ensure a high degree of protection

    Pleated blinds offer a high degree of insulation thanks to their special appearance and they will filter the light that comes into the room without blocking it, so that you get the optimal amount of light you need in your office space.

    At the early stages of the project cycle, Crown consult with architects to assist in the specification of the appropriate system type, system features and fabric.

    A decade of experience in projects for a diverse range of end-users and tenants allow us to identify product specifications to meet the specific and often demanding needs of the client.

    Crowns longstanding relationships with the most innovative system and fabric manufacturers enable us to help make the perfect selections to meet both the technical and environmental requirements of your project.

    We understand that project cost is a concern even at the early stages, and we can assist you in formulating a cost effective solution, whilst not cutting corners on product quality or functionality.

    Whether for privacy and security or to control light and solar glare, we offer an extensive range of stylish commercial quality window office blinds that will compliment any office environment whilst providing many years of maintenance free, easy to use operation.
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