Greater John Street Hotel
Transformed from an old Victorian School House, when the Greater John Street Hotel, Manchester required a traditional awning solution, and because of the listed building status the building had, it was no surprise that the design and install of the traditional awnings would come with many challenges. The traditional awning bespoke ironmongery, which made up the awning support arms, had to be manufactured to ensure it gave no obstructions to the hotels original features. Also fitted with sliding arms for maximum projection, these traditional awnings had to compliment the Victorian era surroundings. To ensure this, the Victorian awnings design had to be done so with a close relationship with the hotels designated architects.
Also known as a Victorian Awnings, Butcher Awnings or a Pull-Down Awnings, our traditional awnings are aesthetically pleasing, as well as being exceptionally strong, and fit in perfectly with the hotels past Victorian heritage.
Mr Hines
When the request came to carry out a site survey on a private residence, it was explained to us that the client required some outside coverage within what was a country house courtyard. The clients aim was to have an outside area for entertaining friends and family.
After the initial meeting, the S-Zone put forward several proposals all based around our retractable canopy and side screen range. Based on its location, discussions with the client and budget, a wooden retractable canopy system was eventually ordered. Ultimately, it was considered the wooden structured retractable canopy was best suited to the existing surroundings.
Once installed, the wooden retractable canopy integrated perfectly with its country surroundings, giving the client the outside area required, along with adding a new dimension to the properties courtyard.
Caphe House
This small café invited the S-Zone to offer them an alfresco solution for a small space that had been allocated to them. The space itself sat across the road from the cafe itself, so we needed to offer a solution that tied the outside area with the cafe itself.
What we subsequently supplied were 2 off 3m x 4m parasols. Additionally we supplied café barriers with the café company logo digitally printed to the banners themselves. The parasols offered customers the projection and the café barriers gave the whole area an enclosed feel.
Chisou Restaurant
This Japanese restaurant offered the S-Zone the chance to offer a canopy solution for its store in Chiswick, London.
After discussing several types of canopies with the customer, including a dutch canopy and an eclipse canopy, it was finally decided that a french canopy would be the most suited.
Once decided, 3 french canopies were fitted in total to the restaurant front.
Old Fleet School – Hull
To meet with Ofsted requirements, the school had to offer a play area which the children could still use when raining. Wanting a durable structure, with the means of being able to put away each night, an Alutex Retractable Canopy system was quoted, ordered and subsequently installed.
Because of the area involved, two units coupled together were installed. Even though the Alutex units had a motor fitted to each of them, it was possible for them to be both operated from the same remote control.
The Riverbank Pub, Nottingham
The S-Zone has been heavily involved in the £1.5m renovation of The Riverbank Pub, Nottingham.
As part of the restoration work, with an outside terrace overlooking the River Trent, the bars owners wanted to add an outside dimension to the premises, to compliment what would eventually be a 250 capacity bar and 110 seat restaurant.
What we at the S-Zone set out to do was to evaluate the area involved and, after a series of discussions with the proprietors, offer a fully electrically operated Patiola retractable canopy system to give them a stylish covered alfresco area.
After submitting several proposed solutions, the retractable canopy The S-Zone supplied and installed had a total span of 15 meters, made up of 3 Patiola units coupled together, all operating via a single remote handset. The Patiola retractable canopy also had a projection of 4 meters.
Caffé Nero, Various sites across the UK
S-Zone commercial awnings, parasols and café barriers can be seen at Caffe Nero stores all over the country.
The café barriers and small parasols we supply have the Caffe Nero logo digitally printed onto them and since we initially started supplying this leading high street coffee chain, we have updated the café post and cross beam design, as well as the banner material, on several occasions. This ensures the S-Zone offers our customer the most up to date, reliable and cost effective café barrier solutions available.
Additionally, with the stores being located within many different building styles, the S-Zone has had to be able to adapt and offer varying styles of awnings and canopies; including Dutch Canopies, French Canopies, Eclipse Canopies, as well as electrically operated awnings and traditional awnings.
Various Moto Services Stations
The S-Zone has been able to supply and fit large Jumbrella style large parasols, complete with the company logo digitally printed onto the covering fabric. Offering many different sizes and base options, our parasols have been able to be installed in all manner of locations around several motorway service stations, including decked and concreted areas.
Costa Coffee, Various Moto Services Stations
Costa Coffe had decided to carry out a re-branding of its stores and the S-Zone became involved in supplying them with newly branded Large Parasol for their service station outlets. With artwork supplied by the chain, the S-Zone had the logos printed on to the Large Parasols valances.
Tam Tam Bar, Hull
With a need to supply a covered outside area with only a small space available, the S-Zone supplied and installed an electrically operated retractable awning, involving two Markilux 1500 awning mounted side my side. The retractable awnings themselves, when extended, covered a series of outside tables, giving the proprietors an area which allows their customers to enjoy a drink shaded from the sun during fine weather and protection from the rain in less favourable conditions.
Paull Primary School, East Yorkshire
As a means of giving waiting/queuing parents weather projection, the S-Zone installed a lean to canopy to the schools main entrance.
With a steel powder coated frame, the lean to canopy was manufactured to match the schools existing colour scheme, ensuring its physical integration with the main building was as seamless as possible.
Rosemead Sports Pavilion, Hull
A requirement for two retractable awnings came from the local council to be installed at a sports facility that required cover from a small hatch serving food and drink, and a second larger awning for cover for spectators. Using Weinor K2000 awnings, install was made more of a challenge because of the need for bespoke awning brackets to project the awnings to avoid clashing with the existing guttering.
HMS Sultan, Gosport
The S-Zone has supplied and installed many smoking shelters since the smoking ban was introduced in 2007. When the naval base HMS Sultan contacted us asking for something to be installed within a roof top garden area, they also gave the stipulation for a wooden structure.
What we recommended, and subsequently supplied and installed, was a 6000mm x 3000mm Andalucía Pavilion.
After its successful installation, such was it to the clients liking, they immediately bought a second identical Andalucía Pavilion, for the same garden.
Octagon Centre, Hull
The centre had a requirement to offer outdoor playing areas, which could offer the children weather protection when required.
The first area consisted of us installing a wooden lean to canopy leading from the centre to an outdoor play area, to compliment decking which already existed. Part of the lean to canopy was to give coverage to part of this decked area, giving the client what appeared to be a single seamless solution.
A further two lean to canopies were also supplied and installed, leading from the centre to fenced-off outdoor play areas.
This meant the centre had three separate play areas that could still be utilised when the weather would normally dictate that the children went back indoors, because of the coverage offered by the lean to canopies installed.
Cafe Ritazza, Various Moto Service Stations
With the chain looking to update it service station outlets, the S-Zone supplied them with Giant Parasols with the chain logo digitally printed onto the valance. With a number of different sizes available, the S-Zone was able to supply and install the Giant Parasols regardless of the area available.
