Every boss appreciates an assistant who helps them get the most important things done right. And when you make your boss look good, you look good, too. So if replacement awnings are in your company’s future, here are seven facts you can pass along to your boss.
1. Replacement awnings cost less than starting from scratch.
That’s always a piece of good news for business owners and managers. Maybe your boss will give you credit for the savings. Seriously, unless your boss wants replacement awnings that are entirely different in every way from your existing ones, you’ll be able to retain the structure and simply recover it with new fabric.
2. Even if your current awning is only a few years old, you’ll be surprised at the new options now available for replacement awnings.
Commercial awning fabrics come in an amazing array of options now, so just changing the fabric can give your business a significantly different look. You can add graphics in more ways than ever, including taking advantage of digital printing’s any-image-anywhere versatility.
There are specialty fabrics engineered to meet exacting requirements for resistance to mold and mildew, stains, scratches, flames and the sun’s harmful ultraviolet light. Replacement awnings can include translucent panels or an array of accessories such as temporary sidewalls or café curtains. Maybe your boss wants to add a seasonal retractable awning to the new mix, to create even more usable outdoor space.
3. If your boss can dream it up, a full-service awning company can build it.
Nothing is too unusual for skilled, experienced awning professionals. On the other hand, if imagination isn’t your boss’s strong suit, an awning expert can dream up some stunning replacement awnings on his behalf.
4. If you’re in a hurry, that’s OK.
Sometimes replacement awnings are necessary not because existing ones have aged out but because you’re making business changes. A name change, a thematic change for a restaurant or concept retail store can point to a great future, but not if your old awnings conflict with the New You. You need replacement awnings now.
If you’re a financial institution, your desire by speed is compounded by government regulations that require quick turn-around for new identifying signage. For most businesses, that includes awnings. You need replacement awnings now.
5. Meeting franchise remodel standards is no problem.
If your business is part of a corporate franchise or regional chain, your boss has to juggle his own thinking about replacement awnings with the dictates from corporate headquarters. Working with the right awning company makes that balancing act silky smooth, so everyone gets what they want.
An awning pro experienced in working with franchise specifications can advise the higher-ups about any modifications that will be necessary to meet local building codes, extreme weather conditions or other factors. More importantly, they’ll be able to recommend ways to do that without compromising corporate branding and marketing consistency.
6. Is your boss part of the franchise HQ team?
Then be sure to tell him that the right local awning company has the structural engineering and design skills to help create replacement awnings from the drawing table on up, including fabrication and installation.
They can also consult with your in-house architects, construction and marketing managers, to help draft corporate franchise specifications that meet internal requirements but also provide enough flexibility for on-the-ground awning manufacturers to produce top-notch replacement awnings, no matter where they’re located around the country.
7. You can amplify the value of replacement awnings with complementary window treatments.
New replacement awnings will do the best marketing job if they’re accompanied by window films and snappy roll-down shades that provide additional shade and privacy while showing poster-like graphics to those on the outside. Ask your awning company for details about these versatile new products.
Your boss may have more questions, but your local awning expert is just a phone call away.
