Thwaites Pubs get legless
26 May 2011
The smart way to beat the smoking ban
Having been in business since 1990, Canopies UK is the country’s leading manufacturer of canopy protection systems and door canopies. The unique design and flexibility means they can be used in many different ways throughout the seasons. The unique feature of a canopy from Canopies UK is the innovative ‘no legs’ design. The cantilever system means every canopy is completely self supportive, giving more space and no posts to bump into. When the smoking ban was first introduced in July 2007 there was great concern that this would directly result in the closure of many pubs and Canopies UK were contacted by several large breweries asking for advice on what they could provide for their customers who were now being asked to smoke outside.
An example of this was Malcolm Harrison Property Director for Thwaites Brewery whose concern was that a lot of their pubs had little or no outside space. The cantilevered canopies provided by Canopies UK offered the perfect solution ensuring smoking shelters could be installed even in the most restrictive areas. As a result Canopies UK installed shelters onto over 120 of their pubs. As Sales Director Jason Eastwood explains ‘ Who could have predicted that having a disused patio space at the back of a pub could help a pub stay in business during such testing times.
We have seen a lot of the pubs where our canopies are installed promoting themselves as having the best outdoor smoking area in town’ To find out more, visit www.canopiesuk.com or call 01254 777002.
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