1 Shademakers Sola Side Post Parasol £1090 - £1269 in the Sidepost + Cantilever Patio Umbrellas collection	2 Outer Eden SoaPY Table and Chairs £1370 - £2275 in the Contemporary Patio Furniture collection	5 Neptune Antibes Round Square and Rectangular Patio Umbrellas £168.95 - £219.95 in the Centre Post Aluminium + S/Steel Patio Umbrellas collection
	3 Bali Garden Lounge Gazebo £4109 - £4725 in the Garden Lounge Gazebos collection
	4 Samba Family Size Hammock and Jupiter LL Stand - £205.99 in the Family Hammocks collection

Our world class parasols and complementary outdoor furniture ranges are distinctive, well designed, and manufactured from top materials.

We aim to source the best brands on the market for patio living, be it gazebos, patio heaters, outdoor lighting, or contemporary teak patio furniture.

Specialists in Premium Patio Umbrellas

Every patio umbrella is suitable for both commercial and residential locations - choose from:

cantilever or side post parasols to give full use of shaded space - great for hot tubs or children's pools
wall mounted patio umbrellas that fold and tilt - ideal for small urban gardens or balconies
contemporary aluminium or stainless steel centre post umbrellas - for a truly modern, stylish design
traditional wood centre pole parasols - to create a warm, Mediterranean al fresco atmosphere

TUUCI, Tradewinds, Scolaro and Paraflex are internationally renown parasol manufacturers.

Our Garden Furniture brands

AEL's traditional hardwood and teak patio furniture is supplied to quality restaurants, parks and hotels all over England. Only just available to the general public, the manufacturing and design quality of these garden benches, tables and chairs, make them real value for money.

We are delighted with our contemporary, Dutch designer range of teak patio furniture, recommended by several top UK design houses. Take a look at this Bar table and stool set.

We also have a great range of innovative, ultra-modern garden chairs including the FlipIt folding chairs and the URBA highly coloured contemporary chairs.

Our Patio Heaters, BBQs and Outdoor Fire Places

We steer clear of the low to mid range patio heaters, BBQs etc available in so many online discount garden furniture stores. Instead we offer:

top quality gas patio heaters with a proven commercial performance and safety record
the new and fun BonFire BBQ from New Zealand
the best cast iron chimineas, fire pits, fire bowls and fire baskets we can find

Our Hammocks and Hammock Chairs

Brazilian Amazonas hammocks bring the garden to light with their colour and fun. Traditionally made, these hammocks and hanging chairs are some of the best available.

Our Outdoor Lighting

Swedish brand KonstSmide has an unrivalled reputation for their garden lighting ranges. Beautifully made in excellent materials. Choose from wall lamps, lanterns on lamp posts, spots for decking or drives, LED, solar etc.

Indoor Outdoor

Thoughts on patio and poolside living. A blog by Claire - The Patio Umbrella

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Can I use existing concrete foundations as part of the concrete base for a Paraflex inground anchorage?

Posting dated 7th March 2010 16:30

Normally, to fix the Paraflex inground anchorage, you dig a pit 50x50cm, with 45cm depth. This is then filled with concrete and the inground anchorage is set in the centre, with the top flush to the ground.

A customer wanted to fix in the ground fitting as close as possible to an existing wall with concrete foundations and asked if he could reduce the size of the recommended pit accordingly.

Both his and my instinct was that you could use the existing concrete foundations

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