Storefront awnings and entrance canopies on a Connecticut retail plaza, designed, welded and installed in-house by Manchester Awning

Commercial

Commercial Awnings & Canopies for Connecticut Businesses

Storefronts, entrance and walkway canopies, architectural metal, and signage — designed, fabricated, and installed by our own Connecticut crews since 1947.

What we build

Full-service commercial capabilities

From a single storefront awning to a full architectural canopy package — one shop handles design, fabrication, and installation.

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Storefront Awnings

Traditional and modern fabric awnings that give your storefront a finished, branded look and shade your windows.

Architectural Metal Canopies

Standing-seam and flat-panel metal canopies — engineered, durable, and built to define a building’s entrance.

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Walkway & Entrance Canopies

Covered walkways and cantilevered entry canopies that protect customers and elevate the facade.

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Signage & Graphics

Dimensional lettering and awning graphics that turn your building into a 24/7 sign.

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Design & Engineering

We work from your architect’s plans or design from scratch — permit-ready and code-compliant.

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Install & Maintenance

Our own crews install, and we service what we build — recovers, repairs, and seasonal care.

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Featured project

Steelpointe Foodland

A complete architectural canopy package for a 24-hour Connecticut supermarket & fuel center — a cantilevered entrance canopy, a full run of cable-stay window awnings, and a covered customer walkway, all designed, fabricated, and installed in-house to complement the building’s brick architecture.

  • Scope Entrance canopy · window awnings · covered walkway
  • Material Architectural black standing-seam & flat-panel metal
  • Build Designed, fabricated & installed by Manchester Awning
Finished Steelpointe Foodland 24-hour supermarket with black architectural metal canopies and brick signage tower by Manchester Awning
Storefront & signage tower
Black cantilevered metal entrance canopy over the doors at Steelpointe Foodland by Manchester Awning
Cantilevered entrance canopy
Cable-stay black metal window awnings on the brick facade at Steelpointe Foodland by Manchester Awning
Cable-stay window awnings
Long covered walkway canopy on steel columns at Steelpointe Foodland by Manchester Awning
Covered customer walkway
Full front elevation of Steelpointe Foodland showing the complete run of black metal awnings by Manchester Awning
Full front elevation

Recent commercial work

Built across Connecticut

Storefronts, restaurants, supermarkets, and retail plazas — architectural metal and fabric, all built and installed in-house.

Why Connecticut businesses choose us

One accountable team, start to finish

  • Since 1947. Nearly eight decades building for Connecticut businesses.
  • In-house fabrication. We build it — no middleman, no drop-shipped kit.
  • Permit-ready. We design to code and work from your architect’s plans.
  • We service what we build. Recovers, repairs, and seasonal maintenance.
  • Veteran-owned. Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SBA).
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Black metal window awnings over café seating, a commercial install by Manchester Awning

Before you spec it

Commercial awning FAQs

Do you work from our architect’s plans?

Yes. We build from your architect’s or general contractor’s drawings, and we can design from scratch if there are no plans yet. Either way you get permit-ready, code-compliant drawings for the awning or canopy package.

Should a storefront use a fabric awning or a metal canopy?

Both work — it depends on the look and the opening. Architectural metal reads permanent and sharp, and suits entrances and new builds. Fabric is lighter, costs less to engineer, can follow curves that rigid metal cannot, and can be recovered later instead of replaced. There is also a third option: our standing-seam “Metal Look” fabric awning, which gives the architectural metal appearance in lightweight fabric.

Will the project need a permit?

Commercial awnings and canopies usually do, and requirements vary by town. We supply permit-ready drawings for the package and work to the local code so your GC or sign company can file without a redesign.

Can our logo and branding go on the awning?

Yes. Dimensional lettering and awning graphics are part of what we fabricate in-house, which is how an awning becomes a 24-hour sign. Colours are matched to your brand and printed or applied on <a href="/fabrics-and-technology/">solution-dyed fabric</a> so they hold up outdoors.

Who actually does the installation?

Our own Connecticut crews. We are not a broker — we design it, fabricate it in our Manchester shop, and install it ourselves, which is also why we can service what we build.

Do you handle work for national and multi-location brands?

Yes. Recent commercial work includes storefront and entrance canopy packages for Chipotle, Whole Foods, Club Pilates, KMM Precision Measuring, and the full architectural package at Steelpointe Foodland.

What happens when the fabric eventually wears out?

You recover it rather than replace the whole awning. We inspect and rehab the existing frame, then fit a new custom-sewn cover with your same graphics — at a fraction of the cost of starting over.

Planning a build or refresh?

Send us your plans or just your address — we’ll come measure and quote at no cost.

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