An interview with Coolashade Shade Sails Spain – Part one

Rob Harris promoting Coolashade Shade Sails Spain at the This is Spain Exhibition, Albir 2011

My name is Rob Harris and I am the owner of Coolashade Shade Sails in Spain. I was recently interviewed for a news article in the press and the interviewers have kindly allowed us to publish the article on our website www.coolashade.com. The interview will be published here in two parts and the following is the first part of this two part interview. I hope that you enjoy it and that it may answer any questions you might have about Coolashade and our attractive, premium quality and protective Coolashade shade sails. Continue reading

Coolashade will be at the International Lifestyle and Expofiesta 2011

1 roof, 3 Days, 4 Exhibitions, 30,000 visitors, Free Entry and Coolashade will be there!

The Lifestyle and Expofiesta 2011Coolashade will be displaying and selling their fantastic shade sails at the forthcoming International Lifestyle and Expofiesta 2011 at the IFA, Alicante, Spain. You will able to find us on Stand 232 where we will have an installation of our shades so you can see and feel the quality products that we sell.

This year the Lifestyle show is joining forces with the Spanish based Expofiesta which showcases cultural tourism and developes many local festivals with emphasis on the Moors and Christians events celebrated up and down the Costa Blanca. Expect your eyes to be excited and your tastebuds to tingle as you enjoy the excellent exhibition, its sights, smells and tastes.

Of course we will be working hard on Stand 232 where myself and Diego will be available to answer all your questions in English and Spanish. With us we shall have examples of shade sail colours, materials, fixtures and fittings and photographs of some of the many installations that we have done in the last year.

Remember the show is on from the 4th to 6th of November at the IFA, close to Alicante Airport. It’s free to all so come along, enjoy the show and pop by and say hello to us at Coolashade!


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The Lifestyle and Expofiesta 2011

A Great Big Thank You From Coolashade!

Custom made red shade sail in Calpe Rob, Diego, Tomas, José and Pepe would like to take this opportunity to thank all of Coolashade’s customers for their orders over the last year. It’s been a very busy one! We would also like to give a massive thank you too for all those at the Round Town News newspaper whose skills and prowess have made this another successful year for Coolashade. With intelligent advertising and a wide newspaper coverage Coolashade has had full exposure to thousands of people on the Costa Blanca and as a result of this has gained a great many happy clients, all giving positive feedback to our work.

Coolashade would also like to thank Nicki and Paul at cannedSunlight Web Design who have helped get the Coolashade brand noticed on the internet. Thanks to Nicki’s skills at web design, development and search engine marketing, the redesigned Coolashade website has been able to reach potential customers over the whole of Spain. Paul has also set up the Coolashade blog and helps with it’s maintenance and editing articles. Continue reading

The Importance of Shade in Garden Centers

Shading young flowers and established plants from the intense heat of the sun is a vital part of maintaining your garden center business, but how do you protect your live plant inventory in a way that not only works perfectly but also looks attractive enough to entice customers to your establishment?

Shade Sails Spain have the answer! Coolashade shade sails are designed to increase profits in retail garden centers by reducing harmful sun exposure to live plants by as much as 80%. It is a fact that garden centers using shade sails experience an increase in sales by maintaining healthier plants that are not subjected to heat damage whilst at the same time increasing the time a customer spends in the establishment because they can browse comfortably for longer as they are shaded from the heat of the sun and its harmful rays. Continue reading

Coolashade shade sails – A wise investment!

As I write this it is early July and the temperature here on the Costa Blanca area of Spain is teetering around the 32°c mark on the thermometer outside. The sun shines constantly most days and often when I walk down to the beach I see many Northern Europeans looking like lobsters. I do hope that none of these people are going to suffer permanent damage from their sunburn but the truth of the matter is that over-exposure to UV radiation is dangerous. But let’s not get all depressive in this wonderful weather. Let’s talk cash!

In this article I want to spend some time telling you about how Coolashade shade sails can make you money! As has been mentioned before on this blog and in the press the installation of a Coolashade shade sail on your property will add value in the long term. When you decide to sell to sell your home the commitment has already been made by you the vendor, so prospective buyers view the shade sail in situ, realizing its positive advantages and the clever way that it integrates into the surrounding property. Continue reading