Market and Product Updates

Every umbrella brand operating in Malaysia describes its products as built for the tropical climate. We've written that line ourselves. It's true, and it's also not very useful. “Tropical” doesn't tell you what wind load to consider for or tell a café owner how long a canopy will hold its colour.

So instead of we considered what really happens on a rooftop in Kuala Lumpur. This article presents the raw numbers, followed by what each number means for the umbrella you choose.

If you're specifying shade for a rooftop terrace, a pool deck, a five-foot way, or your own garden, these are the figures we think you should be designing around - not the marketing language.