Inside the Workshop

Awning Bracket Gallery

Real UK installs, custom powder-coated brackets and workshop photos from our Birmingham fabrications — grouped into albums by job and batch so you can browse one project at a time.

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Load Tested & Simulation Verified

Physically tested to 400 kg — FEA verified to 400 kg

Every LoadBear awning bracket is pull-tested in-house and validated by external computer (FEA) simulation from 250 kg to 400 kg.

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August 2026

BASE anthracite patio

6 photos

Anthracite BASE awning extended over a patio dining set on LoadBear brackets

Patio dining under an extended anthracite awning with LoadBear mounts and garden planting

Extended anthracite awning shading a stone patio on a two-storey brick house

Anthracite BASE awning on two LoadBear vertical brackets above bi-fold patio doors

Close-up of an anthracite LoadBear vertical bracket supporting a BASE awning cassette

Anthracite LoadBear upright and BASE cassette fitted to red brick under a tiled roof

July 2026

July last batch — to paint

7 photos

Last July batch of custom LoadBear awning brackets on workshop pallets ready for paint

Special-request LoadBear awning brackets lined up across the workshop floor before coating

Bespoke LoadBear awning brackets with engineering drawings inspected before paint

Bespoke LoadBear awning brackets with order sheets fully inspected and ready for paint

Custom heavy-duty LoadBear awning brackets welded and ready for powder coating

Custom LoadBear gutter awning brackets with order forms before colour coating

Custom LoadBear gutter awning bracket with stud plate ready for colour coating

July 2026

July batch — Extreme gutter & customs

7 photos

July batch of LoadBear custom brackets on pallets — spreaders, gutter brackets and sign brackets made to customer specifications

LoadBear Extreme Gutter Brackets with order forms ready for powder coating — July batch

Batch of LoadBear awning brackets on a pallet before powder coating

Extreme Gutter Bracket channels and wall plates laid out for inspection

Extreme Gutter Brackets with larger gussets inspected on the fabrication bench

Extra reinforcement on Extreme Gutter Bracket — 8 mm at the wall and two larger than standard gussets

Additional internal reinforcement plate stitch-welded inside an Extreme Gutter Bracket channel

July 2026

Ultimate / Extreme gutter workshop

10 photos

Internally reinforced LoadBear Extreme Gutter Bracket on a fabrication bench — dual-plate construction

Dual-plate internal reinforcement spacers on a LoadBear Extreme Gutter Bracket

Workshop profile of an Extreme Gutter Bracket with internal reinforcement plates

Internal tunnel view through a reinforced LoadBear Extreme Gutter Bracket section

TIG-welded gusset detail on a LoadBear Extreme Gutter Bracket upright

Stud plate assembly on a LoadBear Extreme Gutter Bracket cassette mount

Base channel weld on an Extreme Gutter Bracket wall upright

Batch of Extreme Gutter Bracket bases after TIG welding in the workshop

Close-up TIG weld joint on a stainless Extreme Gutter Bracket

Rainbow heat-tint TIG weld close-up on LoadBear Extreme Gutter Bracket stainless

July 2026

Anthracite bungalow install

14 photos

Anthracite cassette awning installed on a brick bungalow using colour-matched LoadBear brackets

Front view of a bungalow awning supported by slim anthracite LoadBear wall brackets

Full view of an anthracite awning and LoadBear brackets fitted around a bungalow window

Angled view of a finished anthracite awning bracket installation on a red-brick bungalow

Right-hand anthracite LoadBear awning bracket fitted neatly beside an exterior wall light

Close-up of an anthracite awning cassette attached to a LoadBear wall bracket

Detailed view of the colour-matched LoadBear bracket connection beneath an awning cassette

Close-up of adjustable awning mounting hardware secured to an anthracite LoadBear bracket

Slim anthracite LoadBear bracket cover fitted vertically against red brick

Anthracite awning bracket cover with a neatly routed power cable on a bungalow wall

Left-hand LoadBear awning bracket fitted between exterior electrical and lighting fixtures

Left-side anthracite bracket supporting a cassette awning above a bungalow window

Anthracite LoadBear awning bracket with adjustable mounting plate before installation

Close view of the LoadBear awning bracket mounting plate and stainless adjustment bolts

July 2026

Smart gutter installs

8 photos

Patio awning on a slim white LoadBear gutter bracket — smart, non-intrusive mount clearing the eaves

Close-up of LoadBear cranked gutter bracket stepping under the fascia to carry the awning cassette

LoadBear gutter bracket between patio doors and window — colour-matched white upright on brick

Profile view of LoadBear gutter bracket and awning cassette above a patio door

Mid shot of patio awning install with LoadBear bracket fixed between doors and window

Side elevation awning on LoadBear gutter bracket beside a downpipe — discreet eaves-clearing mount

Close-up of white LoadBear gutter bracket on red brick next to a black downpipe

Side install mid shot — LoadBear bracket supporting a light grey awning cassette above a window

July 2026

Bespoke bracket sets

10 photos

Bespoke white LoadBear spreader brackets supporting a retractable awning over a patio deck

Close-up of a tall white LoadBear bespoke spreader bracket on pebbledash render

Custom LoadBear awning brackets freshly fabricated in the workshop before finishing

Custom brackets in white and anthracite — assembled and checked before packing (Birmingham UK)

Bespoke stainless awning brackets — matched pairs in white and anthracite

Custom bracket sets prepared for collection or UK-wide postage

Wall plates, uprights and mounting hardware — every custom order individually checked

White and anthracite uprights side-by-side — bespoke stainless brackets

Anthracite uprights with matched white wall plates ready for despatch

Full custom bracket set laid out for final inspection before packing

June 2026

Workshop & manufacturing

10 photos

Marking out stainless box section before cutting

Cold saw cutting stainless box section to length

Prepped stainless box section, ready for welding

Bracket after sanding — clean weld grain blend

TIG welding the awning bracket under Argon shielding

Close-up of a TIG-welded fillet on stainless steel

TIG welder running a bead on the bracket assembly

Forged studs positioned on the back plate

Stud forging — heading the stainless studs in-house

Finished, welded and sanded stainless awning bracket

June 2026

Twin & gutter installs

5 photos

Twin awnings on load-bearing gutter brackets — wide view of a recent UK install

Twin awning corner detail — gutter-mounted brackets carrying both cassettes

Single awning on a load-bearing gutter bracket — clean architectural finish

Side view of the gutter bracket install — bracket profile against fascia

Close-up of the load-bearing gutter bracket carrying the awning cassette

June 2026

Patio awning install

3 photos

Installed full-width retractable awning on a London rear extension

Awning extended — clean wall-mounted bracket detail on brickwork

Awning retracted — discreet anthracite cassette and bracket profile

May 2026

Early workshop & product shots

10 photos

Production run — anthracite spreader brackets ready for despatch

Installed awning bracket — clean architectural finish

Hand-assembly of stud plates in the workshop

Heavy-duty bracket — powder-coated black

Finished pair with LoadBear CE marking — Made in UK

Batch of TIG-welded brackets laid out for QC

May 2026

Pipe brackets

2 photos

Pipe bracket close-up — clean weld fillet on a 6 mm stainless base plate

Customer Feedback

"The gutter brackets are brilliant, really pleased with them. I was impressed with the turnaround and quality of the finish."

"As a domestic awning blind business, we regularly face complex architectural challenges that off-the-shelf brackets cannot handle. We turned to LoadBear for bespoke awning brackets, and they have become our go-to trade partner. The final product arrived precisely on schedule, with a flawless finish that allowed our installers to fit them without any on-site adjustments. Finding a fabrication partner that delivers this level of structural integrity and reliability is rare. They have helped us deliver a premium, secure result for our client, and we will certainly be placing more trade orders in the future."