TenCate Outdoor Fabrics: 'The Freedom Collections stands for colorful awning fabrics'

"TenCate Outdoor Fabrics has developed the groundbreaking The Freedom Collections based on its years of experience as a source of inspiration and expertise," opens Gerard Kollen, director of sales and marketing at the company since the beginning of this year. "New color combinations and stylish designs distinguish the awning fabrics of The Freedom Collections from other offerings in the market. It's a real gamechanger! The end user is going to experience shade differently, because awnings are becoming more colorful and atmospheric than ever before!" 

Driven by experience

TenCate Outdoor Fabrics has a rich history in developing and producing technically high-quality textiles for outdoor products, notes Kollen. "Once started as a local producer of textile products, Ten Cate Outdoor Fabrics has now grown into a global supplier of high-level outdoor textiles." 

"For example, TenCate, with its high-end digitally printed awning fabrics, has been the market leader in Greece for many years. This extensive experience with awning fabrics in southern Europe has led to top-quality products. In extreme climatic conditions, TenCate's cloths provide shade and color and quality remain as they should be. Thanks to their exceptional UV-blocking properties, the polyester cloths also help to protect health." 

"By constantly focusing on quality and development, we are able to provide stable and durable materials. With the advanced, digital printing technology used by us, we produce unique polyester fabrics that cannot be produced with conventional weaving techniques and have color fastnesses of 7 to 8." 

The Freedom Collections

TenCate Outdoor Fabrics wants to distinguish itself with the cloths from The Freedom Collections. "But above all we want to enrich the market with new possibilities," Kollen believes. "Especially for those users who want something different from a single color or a block strip. But also the more conservative end user will succeed at The Freedom Collections." 

With its technical capabilities, TenCate has developed what it says is a unique collection, combining recognizable patterns with new themes. From a light structure to full designs; the choices are endless, Kollen says. "For example, we have a fabric that has different colors at the bottom and top. The result is a nice neutral look on the outside, with a beautiful light experience on the inside." 

Customize your shadow!

TenCate Outdoor Fabrics offers manufacturers of sun protection systems the opportunity to create their own unique canvases. With Customize your shadow! they can use TenCate's digital printing techniques for their own collections. "An excellent opportunity to distinguish themselves not only with their hardware, but also with their own unique canvases," says Kollen. "And that too at low order quantities." 

"The Freedom Collections inspires manufacturers to get to work with TenCate Outdoor Fabrics and create a collection that suits them completely. We can help with the design, but can also take over the design phase completely if desired. In addition, TenCate Outdoor Fabrics can help develop the right tools to present these unique cloths and collections in an inspiring way." 

"A large proportion of the fabrics from The Freedom Collections are also available made-up," Kollen concludes. "This is very handy when, for example, it comes to loose screens, replacing an existing fabric or if a manufacturer or awning specialist just wants to give the new fabrics from TenCate Outdoor Fabrics a try."