Heating & Lighting – Tempura Heating System, Light Bar Lux and Light Bar Lux Design – London, Ealing, Windsor, Maidenhead
Heating and Lighting
Enhance your patio area with Heating or Lighting making it usable all year around.
Tempura Heating system – 1500w, 230v heater using Original Philips “Gold Tubes”
Can be controlled via the Biconnect remote control system, so you can increase or decrease the heat as required.
Adjustable angle from the swivelling housing.
Universal brackets.
Light Bar Lux / Light Bar Lux Design
Colour co-ordinated to your awning frame.
Pleasant warm white light
LED spotlights
Highly energy efficient
Operating life of 30,000 hours
Infinitely dimmable when used with Bi Connect radio control
Can be used when awning is retracted
Make use of the outdoors for longer! Superb outdoor comfort and protection with heating, lighting and other excellent solutions.
Every minute that you can stay outside longer counts! Which is why Beards Blinds & Awnings has developed a number of intelligent accessories for awnings, patio roofs and glass roofs. So that you can make your time on the balcony or patio even more pleasant.
Valance Plus
Complementary privacy and glare protection
Sun and rain protection from above is effective but not always enough. The low-lying sun in the evenings or in autumn and winter in particular can cause unpleasant dazzling. And sometimes you simply want to be just by yourselves, protected from prying eyes. Which is why we provided solutions that offer you reliable protection from all sides.
The Valance Plus can be optionally integrated into the front profile, which is the awning’s front protection. It is elegantly integrated into the overall awning design there. The vertical shading can be controlled by a gear handle or conveniently at the touch of a button using the same hand transmitter that operates your awning.
The patented Opti-Flow-System to support the fabric roller bearing (only with awnings with motor drive) ensures that the front profile closes reliably and that the fabric is perfectly positioned, even with large widths.
Valance Plus: a summary of your benefits.
- Optional for the Opal, Semina Life and the Plaza Viva awnings.
- Glare and privacy protection up to a maximum valance height of 2.1m.
- Plaza Viva: Valance Plus only possible with gear drive.
- Folding arm awnings: motor drive as standard, gear drive possible (only recommended with small constructions).
- Extends to any length.
- Fabric in numerous high-quality patterns and different materials to choose from.
Valance Plus Technical Data
Motor Drive: as standard (except Plaza Viva)
Valance Plus max. width: 6m
Possible Valance Plus heights: 1m x 1.5m & 2.1m
Paravento
The stylish Paravento side awning shelters you from curious onlookers, sunlight and fresh side winds. As a cost-effective solution, the lean but robust cassette can be mounted practically anywhere. The Paravento creates attractive high-lights in combination with a state-of-the-art pattern from our fabric collection.
Special function fabrics provided privacy protection from the outside during the day and still allow you to see outside. Therefore, the Paravento is a flexible an elegant alternative to fixed elements such as fences, wall and hedges.
Paravento: a summary of your benefits:
- Beautifully shaped cassette for perfect fabric protection. Stable construction for any house wall.
- Stable construction for any house wall.
- Can be extended and retracted in one step.
- Special function fabrics you can see through can be used from our fabric collection.
- Optional trapezium shaped fabric possible for ideal combination with the folding arm awnings.
- More than 200 frame colours available.
Heating Systems
You extend your precious time on the patio with the Tempura and Tempura Quadra heating systems. They can be mounted almost anywhere, are easy to retrofit and generate pleasant warmth. The infrared rays can be felt as soon as the system is switched on. The heater is available in a round version as well as the Tempura Quadra with square design.
You are not just protecting your wallet with the infrared technology. In comparison to the other heating technology, the heat can be felt instantly.
Infrared technology: cost-effective and pleasant
The operating costs of the Tempura/Tempura Quadra are just £0.33 per hour (at an electricity price of £0.21 per kWh). The operating costs for standard heating systems, for instance with gas, are significantly higher.
In comparison to electrical quartz heaters, the infrared heating technology only warms up the skin and not the air in between.
Resulting in maximum heat emitted straight after they are switched on.
Tempura/Tempura Quadra: a summary of your benefits:
- Instant heat without any delay thanks to infrared technology.
- 91% efficient due to the concentrated radiation thanks to string reflectors.
- Can be retrofitted at any time to complement existing products or even for other patio systems.
- Can be used virtually everywhere or mounted directly onto the Opal awning (Tempura and Tempura Quadra) and Semina Life awning (just Tempura).
- More than 200 frame colours available.
- Can be conveniently operated and dimmed using BiConnect radio control, also possible to control it by switch or using Somfy remote-control technology.
Tempura Quadra – Modern Square Design
Tempura Quadra is the square design of the Tempura with compact housing.
Technical Data –
| Output | 1,500 watts* |
| Power supply/frequency | 230 V / 50 Hz |
| Filtered Light | up to 99%, extremely low-glare |
| Heating Technology | infrared radiation, instant heat |
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Radio Control fine-tuned dimmer function on/off |
BiConnect BiConnect / Somfy / RTS |
| Hard Wired Control | connected on site to existing supply |
Tempura – Round Design
The round version of the Tempura impresses with its classic look.
Technical Data –
| Output | 1,500 watts* |
| Power supply/frequency | 230 V / 50 Hz |
| Filtered Light | up to 95%, extremely low-glare |
| Heating Technology | infrared radiation, instant heat |
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Radio Control fine-tuned dimmer function |
BiConnect |
| Hard Wired Control | connected on site to existing supply |
*Two Tempura can usually be connect with a standard household 16 amp fuse.
LED Lighting
LED lighting adds that special touch to any patio: their warm glow creates an attractive atmosphere while allowing the patio to be used for much longer. Based on modern technology, the innovative LEDs can save a great deal of energy.
Environmentally friendly, long lasting and cost saving – high-quality LED spotlights.
Anyone opting for LED lighting is doing everything right, as the little mood setters save energy and look really elegant. The light bars are available with pleasant warm white lighting and can be dimmed using the remote-control technology.
Economical LED technology:
- As much light as a 20-watt halogen spotlight but uses 85% less energy.
- Our 2.6-watt LED lamps produce 187 lumen of light.
- Extremely long life lasting thousands of hours.
Please note: the I/K, Semina, Cassita II and Topas awnings can be equipped with a separate LED bar. With all other awnings, the LED spotlights are integrated into the awning cassette.
LED lighting: a summary of your benefits:
- timeless, elegant design
- Pleasant warm white light (approx. 3,000 K)
- Individual LED lights can easily be replaced.
- Can be installed anywhere.
- More than 200 frame colours available.
- Dimmable using BiConnect radio control.
- Extremely efficient lighting with low energy consumption.
LED RGB Strip: the cosy al fresco lighting
The new LED bar provided coloured lighting and great light effects for a unique mood on your patio. Whether they’re fitted to the house wall, products or other patio constructions, the LED RGB Strip can be installed really quickly, easily and even retrofitted anywhere protected from the weather.
Your light is distributed evenly resulting in an incomparable atmosphere. The lighting can be conveniently controlled and dimmed using the remote-control handset. If Somfy RTS radio technology is being used the the LED lights can be switched on/off via a suitable RTS handset. With this option, and hard wired control, a button on the light bar is used to change the colour and dim the LED lights.
LED RGB Strip: A summary of your benefits
- Easy operation of the LED coloured light bar and all other products using the BiEasy 15m Go! hand transmitter.
- 48 colours and 3 whites.
- Can be installed anywhere, and is protected from the weather, can also be retrofitted.
- More than 200 frame colours available.
- Extremely efficient lighting with low energy consumption.
- Beautifully-shaped housing, can be fitted flexibly and subtly.
Easy to Operate
Just switch-off and relax – with a BiConnect radio control it’s even easier. Whether it’s radio controlled or hard wired: it’s not just your awning or patio roof’s sun protection that can be easily operated but your lighting and heating too.
Radio/hard wired control and weather sensors: modules for more comfort and security
We offer different technologies to operate its awnings etc. conveniently. Several products are also available from Weinor with classic gear handle operation. However, it is much more convenient to control the products by motor.
There are two options for how to control the drive: hard wired or via a radio receiver. With the hard wired solution the command is sent to a wall switch via the connection/power lead. The radio version manages without a lead for the control commands and sends the signals to the receiver using radio waves. Both technologies allow for the use of sensors that reliably protect your product from the weather and damage.
One Device for Everything –
Would you like to control your patio lighting, heating system or awning at the press of a button. The BiConnect or Somfy system allows you to do just that. An easy to operate hand transmitter with or without display even sends the interference-free radio signal through metal facades and thick insulating layers thanks to routing technology. You can even operate every element of your awning on your patio or terrace using RTS or io-homecontrol from Somfy.
Four light bars – one quality:
| LED Light Bar | LED Design Light Bar | 3-Spot Light Bar | LED RGB Strip | |
| Technology | ||||
| Max. Width | 650cm | 650cm | 650cm | 500cm |
| Max. No. of Spotlights | 11 | 11 | 3 | 60 LED/m |
| Bar Size (W x H) | 75 x 89 mm | 80 x 51 mm | 80 x 51 mm | 31 x 65 mm |
| Power Consumption | 2.6 watts LED lights | 2.6 watts LED lights | 2.6 watts LED lights | 3.9 watts/m |
| Light Output | 187 lumen/spotlight | 187 lumen/spotlight | 187 lumen/spotlight | Approx. 78 lumen/m |
| IP Code | IP 44 | IP 44 | IP 44 | IP 33 |
| Installation Alternatives | wall and ceiling installation or directly to the product | |||
| Colours | ||||
| 47 standard frame colours | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ |
| Over 150 other RAL colours | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ |
| 9 Trend Colours | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ |
| Other Structural Colours | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ |
| Controls | ||||
| Infinitely dimmable BiConnect radio control (recommended) | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ |
| Somfy RTS/io (not dimmable) | ◊ | ◊ | ◊ |
◊ setting colours and dimming on the bar |
| Hard Wired Switch (not dimmable) | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ |
◊ setting colours and dimming on the bar |
♦ – Standard
◊ – Option
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What Our Clients Say!
Many thanks for your efficiency- it's so refreshing to deal with you & your company who get things done! We would highly recommend you.
Everything is great with the awning. The gentleman yesterday were very lovely. Very tidy and organised. Thank you so much for a smooth seamless service
Many thanks for the good service and prompt rectification work. Your installation engineer was delightful.
Extremely thrilled with the end results. The team were great in coming out to conduct several site visits to insure the right product were selected for our restrictive setup. Both Alan and Julie Beard were exceptionally knowledgeable and professional in their advice to us to make the right decision. Julie went out of her way to insure installation would be in time for an important milestone date, despite the team were down in numbers on the day of installation due to COVID. We were not let down, they persevered and fulfilled what they promised to a fantastic standard. A first class service from start to finish and would highly recommend their services and quality products.
I would comment we are very impressed with your services. We tried a few suppliers but you were very communicative, good value and extremely good service. The surveyor spent a lot of time going through and explaining the options, as did you when we visited the display. The awning appeared right on time and was installed extremely efficiently by the fitters who were courteous, neat and tidied everything away.
Many thanks to the team who installed the awnings - great work and so helpful, and they left the garden very tidy afterwards. The awnings look great!
Please allow me to commend multiple facets of my engagement with Beards Blinds. Right from the initial call to your offices and engagement with yourself, with Yasmin and, most recently, with Alison I have been hugely impressed with the professionalism, courtesy and efficiency that I have come to associate with Beards. Your colleague who came to measure for the awning (apologies for not recalling his name) was professionalism and politeness personified. This brings me to your installers, Alex and Andy…..;-) The guys are a truly excellent advert for your company and their care, engagement and respect for property marks them out as true professionals. In this day and age, it is a real pleasure to meet and be served by true professionals - Alex and Andy fit this bill and I would be grateful if you would pass on my thanks and praise to them. Looking forward to unbroken sunshine this week to prove the worth of my new toy!!!!!!! 😉
Beards Blinds gave us exceptional service. We found all the staff very helpful and patient as they guided us through the various options and choices. The site visit and installation were done with care and consideration and my husband and I feel lucky to have found such a fine firm. Thank you all at Beards Blinds.
The team that fitted the awning were most impressive all the work was carried out most efficiently everything was left in a very tidy condition. A job well done!
Thank you for an efficient and professional service from you and your team. Everyone has been pleasant and helpful, with delivery on time. It been a hassle free experience and we are really pleased with the result - now looking forward to some sunshine!
Excellent old fashioned service when it came to ordering, survey & installation. Happy to recommend Beards to anyone.
A painless and enjoyable experience from meeting Julie in the office and discussing our requirements to a site survey and finally installation. All done very professionally and always with a smile. Felt like we were in good hands from start to finish. The result is exactly how we imagined it. Now all we need is the sun. Perhaps Julie could arrange that too!!
We love the awning, without doubt some of the best money we spent. Have created a outside space which we use all the time rain or shine. Love it. Thank you. We continue to recommend your product to all our visitors.
We contacted Beards for an awning to go on the back of our house last spring . A survey was carried out promptly and efficiently, the order placed and then we were kept regularly updated as to delivery and installation date. The installation team were also good and efficient. It was a pleasure to deal with an established family firm who were knowledgeable about the product, very professional and interested in making sure they met the needs of the customer to select the right blind type and related equipment. We would have no hesitation with recommending Beards Awnings for excellent service and a high quality product and have done so on a number of occasions to friends who have ended up going to Beards for their awning requirements.
"First class service from survey to completion. Great installation team, cleaned up well and took all the rubbish away. Quality blinds & awnings at very competitive prices. We would highly recommend Beards Blinds & Awnings to anyone, including all our friends & family."
"From the the first visit to the showroom at Longacres garden centre to the final installation the service and product provided was first class. I would not hesitate to recommend this company."
"We replaced our 20 year old awning in August/September above the south facing patio doors and selected Beards Blinds & Awnings for their professional design service by Julie in selecting the appropriate electrically operated semi cassette Markilux awning with a drop down front valance and choice of fabric. The installation was clean and tidy and completed in one working day. We are extremely pleased with the end product and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Beards Blinds & Awnings."
"Amazing service, informative and a reasonable priced.. Very happy with the awning fitted on our shop, very professional experience Regards Bill the Baker."
"We are so thrilled with our stylish awning, it really made our summer. Before we couldn’t really enjoy our garden on hot days. The advice we got on what type and colour to go for was very helpful. The outcome is beautiful. Service was great as well. I would definitely highly recommend Beards. Super quality."
"Had a 6.5m by 4m powered awning fitted in August by Beards Blinds, service was very good very helpful sales staff and the 2 lads who came and fitted it were very professional and polite very pleased with there service and wouldn't hesitate to use them again or recommend them to anybody."
"They are very knowledgeable about the types of awnings and pergolas available. A very wide range of finishes and fabrics. They provided a price very quickly after visiting to measure up. The pergola looks very strong and is well made. Fitting was quick and trouble-free. Although we haven’t used our Weinor pergola much as we had it fitted late in the year, we are looking forward to many years of use to come."
"Awesome experience - and lovely people. We needed awnings fitted on the back of our 20s London semi. We spoke to a couple of vendors - including one well known national brand, who offered an inferior product at 50% more - and chose Beards. The sales process was perfect - the owner came out to our house, measured up - and gave us frank advice, which included convincing us that what we had originally wanted was not the best solution for us. The fitting experience was great too - the two guys who came out did a stellar job, on time and left the site looking clean and tidy. We had a couple of small after service issues - for some reason the blind kept on retracting on its own - and when I phoned Julie she was able to sort me out no problem. I would highly recommend!"
"I ordered an awning last spring to shade my patio. The staff were all excellent from start to finish, courteous, on time, tidy and professional. The motorised awning is so easy to put in place and I used it practically every day last summer & autumn. Absolutely delighted - no regrets."
"The awning looks great and guys did a super job. From the initial enquiry I made to the final fitting your service has been excellent."
"The team are a huge credit to you. So polite, hardworking and excellent teamwork."
"Great job. Very pleased with your team again."
"Thank you, we are delighted with the awning, and the service provided by you and your team, with a special thanks to the installers, a credit too you and your company. They talked us through the installation at every point, polite and friendly."
"Zohra and I are extremely happy with the work done. The glass extension looks fantastic. I must say glowing reports about the gang of three, also."
"We can't thank you enough for the charming service we had this morning from the two delightful boys. They were so polite and efficient, our blind is fixed and working perfectly and we are so grateful."
"Many thanks to the team for an excellent job with the installation. I found them to be highly professional both in their work and customer relations. My neighbour below, whose garden we needed to access in order to hoist the blind up to my balcony, was positively singing their praises!"
"We had an awning installed recently. The fitters were very polite and tidy. The awning is super amazing and looks stylish. We are very happy, and would recommend Beards Blinds and Awnings!"
“Great service and products. Very helpful and friendly company, and it was a pleasure dealing with them.”
