SHADEFLA

ShadeFLA is a Hispanic-owned business and 10,000 Small Businesses graduate providing shade structures for the hospitality, commercial and high end markets. The boutique awning company provides high wind and high tech beautiful structures so we can live outdoors and stay shaded... Inspired by the vibrant colors of her hometown, Miami, FL, ShadeFLA's President, Margueritte Ramos founded the company in 2005 with the goal of combining sun protection, design flair, and technology. Originally, ShadeFLA focused on tension sails and playground canopies but in 2008, something caught their eye. Vice President, Carlos Herrera noticed a unique shade product while traveling in Bratislava, Slovakia: a Sun Square retractable sail. The Austrian-designed product retracts automatically at wind speeds of 25 mph... In 2009, ShadeFLA became the exclusive U.S. dealer for Sun Square and installed its very first Sun Square retractable sail at The Betsy Hotel on South Beach. In 2010, ShadeFLA began offering..

Primary location: Miami United States