How to grow your payments app with awning and canopy installers
By SendPay Business · · 2 min read
Awning and canopy installers fit retractable awnings, fixed canopies and shade sails over patios, shop fronts, cafe terraces and pub gardens. Most are made to measure, so the installer takes a deposit before ordering, with the rest paid on fitting day. A payments app that handles deposits and final payments can win awning and canopy installers, and every home and business that pays them sees your app.
Talk to awning and canopy installers
Ask local awning and canopy installers:
- Do you take a deposit before ordering?
- How do customers pay the rest on fitting day?
- Do you charge for a survey or measuring visit?
- How long do business customers take to pay?
Take a deposit when the order is placed
A link sent with the quote lets the customer pay a deposit straight away, so the installer can order the awning or canopy.
Get paid on fitting day
The customer can pay the rest by card or link once the awning is up, so the installer isn't chasing the final payment.
Grow through home and shop trades
Awning and canopy installers work alongside blind fitters, decking installers and sign makers. When those businesses take payments through your app, each installer can bring more of them onto it.
Build it
Create your own financial platform.
Pick a template, name it, brand it, preview every page before you pay. Your brand, your users, your fees.
Build my platform →Questions people ask
What about blinds?
The blind and curtain fitters guide covers deposits for made-to-measure products and balances on fitting day.
Blind and curtain fitters →What about decking?
The fencing and decking installers guide covers deposits and final payments for fences, gates, decks and sheds.
Fencing and decking installers →Can I call it a bank?
In most countries "bank" is a protected word you can only use with a banking licence. Call it an account, a wallet, an app or a platform. The accounts and payments behind a SendPay Business platform are powered by licensed partners.
Is there a step-by-step plan I can follow?
Yes. The free launch checklist takes you from picking your people and naming your app to setting fees, going live and winning your first ten customers.
Digital bank app launch checklist →How do I start?
Pick a template, name it and preview every page before you pay. Your platform can be live on your own domain within 24 hours of confirmation.
Build my platform →Read next
This guide is general information, not legal or financial advice. SendPay Business is a technology company, not a bank, and does not take deposits; regulated services on the platforms are provided by licensed partners. PayPal, Patreon and Substack are named as reference points only and are not affiliated with SendPay Business.