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Author: Julian wood Author Ranking Blue | Posted: 11-04-2008 | Comments: 0 | Views: 33 | Rating:  (71) Article Popularity - Blue (?) Got a Question? Ask.
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Metal Garden Furniture

Metal as the material for garden furniture has a long history in the UK.

However most older furniture was made of cast iron and would readily rust and require treatment.

Usually a wire brush and rust treatment along with hours of painting would be the norm in Spring for the trusty metal furniture owner.

With the advent of Aluminium garden furniture the situation was much improved.

Aluminium does oxidize leaving chalky white deposits but needs little or no maintenance compared with iron made furniture.

Aluminium garden furniture has other advantages as well as not turning your patio brown.

It is light weight and easily moved to a more sunnier position.

It is much more affordable than say Teak and will last a long time.

I should mention that it does matter about the quality of the furniture set you buy.

I have many people say to me for both metal and wooden garden furniture, "I bought my set from .... and it was only £.... and was great the first year. But when I went to it the following spring it just fell apart.

You should also be aware on the cheaper versions of garden furniture the metal is hollow and water can find it's way into the tubes.

You may end up with a cold wet surprise when moving your furniture!  

Metal Garden Furniture Best Buys   

I think the four best companies for metal garden furniture are Li-Lo leisure, A-MIR, Ascalon's and Marvells.

Li-Lo Leisure



Li-Lo supply some really excellent quality furniture, you will find them stocked in the likes of Asda.

We have just started dealing with them.

They have a massive range far to many to show in this article.

I will be adding information to the supplier database when I have time, but I would say for quality and value they qualify as a best buy.

A-MIR 



Based in Birmingham they have been trading for many years and have a huge range in most of the multiples.

You can see the high quality powder coated finish on the Eclipse range which has a full range of furniture sets and benches and loungers in the same style.

Ascalon



The furniture from Ascalon would be great on a patio or in a conservatory, it has a beautiful style of it's own.

It reminds me of shabby chic or antique furniture.

There is a large range from bistro sets to Arbours and benches. If you don't like modern furniture and you want a more stylish classic look then they are worth considering.

Marvells



Marvells started with some beautiful art deco wall art and mirrors etc.

There site www.marvells.com is a veritable wonderland for all sorts of cool stuff.

They have started stocking some good looking garden furniture sets, the best being below.

I would say "watch this space" with Marvell's I think they are going to be big in the next few years.

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I have many years experience buying for chain store multiples and am passionate about all things garden.

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