Choosing a pergola brand in the UK comes down to a shortlist of about seven serious names, and they are not interchangeable. For a manual louvred aluminium pergola with professional installation at the strongest overall value, the Cape & Co Meridian starts at £2,100 with all inclusive installation from £500. Pergolux leads on warranty length and motorised options, White Stores brings nationwide showrooms, Suns Lifestyle suits buyers who want a fully managed premium purchase, and Dunster House owns the timber end.

That is the short answer. The rest of this guide shows the working: what each brand actually charges, what their warranties really cover, who installs for you, and which brand fits which kind of buyer. Every price below was checked on the brands’ own websites on 2 July 2026, using list prices, with promotional discounts noted where they were running. If you are starting from scratch, begin with what is a pergola; if you are new to louvred roofs specifically, our louvred pergola guide explains the mechanism this whole category is built on.

In This Guide:

• How we compared: the like for like method
• At a glance: all seven brands in one table
• The brands: Cape & Co, Pergolux, Harbour Lifestyle, White Stores, Suns, Maze, Dunster
• The budget tier: what £300 to £1,000 really buys
• What actually matters: the nine-point buyer checklist
• FAQs: brand questions answered

How we compared these brands

We compared each brand on the same criteria: the price of their aluminium louvred pergola closest to 4m x 3m (the most popular size class in the UK), materials, roof operation, side blind and screen options, frame warranty, installation offer, and delivery terms. Where a brand sells both manual and motorised roofs, we priced the manual version so the comparison stays like for like. For context on what drives those prices, see our guide to how much a pergola costs in the UK.

One thing to be upfront about: Cape & Co sells pergolas, so read our verdicts with the same healthy scepticism you would apply to any retailer’s comparison. It is why every number in this guide is dated and checkable on the brand’s own site in about two minutes. We would rather you verify than take our word for it.

The comparison at a glance

List prices checked 2 July 2026. Several brands were running summer promotions on this date; promo prices are noted in the brand sections below.

Ratings checked 2 July 2026: Trustpilot TrustScores, except Cape & Co (Google Reviews). Blinds, screens, sizes and lead times are covered brand by brand below.

Meridian 3m x 3m Aluminium Louvred Pergola with 3 Side Blinds

Cape & Co

The range we obviously know best, so hold us to the same standard as everyone else on this page. Cape & Co does one thing: the Meridian, a manual louvred aluminium pergola in Graphite Grey. No configurator, no colour matrix, no steel diffusion line. We focus on one range, build it to a premium specification and do it right, then keep the price and the installation honest. Rated 5.0 on Google Reviews at the time of writing, and customer service is something we take personally: a real team, easy to reach, before and after the sale.

Meridian 6m x 3m Aluminium Louvred Pergola in Graphite Grey

Sizes: 3m x 3m (£2,100), 4m x 3m (£2,500), 6m x 3m (£4,200).

Warranty: 3 years on the frame, 1 year on louvres and blinds. The same structure as Harbour Lifestyle’s, and we state it plainly rather than leading with a bigger number that only covers part of the product. Our warranties page sets out the full terms.

Strengths

• Price per specification: the sharpest like for like pricing among the premium builds on this page.
• Premium structure: 6063-T5 aluminium, double louvres rather than single skin, and a thicker 11.5cm leg profile that gives the frame a more architectural, built-in look than the slimmer posts common at this price.
• Weather engineering: wind tested to 117 km/h (Beaufort 11, violent storm force) with integrated drainage that channels rain down the legs.
• All inclusive installation: £500 for the 3x3 and 4x3, £800 for the 6x3, including bolt-down fixing. One of the most affordable professional install prices in the market.
• Extras that stay honest: Textilene side blinds per side (£450 to £499) or bundled, a Pergola LED Lights add-on at £50, and free delivery with installation arranged alongside (3 to 14 working days).

Considerations: no motorised option, one colour, three sizes. If you want an electric roof or a bespoke footprint, look at Pergolux or Suns below. Our take on single versus double louvre roofs explains why we build the roof the way we do, and our sizes guide covers what size pergola you need.

Best for: buyers who want the louvred aluminium category done properly, installed for them, at the sharpest like for like price.

Pergolux

A well respected global brand, founded in Norway and now selling across Europe, and the most visible pergola advertiser in the UK. Its current Pergola 4 range is the paper benchmark: published wind and snow claims (118 km/h plus and up to 170 kg/m², TUV certificate linked) and the biggest headline warranty number of any aluminium brand here.

Sizes: 3m x 3m up to 4m x 6m across the Pergola 4 range, plus a custom design service.

Warranty, read the tiers: the headline 10 years covers the structural frame only. Powder coat finish is 5 years, and louvres, motors and electricals are 2 years. You must register within 90 days, and the warranty is not transferable if you sell your home.

Strengths

• Published proof: certified test figures published openly, and a genuinely global operation with showrooms and a large support infrastructure.
• Range depth: manual Pergola 4 from £2,391 (3m x 3m) and £3,479 (3m x 4m), with motorised Pro and Pro Max tiers above.
• Choice: colours including anthracite and white, plus wall-mounted options at the same price.

Considerations: premium pricing on both the frame and the accessories (zip screens run £779 to £1,731 per side), delivery is free but kerbside with the customer assisting, and installation is self-install by design with a paid service quoted separately.

Best for: buyers who want motorised options, colour choice and the longest paper warranty, and are happy to pay roughly 40 percent more like for like.

Harbour Lifestyle

The broadest product ladder in the market: the PergoSTET family runs from an £899 steel Lite model to motorised Deluxe versions from £3,250, with the aluminium Plus as the volume seller.

Sizes: 3m x 3m and 3m x 4m core sizes across the PergoSTET ladder, with larger options at the Deluxe end.

Warranty: 3 years on the frame, 1 year on louvres and blinds.

Strengths

• Complete bundles: the Plus 3m x 4m at £3,999 includes three Textilene blinds and LED lighting in the price. Like for like, a Meridian 4m x 3m with three blinds and the LED add-on comes to £3,800.
• A genuine ladder: from first budget pergola to motorised flagship, under one roof.
• Logistics: free UK delivery and a well developed accessories catalogue.

Considerations: assembly is a paid service from £499 with bolt-down fixing charged on top (scheduled within 7 to 10 working days, up to 3 weeks in their February to September busy season), and the entry steel models are a different product class to the aluminium Plus, so compare within the range carefully.

Best for: buyers who want blinds and lighting bundled in, or a single retailer covering every budget.

White Stores

The garden furniture retailer’s Legacy range is the closest price rival to the Meridian, and the only brand here with a national showroom estate: seven stores where you can stand under the product before buying. The Legacy won a Red Dot design award and reviews strongly.

Sizes: Legacy runs from a 3m x 1.5m unit up to 6m x 3m configurations, with 3m x 3m and 4m x 3m as the core sizes.

Warranty, read the tiers: 5 years structural on the top range, but Proteus drops to 2 years, and the Shadow range plus all pergola accessories (screens, side panels) carry 1 year. Cover also depends on the pergola being properly secured to the ground per their guides.

Strengths

• Price: Legacy 4m x 3m at £2,499 with manual tilting louvres, TIGER Drylac powder coat and integrated drainage.
• Try before you buy: seven showrooms nationwide, plus cheaper Proteus (£1,599) and Shadow (from £899) tiers below the Legacy.

Considerations: the proposition is self-assembly first (around 2 hours claimed; customer reviews suggest allowing longer), with a fitting service available on enquiry rather than a published price. Side screens are £499 per side and louvre side panels from £329, so a fully sided Legacy closes the price gap quickly. Louvres are single skin tilting slats rather than double louvres.

Best for: buyers who want to see a pergola in person first, and confident self-assemblers.

Suns Lifestyle

The install-led premium option. Suns sells manual and electric louvred pergolas from £4,150, with bespoke automated sizes from around £1,250 per square metre, delivered and installed nationwide by its own in-house teams rather than third party contractors.

Sizes: configured standard sizes plus fully bespoke footprints, the widest sizing flexibility on this page.

Warranty: 5 years on the frame and roof, 2 years on screens.

Strengths

• Done for you: a genuinely managed, measured purchase, closer to a home improvement project than an online order.
• Roof tech: electric retractable roof options the others do not offer.
• Flexibility: bespoke sizing for awkward spaces.

Considerations: pricing is configuration led rather than displayed per size, so budgeting requires a quote; entry pricing is the highest of the aluminium brands here; installation lead times run 2 to 4 weeks, stretching to 8 to 10 in peak season.

Best for: buyers who want a premium consultative purchase and will pay for the service.

Maze

A high street furniture name whose pergola line covers the manual Como range and the newer electric roof Eden range, in grey, latte and white. Maze prices aggressively: at the time of checking, a summer promotion had the Como 3m x 4m (including LED lighting) at £2,099 against a £2,599 list price.

Sizes: Como in 3m x 3m, 3m x 4m and 4m x 4m, with a 7.8m x 4m flagship.

Warranty, check before buying: the sitewide banner says up to 7 years, but the pergola specific component terms are not itemised on the product pages. Ask what the frame, louvres and blinds each carry in writing.

Strengths

• Promotional pricing: Como 3m x 3m listed at £1,799 on promo (£2,299 list), 3m x 4m at £2,099 on promo.
• Accessory ecosystem: zip blinds at £350 to £450 per side, sliding transparent doors, louvre side panels, projector screens and heaters.
• Options: electric roof available via the Eden range, and 0 percent finance prominently offered.

Considerations: no published installation service, the warranty terms need confirming per model, and pricing moves with promotions, which makes like for like comparison harder.

Best for: promotion hunters and buyers already in the Maze furniture ecosystem.

Dunster House

The timber house. Dunster’s Utopia and Leviathan pergolas are pressure treated wooden structures with open roofs, from £662 at 3m x 3m and £880 at 4m x 3m.

Sizes: 3m x 3m and 4m x 3m core sizes across the Utopia and Leviathan ranges.

Warranty: the 10 year guarantee covers rot in the pressure treated timber only, not fixings, movement or weathering of the structure.

Strengths

• Price: timber price leadership and a treatment guarantee measured in decades.
• Character: the natural choice for planted, traditional pergolas where a solid roof is not the point.

Considerations: these are self-assembly kits with no adjustable louvres, no integrated drainage, and a re-treatment maintenance cycle. Comparing Dunster to the aluminium brands is really comparing two different products; our aluminium vs wooden pergolas comparison goes deeper on that choice.

Best for: traditional garden aesthetics and budgets under £1,000.

The budget tier

Below the brands above sits the mass retail tier: steel framed, fabric roofed or thin section louvred pergolas at £300 to £1,000 from supermarkets, DIY sheds and marketplaces. They have a place: a sheltered patio, a rental garden, a season or two of use. The compromises are predictable: thinner frames, fabric that fades and pools water, minimal warranties and no spares. If you are weighing this tier against the brands above, our honest look at whether pergolas are worth it covers when spending less is genuinely the right call. And if what you really need is shade over a dining table rather than a room, read parasol vs pergola before spending anything.

Which pergola brand is right for you? The nine things that actually matter

Rather than telling you which brand to pick, here is what separates a pergola you will love in year five from one you will regret by the second winter. Run every brand on this page, including us, through this list.

Double or single louvres

Double skinned louvres are stiffer, look finished from underneath, and handle rain noise and heat better than single skin slats. Many frames at every price point use single skin. Ask which you are getting; it is rarely on the headline spec.

Steel or aluminium

Steel entry models are cheaper but heavier, and corrosion is a matter of when, not if, once the coating chips. Powder coated aluminium is the standard the category is built on.

Manual or motorised

Motors are lovely on day one, but motorised roofs have a track record of breakdowns (not all of them, to be fair), and the electricals are usually the shortest warranty line on the sheet, often 2 years on a 10 year product. A manual crank has almost nothing to go wrong. Decide how much you will really use the convenience; our louvred, retractable or electric comparison walks through the trade-offs.

LED lighting

A genuinely nice feature, with the same caveat as motors: integrated wiring that fails means a roof-off repair. Add-on light kits do the same job and can be replaced in minutes.

The warranty trap

The headline number almost always covers the structural frame only. On this page alone: one brand’s 10 years is 2 years on louvres and electricals, another’s 5 years drops to 1 year on every accessory, and some require registration within 90 days or the cover never starts. Ask for the per-component terms in writing before you compare anything else; we unpack the small print in pergola warranties explained.

Installation: all in, or drip priced

If you enjoy a weekend build, great, several brands here are genuinely DIY friendly. If not, look for all inclusive pricing. The common pattern is an intro price that excludes bolt-down fixing, surface charges and packaging removal, and the bill racks up quickly. Our advice is simple: a structure that has to stand up to storms deserves specialist installation, priced as one number.

Meridian 4m x 3m Aluminium Louvred Pergola with 3 Manual Side Blinds

Customer service

Check the ratings, then check whether you can actually reach a human. Service matters twice: in week one when a panel arrives dented, and in year three when a part needs replacing.

Blinds and screens pricing

Functionally similar mesh side blinds range from around £350 to over £1,700 per side across the brands on this page. Compare the per-side cost of closing in your pergola, not just the headline frame price; it changes the real total more than anything else. Our honest take on whether pergola blinds are worth it covers what the mesh actually does.

Meridian 6m x 3m Aluminium Louvred Pergola with 4 Side Blinds

Where the rain goes

Closed louvres shed a lot of water. Frames with integrated drainage channel it down the legs; frames without dump it off the edges onto whoever is sitting nearby. Unglamorous, but you will think about it every wet barbecue. For the fuller picture on rain performance, see are pergolas waterproof.

If you are still narrowing down what you need before who to buy it from, start with our pergola buying guide and work forwards from your garden, not the brand. Still weighing a pergola against other structures entirely? Pergola vs gazebo settles the most common of those debates. And wherever you land, check the pergola planning permission rules before committing to a spot; most freestanding pergolas under 2.5 metres are fine, but the exceptions matter.

The bottom line

The UK pergola market rewards buyers who compare like for like. Bundles, included accessories, promotional prices and warranty small print move the real numbers around more than the headlines suggest. Our position is simple: we build one range to a premium specification, double louvres, 11.5cm architectural posts, wind tested to 117 km/h, and we bolt it down for you for £500. Done well, it is a purchase that adds real value to your home, and our modern pergola ideas will keep you busy styling it once it is up. Explore the Meridian range, check our numbers against everyone else’s, and decide with the tape measure, not the ad campaign.

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FAQs

Which pergola brand is best in the UK?

It depends on what you are optimising for. As of July 2026, Cape & Co offers the strongest like for like value on an installed manual louvred aluminium pergola (4m x 3m at £2,500 plus £500 all inclusive installation), Pergolux offers the longest frame warranty at 10 years plus motorised options, White Stores offers showrooms and a 5 year structural warranty, and Dunster House leads on timber.

Are Pergolux pergolas good?

On paper, yes. Pergolux publishes TUV certified wind and snow figures and backs its Pergola 4 range with a 10 year frame warranty. The trade-off is price: the manual 3m x 4m costs £3,479 against £2,500 for the equivalent Cape & Co Meridian, and accessories like zip screens start at £779 per side.

Who makes the best louvred pergola?

Several brands make excellent louvred pergolas and the right one depends on budget and features. For installed value and double louvres, the Cape & Co Meridian. For motorised roofs, Pergolux and Suns Lifestyle. For a bundle with blinds and lighting included, Harbour Lifestyle. For showroom buying, White Stores. The differences are price, warranty and service rather than the louvre concept itself. Our guide to the best pergolas in the UK matches eight picks to eight scenarios.

Are cheap pergolas worth it?

Sometimes. At £300 to £1,000 you are buying steel frames, fabric roofs or entry timber kits, which suit sheltered spots and short term use. They are not comparable to louvred aluminium structures in wind resistance, rain handling or lifespan. Proper louvred aluminium starts at around £2,100 in the UK.