American Outdoor Shades
FPO · dealer’s crew finishing an install, homeowners in background, dusk

The dealer program

Build your business on ours.

A U.S. factory behind you, real margins in front of you, and a partner who answers the phone in between.

40%+

typical dealer margin

10 days

average lead time

1 rep

dedicated to your account

$0

franchise or program fees

figures FPO — replace with verified program terms

What you get

Everything you need to sell, spec, install, and stand behind it.

Training and certification

Factory training for your crew — sales and install.

Dealer-direct pricing

Straightforward pricing. No games, no mid-season surprises.

Co-branded marketing

Photography, brochures, and campaigns with your name on them.

The dealer portal

Quotes, orders, drawings, and order status in one place.

Fast, accurate lead times

Promise dates to your customers and keep them.

A person, not a queue

Your rep knows your projects by name.

How it works

01

Apply

Ten minutes. We respond within two business days.

02

Onboard

Training, portal access, and your first display order.

03

Grow

Sell with a factory behind you and margins that hold.

“We stopped apologizing for lead times the season we switched. That alone changed our close rate.”

— dealer principal, name and market FPO · partner since FPO

The dealer experience

More than a dealer program. A growth partnership.

We close the factory floor and open it to our dealers — real hardware on the tables, hands-on training, and the people who answer your calls sitting across from you.

AOS founder speaking to dealers on the factory floor, product cassettes on the tables

Factory-floor training — every system, taught by the people who build it.

AOS team panel taking dealer questions in natural window light

AOS dealer networking event · 03.2026

AOS team members walking dealers through a motorized cassette system

product education, unscripted

Dealers inspecting a retractable screen frame together on the factory floor

hands-on, down to the frame

Start the conversation.

No fees. No pressure. A real person from our dealer team will call you — usually the same week.

two minutes · nine questions · a real person follows up