Oliver Ma, founder of Activa began his experience manufacturing umbrellas since 1975.

Since then Oliver and his team have continued to build upon that ground work by producing top quality, custom-made handcrafted umbrellas.

In the year 2000, Oliver Ma established Activa in Ningbo, China. There are 6 factories manufacturing the following products:
Activa Shade: Umbrellas and Shade Accessories
Activa Awning: Awnings
Activa Casting: Casting Iron and Aluminum
Activa Aluminum: Aluminum Extrusion
Activa Mould Center: Plastic Injection, Moulds, Zinc Die-casting, and Aluminum Die-casting
Activa Electric Plating: Chrome Plating, Nickel Plating, and Anodizing

In the year 2008, Oliver Ma established Activa Shade Inc. in Qingdao, China, Products include: Tent.canopy, Beach/Market umbrella, and Furniture Covers.

We Activa manufacture over 90% of the materials used for our products.

Together with Activa, you can count on direct access to innovative and successful shade products and most importantly you can count on building a strong partnership with the company who knows what you need.