An extension table earns its place when your dining numbers change — a six-seater most weeks, ten when family visits. Aluminium frames make that practical: light enough to extend without two people, and rust-proof, so the moving mechanism keeps working through coastal and poolside conditions where steel would seize.

This range covers butterfly and slide-out extension styles across compact and large formats, paired with ceramic, timber-look or glass tops. Powder-coated aluminium needs no oiling or sealing — an occasional wipe-down is enough. Worth checking the closed and fully-extended dimensions against your space before deciding, since the difference between the two can be over a metre.