Chantry High School add New Shade Sails

It was a fantastic experience to install a series of Maxima Shade Sails at Chantry High School near Ipswich. The school building was already very colourful so we were keen to come up with an equally striking design.

Project Specification

Product: Maxima Sail™
Size: 10000mm x 10000mm
Steelwork:
- Squirrel Grey - RAL NO. 7000
Fabric:
- Aniseed
- Mandarin
- Raspberry
- Lagoon Blue

With such a vibrant colour scheme already in place, the colourful shade sails complimented the building beautifully. Choosing steelwork in Grey (RAL 7000) and fabric in Aniseed, Mandarin, Raspberry and Lagoon, meant nothing felt out of place and this 10,000mm x 10,000mm shaded area became a beautiful addition to the school.

The children of Chantry High School now have a nice new area to sit and socialise no matter what the weather! The courtyard area has been completed with this new addition.

The Benefits of Eating Outdoors and What Schools Can Do To Facilitate Alfresco Dining

There is a lot of research that indicates the advantages of spending time outdoors; easing heart rate, blood pressure, stress hormones and muscle tension. It can even brighten your mood. Improvements in attention, memory and concentration have also been proved.

How does this effect children in school? Well, being indoors for a large amount of the day is linked to increased anxiety and depression. Couple this with the allure of computer games and social media at home and you can see how imperative it is to offer children as many opportunities to be outdoors during the school day as possible.

Spending time outdoors contributes to Vitamin D levels (an important hormone that helps to protect against a collection of diseases such as osteoporosis, depression, heart attacks and stroke). It is stated in studies that many of us do not get enough of this important vitamin, so more time outside is key to help deal with this deficiency.

With the longest break in the school day being the lunch break, a good resolution is alfresco dining. More and more schools are adding value to their outdoor areas, adding outdoor dining spaces, with canopies, shade sails, umbrellas and even enclosed outdoor dining rooms. With rising pupil numbers, this is a solution to the increased pressure that existing dining rooms come under as schools grow.

Continue reading our article to explore how schools can tackle this issue and allow their pupils to spend more time outdoors.

The Maxima Shade Sail can be used in so many different places to offer a creative and effective shelter. Because of their fun style and flexible sizing you can often find them in performance areas, outdoor classrooms, play areas and plazas.

The sails themselves are made from either Shade Cloth or PVC fabrics and come in a variety of colours (see our full colours range here). If you would like to see more installation like this please take a look at the images in our gallery.

Read about some of the other shelters we have installed in Worcestershire

Curved Roof Shelter Installed at Crowle C Of E First School

Working for our building contractor client A&S created a curved roof canopy for Crowle C Of E First School School Lane, Crowle, Worcestershire. The contract included one Motiva™ Duo duopitch curved roof canopy measuring 5700mm X 5400mm with Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes in matching Dura-coat™ colour finish.

Straight Roof Shelter Added to Holy Trinity School

Our team constructed a straight polycarbonate roof canopy in Holy Trinity School Kidderminster, Worcestershire. The job involved the supply and installation of one Motiva™ monopitch straight roof canopy measuring 20000 X 3500mm and included for our Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes in matching Dura-coat™ colour finish and tarmacking.

Wyre Forest School Create Shelter with Polycarbonate Canopy

Working alongside our contractor client we made a straight polycarbonate roof canopy for Wyre Forest School Habberley Road, Kidderminster, Worcestershire. The job involved the supply and installation of one Motiva™ monopitch straight roof canopy measuring 7000mm X 4000mm with Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes in matching Dura-coat™ colour finish.

Bretforton Village School Add Playground Canopy to Create Shade

In collaboration with our building contractor client A&S made a straight polycarbonate roof canopy in Bretforton Village School Bretforton, Evesham, Worcestershire. Full details are: the supply and installation of one Motiva™ monopitch straight roof canopy measuring 16500mm X 3000mm and included for our Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes in matching Dura-coat™ colour finish.

Blue Fabric Umbrella Canopy Fitted at Droitwich Spa High School

We made a playground umbrella in Droitwich Spa High School Briar Mill, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire. Full details are: the supply and installation of one Maxima™ waterproof Umbrella structure supported on a single upright measuring 7000mm X 7000mm and post protector pad.

Large Dining Area Shelter Designed for Wolverley CE Secondary School

We designed a curved roof canopy at Wolverly CE Secondary School Wolverley, Kidderminster, Worcestershire. The job involved one Motiva™ Duo duopitch curved roof canopy measuring 10000mm X 10000mm and included for our Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes in matching Dura-coat™ colour finish.

Play Area Canopy Installed at St Mary’s Catholic Primary School

We built a straight polycarbonate roof canopy for St Mary’s Catholic Primary School Broadway, Worcestershire. The full contract involved the supply and installation of one Motiva™ monopitch straight roof canopy measuring 10000mm X 5600mm including for our Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes in matching Dura-coat™ colour finish with glazed panels to the top half of the front elevation and dismantling of the existing shelter.

Curved Roof Shelters Added to Oak Hill First School

A&S erected two curved roof canopies for Oak Hill First School Wire Hill Drive, Redditch, Worcestershire. The job involved supply and installation of two curved roof canopies. One Motiva™ Mono monopitch curved roof canopy measuring 6000mm X 4000mm. One Motiva™ Mono monopitch curved roof canopy measuring 4000mm X 3000mm. Both included the dismantling and removal of existing canopy structures with Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes in matching Dura-coat™ colour finish and 4 post protection pads for each.