Crisp White Shade Sail Canopy at College in Newport

With over 23,000 students, Coleg Gwent is one of the top-performing colleges in Wales. Some of these students are located at the Newport campus and it was here that we needed to add a shaded seating area.

Project Specification

Product: Maxima Sail™
Size: 12000mm x 6000mm
Steelwork:
- Galvanised
Fabric:
- White

Students required shade and seating to use in between lessons, at lunch and break times or just to socialise with friends.

The feel of the campus is modern and we wanted to keep this feeling with the college canopy, so a product was chosen from our Maxima range which incorporated two large square shade sails. The structure measured 12000mm x 6000mm and used six steel uprights.

The posts were galvanised and the shade sail fabric was bright crisp white. The canopy will keep students cool and give them a designated seating area for many years to come. These sails can be configured in any number of ways, overlapping, square or triangular sails, or indeed be turned in to completely bespoke canopies. A&S Landscape also worked with Coleg Gwent to install more white sail shades at the Monmouth campus. And we also added two fabric tepees to Dina Bran High School.

Should eating outside at school be a privilege or necessity?

There are a great number of recognised benefits to eating outside as a part of the school day. As school children spend most of the day in a classroom setting, it is imperative that they are given time to breathe at lunchtime. In spending this break outdoors, it not only promotes a relaxing atmosphere but can also lower levels of hyperactivity in a pupil. If a pupil is forced to occupy their break indoors, it can mirror the classroom setting and stop them from taking an adequate amount of time to relax. Eating outside is also an extremely sociable activity, unconfined by the dining hall setting students can mix with other year groups easily.

Over on our blog you can learn how schools can encourage their pupils to eat alfresco regularly – click here.

To see images of our projects you can take a look at our gallery for some inspiration. We also have a Motiva range of canopies which are steel with polycarbonate roofing. These add another option should you want something other than fabric. We’ve also completed many other projects across Wales, including a shelter at Victoria Primary School and at Llantwit Major School. If it is definitely fabric you are looking for then you also have PVC to consider, which is waterproof rather than the shade cloth which is not waterproof.

Read about some of the other shelters we have installed nearby in Shropshire

Cover Added to Seating Area At Severn Valley Visitors Centre

Working for our building contractor client we constructed a straight polycarbonate roof canopy in Severn Valley Visitors Centre Alveley, Bridgnorth, Shropshire. The job involved the supply and installation of one Motiva™ monopitch straight roof canopy measuring 5900mm X 5000mm and included for our Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes in matching Dura-coat™ colour finish.

Weston Rhyn Primary School Add Yellow Entrance Canopy

A&S constructed an entrance canopy for Weston Rhyn Primary School, Old Chirk Road, Weston Rhyn, Shropshire. The job involved one Motiva™ Entro curved roof canopy measuring 3000mm X 2000mm and included for our Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes in matching Dura-coat™ colour finish.

Multicoloured School Canopy Installed at St Laurence Primary School

In collaboration with our building contractor client our team created a straight polycarbonate roof canopy at St Laurence Primary School – Ludlow, Jockeyfield, Ludlow, Shropshire.

St Andrews CE Primary School Add Polycarbonate Shelter

In combination with our building contractor client our team constructed a straight polycarbonate roof canopy for St Andrews CE Primary School, Shifnal, Shropshire. The contract included the supply and installation of one Motiva™ monopitch straight roof canopy measuring 10200mm X 4000/1200mm and included for our Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes in matching Dura-coat™ colour finish.

Curved Roof Play Area Canopy Created for John Fletcher Primary School

In collaboration with our building contractor client our team constructed a mono canopy at John Fletcher Primary School, Madeley, Telford, Shropshire. The contract included one Motiva™ Mono monopitch curved roof canopy measuring 10450mm X 2600mm with Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes which were coated in a matching Dura-coat™ colour finish.

Brightly Coloured Shelter Added to Lower Heath CE School Play Area

Our engineers made a straight polycarbonate roof canopy in Lower Heath CE School, Prees, Whitchurch, Shropshire. The full contract involved the supply and installation of one Motiva™ monopitch straight coloured polycarbonate roof canopy measuring 9200mm X 6000mm with Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes which were coated in a matching Dura-coat™ colour finish ad the removal of the existing canopy.