Playground Shade at Lighthall School Birmingham

We were delighted with the result at Light Hall School in Birmingham where we installed two Maxima Tepees and a Maxima Umbrella. Each one 6000mm x 6000mm, with stylish white fabric and steelwork in a professional blue (RAL 5010).

Project Specification

Product: Maxima Umbrella™
Size: 6000mm x 6000mm
Steelwork:
- Ultramarine Blue - RAL NO. 5002
Fabric:
- White

They work fantastically well together, providing shelter and shade in the playgrounds and tying in with their surroundings beautifully.

The Maxima Umbrella and Tepees can be mixed in virtually any size or combination you want and it was a really smart decision to put them together in this way, breaking up the space in a really creative style. A&S Landscape also worked with Summerhill School in Birmingham, where we installed an umbrella canopy and with Christ Church C of E Primary School where we installed a play area shelter.

You can choose from PVC fabric (high strength and waterproof with increased lifespan) or our Knitted Shade Cloth (developed for use in outdoor tension structures, durable and offering 90-98% UV protection) and we have a diverse a range of colours so you can tie in your new outdoor shelters into the look of your area.

Why is outdoor play so beneficial to school children and how we can encourage children to spend more time outside?

Converging studies prove that children’s outdoor play is integral for their healthy development and academic performance. This subject highlights the benefits of outdoor play in early childhood on physical health, mental well-being, and social and cognitive development. It also raises the need to change the trends so that children can have daily access to outdoor play. The long-term interventions needed to reduce parents’ fears need practitioners’ training, policy changes and improved urban planning for safer environments and natural play spaces. That is a big task that will take multiple years to achieve. Despite that, there are ways that schools can intervene, to aid children in attaining their essential repeated experience of high quality unstructured outdoor play opportunities, which will aid their development and academic performance.

Carry on reading to find out why outdoor play is so vital for child development, why it is disappearing and how schools can assist.

We’ve installed many other canopies and shade sails across Birmingham

Kingsland Primary School Add Two Curved Roof Play Area Canopies

Our engineers produced two curved roof canopies for Kingsland Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands metropolitan. The full contract involved one Motiva™ Duo duopitch curved roof canopy to an overall size and one Motiva™ Duo duopitch curved roof canopy to an overall size. Both canopies included for our Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes in matching Dura-coat™ colour finish.

St Anne’s Catholic Primary Add Curved Roof Canopy to Play Area

We created a curved roof canopy at St Anne’s Catholic Primary School, Lowe Street, Birmingham. The full contract involved one Motiva™ Cantilever curved roof canopy measuring 6500mm X 3500mm with Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes which were coated in a matching Dura-coat™ colour finish and three post protection pads

Sail Shade with Post Pads Designed for Montgomery Primary School

Our team constructed a sail structure in Montgomery Primary School, White Road, Sparkbrook, Birmingham. The contract included one 4100mm X 4100mm Maxima™ tensile waterproof fabric sail structure comprising of one square sail on four uprights including for all stainless steel fixtures and fittings and four post protection pads.

Rubery Nursery School Install Playground Shelter

Our engineers constructed a straight polycarbonate roof canopy for Rubery Nursery School, Rednal, Birmingham, West Midlands. The contract included the supply and installation of one Motiva™ monopitch straight roof canopy measuring 14000/9000mm X 3000mm and included for our Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes in matching Dura-coat™ colour finish along with dismantling and removal of existing structures.

Wheelers Lane Primary School Add Straight Roof Canopy with Polycarbonate Sheets

Our engineers constructed a straight polycarbonate roof canopy in Wheelers Lane Primary School, Kings Heath, Birmingham. The full contract involved the supply and installation of one Motiva™ monopitch straight roof canopy measuring 5900mm X 4000mm and included our Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes which were coated in a matching Dura-coat™ colour finish.

Colourful Playground Shelter Installed at Wyndcliffe Primary School

In collaboration with the builder we made a straight polycarbonate roof canopy for Wyndcliffe Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands. The job involved one Motiva™ monopitch straight roof canopy measuring 8820mm x 4000mm including for coloured polycarbonate and included for our Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes in matching Dura-coat™ colour finish.

Great Barr Primary And Nursery School Add Red Covered Walkway

A&S designed three wave canopies at Great Barr Primary And Nursery School, Aldridge Road, Great Barr, Birmingham. The contract included supply and install three Motiva™ Wave monopitch curved roof canopies. One measuring 11300mm X 2930mm, one measuring 14300mm X 4230mm and one measuring 27500mm X 3200mm. All canopies included for our Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes which were coated in a matching Dura-coat™ colour finish.

Thornton Junior School Add Sail Shade to Playground

Our team created a shade sail for Thornton Junior School, Ward End, Birmingham, West Midlands. The job involved one Shade Cloth Fabric including for tension mechanisms.

Multicoloured Bespoke Canopy Designed for Al-Furqan Primary School

Our engineers erected a straight polycarbonate roof canopy with roller shutter doors in Al-Furqan Primary School, Tyseley, Birmingham, West Midlands. The contract included the supply and installation of one Motiva™ monopitch straight roof canopy measuring 14000mm X 3000mm complete with Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes which were coated in a matching Dura-coat™ colour finish. and with coloured polycarbonate. Also included was one 4000mm wide operated roller shutter door to front elevation and glazed panels to side/front elevations.