School Umbrella Canopy Shines at Riverside Bridge School in Barking

Outside, they had a nice large play area but something was definitely missing, it had no shade or shelter for the students. A&S Landscape has worked with schools for more than 40 years, so we knew that we would have just the right product to complement the campus.

There are so many options when you begin to look into school canopies. From steel and polycarbonate canopies to fabric roofed canopies. You can choose from a wide range of colours in order to brand or personalise the canopy, depending on your design or theme. The canopy that Riverside Bridge School decided on was an Umbrella style canopy from our Maxima range. It was installed at 5000mm x 5000mm, with Slate Grey (RAL 7015) steelwork and Victoria Blue waterproof fabric.

The canopy looks great against the modern backdrop of the building. The play area is now completed and the children can use the area whether it is sunny or rainy. The PVC fabric offers shade or shelter depending on the day. The canopy adds an important option for the children to have some outside time no matter what the weather has to offer.

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How to keep your school playground safe and why this is so crucial

Playgrounds can become dangerous for a wide variety of numerous reasons. Unsafe behaviour is undoubtedly something that teachers and students alike should be on the lookout for. But together with protecting children from the weather, uneven and improper surfaces can also cause injuries – and unsafe or broken outdoor equipment can swiftly turn the fun sour.

It’s supposed that in the UK alone, around 40,000 children suffer from playground accidents. A huge amount of these even end up in the hospital or A&E, making it essential that schools do everything they can to implement proper playground safety. UK schools across the country have trouble with making their playgrounds as safe as possible – thankfully, a lot of these accidents can be prevented with vigilant supervision.

Find more advice on how to keep your playground safe by reading the rest of our article here.

We’ve worked on many canopy projects across Greater London

Wooden Planter Sail Structure Designed for Durants School

Our engineers erected a planter sail structure for Durants School Enfield, London, Greater London. Full details are: 5m x 5m planter sail, monotec fabric, games board covered planters and installation. The full contract involved 5m x 5m planter sail, monotec fabric, games board covered planters and installation.

The Olive School Create Shelter in Playground with Polycarbonate Canopy

Our team created a straight polycarbonate roof canopy for The Olive School Hackney, London, Greater London. The contract included one steel framed Motiva™ Linear monopitch straight coloured polycarbonate roof canopy measuring 9000mm X 3900mm and included for our Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes in matching Dura-coat™ colour finish and six post protection pads.

Bexleyheath Academy Add Fabric Tepee to Playground

In collaboration with a business partner our team constructed a tensile fabric roof Tepee at Bexleyheath Academy Woolwich Rd, Bexleyheath, Greater London. The job involved the supply and fitting of one Maxima™ Tepee tensile waterproof fabric roof structure measuring 7000mm X 7000mm.

St John’s School Install Fabric Tepee Structure

Our engineers produced a tensile fabric roof Tepee in St John’s School Potter Street Hill, Northwood, Greater London. Full details are: the supply and installation of one Maxima™ Tepee tensile waterproof fabric roof structure measuring 6000mm X 5400mm including for 2m length splash plate and post protector pads. The contract included the supply and installation of one Maxima™ Tepee tensile waterproof fabric roof structure measuring 6000mm X 5400mm including for 2m length splash plate and post protector pads.

Wooden Planter Sail Made for Little Engineers Nursery

Our engineers erected a planter sail structure at Little Engineers Nursery Tottenham Hale, London, Greater London. The contract included the supply and installation of one Planter sail structure comprising of 1 Monotec fabric sail measuring 6m x 3m, 4 uprights and 4 planters including for all fixtures and fittings.

Nursery Playground Shelter Installed at Tulse Hill Early Years Hub

Working with our building contractor client A&S made a straight polycarbonate roof canopy at Tulse Hill Early Years Hub Tulse Hill, London, Greater London. The full contract involved the supply and installation of one Motiva™ monopitch straight roof canopy measuring 10400mm X 3850mm and included for our Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes which were coated in a matching Dura-coat™ colour finish.

The Mawney School Add Fabric Tepee Canopy

We designed a tensile fabric roof Tepee for The Mawney School Mawney Road, Romford, Greater London. The full contract involved the supply and installation of one Maxima™ Tepee tensile waterproof fabric roof structure measuring 7000mm X 7000mm and four post pads.

Large Fabric Sail Shade Structure Installed at Isle Of Dogs

Working with a business partner we erected a shade sail structure at Isle Of Dogs Stewart Street, London, Greater London. Full details are: one 5000mm x 5000mm Maxima™ tensile shade cloth fabric sail structure comprising of one square sail on four uprights including for all stainless steel fixtures and fittings. The job involved one 5000mm x 5000mm Maxima™ tensile shade cloth fabric sail structure comprising of one square sail on four uprights including for all stainless steel fixtures and fittings.

Polycarbonate Canopy Installed for Studio Xag Ltd

Working with this valued client our engineers constructed a canopy for Studio Xag Ltd London, Greater London. The job involved 114m System 60 polycarbonate sheets.

Five Triangle Sail Shades Made for Grazebrook Primary School

Our team made five triangle sails for Grazebrook Primary School Lordship Road, London, Greater London. The contract included supply and installation of five bespoke triangular sails from monotec 370 fabric.

St Paul’s CE Primary School Install Shade Sail in Playground

Our team made a StarSail at St Paul’s CE Primary School Primrose Hill, London, Greater London. The contract included the supply and fitting of one Maxima™ StarSail tensile shadecloth fabric structure supported on a single upright measuring 5000mm X 5000mm.