Ysgol Bro Alun add Six New Canopies

A new Welsh language school has opened in Wrexham and boasts no less than six school canopies designed and installed by A&S Landscape. The community primary school for three to 11-year-olds is located on Delamere Avenue and will be known as Ysgol Bro Alun.

Project Specification

Product: Motiva Cantilever™
Roof:
- Opal

A new Welsh language school has opened in Wrexham. The community primary school for three to 11-year-olds is located on Delamere Avenue and will be known as Ysgol Bro Alun after its naming in February.

The long-awaited new school was proposed for Gwersyllt in January 2012. In May 2012 Welsh Government education minister Leighton Andrews gave the go-ahead for the £5.9m school with the government paying £4.1m towards the costs of its construction. Planning permission was granted in June 2012 after it was agreed a new Welsh medium school was needed to ease over-crowding. Building work on the new school by contractors Harry Fairclough began in July 2012 and completed in September 2013.

The new school will share a headteacher and governing body with Ysgol Plas Coch, seeing Osian Jones take the helm. Mr Jones said: “It’s very exciting, the parents have been here for an open day and are very impressed – The facilities are second to none.”

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Each classroom of the school has direct access to external covered play and learning areas, which means pupils can go out come rain or shine. A&S Landscape was engaged by the local authority to design canopies for the school and taking into consideration many factors and preferences designed 6 canopies based on the Motiva Cantilever range using Auto Cad, Solid Works and Google sketch-up models to ensure the scheme would look and function as proposed.

Employed by leading builder Harry Fairclough A&S Landscape manufactured, supplied and installed the canopies boasting unbreakable polycarbonate, aluminium guttering, galvanised and PPC steel frames on time, in budget. We also worked with Maes-Y-Llan Primary School in Wrexham, where we added a multicoloured polycarbonate roof shelter.

We’ve also worked with the below schools in Wrexham, installing canopies and shelters

Curved Roof Shelter Designed for Coleg Cambria

Working alongside a well known building contractor we built a curved roof canopy at Coleg Cambria – Wrexham, Coleg Cambria, Bersham Road, Wrexham. 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.

Gwenfro Community Primary School add Two Cantilever Canopies

Working for our building contractor client our engineers constructed two cantilever canopies in Gwenfro Community Primary School, Wrexham, Clwyd. The full contract involved the supply and installation of five canopies. One Motiva™ Cantilever straight roof canopy measuring 19500mm X 3500mm and four Motiva™ Cantilever straight roof canopies measuring 6500mm X 3500mm. All canopies included for our Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes which were coated in a matching Dura-coat™ colour finish.

Covered Walkway Canopy Created for Hafod Y Wern Primary School

Working for our building contractor client A&S erected various curved roof canopies in Hafod Y Wern Primary School, Wrexham, Clwyd. The job involved one Motiva™ Cantilever curved roof canopy measuring 3000mm X 3000mm. Five Motiva™ Cantilever curved roof canopies measuring 6000mm X 3000mm and one Motiva™ Cantilever curved roof canopy measuring 7580mm X 3000mm. All canopies included with our Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes which were coated in a matching Dura-coat™ colour finish.

Gwersyllt CP School Add Straight Roof Polycarbonate Canopy

In combination with a well known building contractor our engineers built a straight polycarbonate roof canopy for Gwersyllt Cp School, Gwersyllt, Wrexham. The contract included the supply and installation of three canopies. One Motiva™ monopitch straight roof canopy measuring 11280mm X 3500mm and eight post protection pads. One Motiva™ monopitch straight roof canopy measuring 9972mm X 3500mm and eight post protection pads and one Motiva™ monopitch straight roof canopy measuring 14200mm X 3000mm and ten post protection pads. All canopies included for our Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes in matching Dura-coat™ colour finish.

Secure Bike Store Designed for Wrexham Police Station

Working for a well known building contractor we built a cyclo bike store for Wrexham Front Of House Police Station Rhosddu, Wrexham, Clwyd. The contract included one Cyclo cycle store unit allowing for 10 cycle racks to accommodate 20 cycles to overall size of 8160mm x 2100mm

Curved Roof Entrance Canopy Designed for Coleg Cambria

Working alongside a well known building contractor our team designed an entrance canopy in Coleg Cambria – Bersham Road, Bersham Road, Wrexham. The contract included one Motiva™ Entro curved roof canopy measuring 3300mm X 2000mm and included for our Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes in matching Dura-coat™ colour finish.