Canopies for Schools, Nurseries and Colleges

In August 2024, we supplied and installed a 25 m x 6 m Welford Dome Freestanding Canopy at a secondary school in West London.

In November 2024, we supplied and installed a 15m x 5m Tarnhow Dome Freestanding Timber Canopy at Vicarage Primary School in Newham, London.

In November 2024, we supplied and installed a 21m x 5m Coniston Wall Mounted Canopy at Charles Williams Primary School in Newport, South Wales.

In November 2024, we supplied and installed a 3.6m x 2m Coniston Wall Mounted Canopy at Lewes Family Hub in Lewes, East Sussex.

In November 2024, we supplied and installed a 2.3m x 2.5m Grange Junior Freestanding Canopy at Aston & Cote C of E Primary School in Aston, Oxfordshire.

In November 2024, we supplied and installed two connecting Coniston Freestanding Canopy at City of Derby Academy in Derby, Derbyshire.

In October 2022, we supplied and installed a 9m x 5m Tarnhow Curved Freestanding Timber Canopy at Nishkam School in Isleworth, West London.

In October 2022, we supplied and installed a 7.2m x 8.6m with 1.6m height - half side fill, Tarnhow Curved Freestanding Timber Canopy at Nishkam School in Isleworth, West London.

In November 2024, we supplied and installed two Coniston Freestanding Canopies at Southtown Primary School in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.

In October 2024, we supplied and installed a 12 m x 6 m Welford Dome Freestanding Canopy at Levenhulme High School in Manchester, Greater Manchester.

Having previously installed a large wall mounted canopy at Albert Pritchard Infant School in 2021, we returned to site in 2024 to install a second canopy over their main entrance.

London Borough of Barking & Dagenham were looking to revamp the outdoor play area at John Perry Primary School and transform it into a secure, all-weather outside area that can be used all year round.

The Wren School in is a secondary school and sixth form college in Reading, Berkshire. They received a grant for a commercial umbrella and reached out to us as we had worked with the school's Finance Officer before.

Engayne Primary School are an existing customer of Able Canopies and having a Coniston Wall Mounted Canopy installed a couple of years ago, they opted for a shade sail array this time round to provide shade above their amphitheatre.

Swanwick Hall School in Derbyshire have been an existing customer of Able Canopies since 2011 when we supplied and installed a 34m Coniston Wall Mounted Canopy that wrapped around one corner of their school building, to create continuous cover from the weather.

Barking Abbey School is a very large school with two campuses in East London were looking to add large canopies to cover outside dining areas in both of their campuses.

In January 2023, the Site Operations Manager at Workington Academy sent an enquiry via email to us as they required a shelter at the rear of their school that was around 30m x 5m.

Marfleet Construction Limited were working on a project for Lambourne Primary School in Romford, Essex.

Thomas Walling Primary Academy sought a canopy solution to offer shade and shelter within their early years/nursery yard...

The school which is located in Dagenham were having works completed which included a single storey extension, internal alterations, and refurbishment. As part of the works, they required a wall-mounted canopy in their quad courtyard area to provide shade and shelter all year round.

Nottingham Trent University required a cycle compound for their university. They contacted Able Canopies after viewing their range of cycle compounds and requested a full site survey.

South Ascot Children’s Centre required an outdoor shelter to store their pushchairs in. They browsed the Able Canopies website and requested a brochure with the Meadley Buggy Box in mind.

AKP Scotland Ltd. are an award-winning principal contractor based in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. They were working on a project at Aberfoyle Primary School in Stirling which required a complete refurbishment of their stunning gothic style, 151-year-old listed building.

Reameadow Children’s Centre required a secure buggy shelter for both parents and staff to store their prams, pushchairs and buggies.

The schools Business Manager contacted Able Canopies via email requesting information on their Tensile Free Standing Canopies.

They contacted Able Canopies and requested an estimate for a bespoke cycle shelter similar to the Easydale Cycle Shelter. After discussions regarding the school’s requirements, an estimate was sent out.

The architect had browsed though Able Canopies’ products and from this they got an idea of the type of product that interested them. The architect then contacted Able Canopies and requested an estimate for two bespoke cycle compounds.

St Cuthbert with St Matthias CE Primary School was in need of a canopy structure to provide shelter from the weather to their staff and pupils. St Cuthbert’s employed NBF Partnership, an architect based in Hanwell, London to contact Able Canopies on their behalf.

Heathfield Primary School required a secure cycle parking area within their school grounds in Ayr, Scotland. This job was contracted by Mansell Construction who is a UK wide contractor with an office local to Heathfield Primary School.

Melanie Bailey, Brentside Primary School’s site administrator contacted us in January 2012 requesting a free site survey as they had 3 areas within their school grounds that they required shelter for.

Thomas Ferens Academy required a large amount of sheltered cycle storage at their academy in Hull, East Yorkshire. This academy was built on the former Princess Elizabeth Playing Fields and opened in September 2012.

Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary School required a shade structure to protect their pupils from the sun in their school playground in Wirral, Merseyside.

Springhead Special School required a free standing canopy to be installed on their school grounds in North Yorkshire.

Able Canopies were commissioned by Bouygues (UK) Ltd to produce five bespoke canopies at Oaklands School in Tower Hamlets, London.

Morgan Sindall were tendering for an £18.8 million refurbishment of Lexden Springs School in Colchester, Essex which cares for children with special educational needs.

Bishop Milner Catholic College is a large school in Dudley, West Midlands that caters for children from the ages of 11-18 years.

Preston Primary School required cover for their outdoor play area so that their pupils could play outside in all weather conditions at their school in Devon.

Livingston Eyre Associates and Kier were working on a 44 million-pound project for the Cambridge Meridian Academies Trust which aimed to create a through campus, linking a nursery, primary school, SEN school and secondary school providing 1,800 school places.

Weald of Kent Grammar School were having some building works completed at their school in Tonbridge, Kent.

They contacted Able Canopies and explained the canopy type they were interested in. The helpful sales advisor was able to explain the entrance canopies available and booked a date for one of the Able Canopies surveyors to visit the school and complete a full site survey.

Roundhill Community College required an entrance canopy for their college. The contractor, who was in charge of this work, contacted Able Canopies on behalf of Roundhill Community College to arrange a full site survey.

Queenborough School and Nursery in Kent were looking to upgrade their outdoor space to create an all-weather outdoor learning and play area adjacent to one of their classrooms. As such, they contracted Carré Consultancy to source a supplier to help them create this new area and they chose Able Canopies.

Ark Oval Primary Academy were in the process of having multiple works completed at their academy in Croydon, London which included a new build, re-surfacing the entire playground and various outside equipment including a new canopy.

Dartington C of E Primary School in Totnes, Devon were in the process of having a new £7 million school built. The new development consisted of 12 classrooms and a variety of contemporary facilities which 315 primary school pupils and 30 Early Years children would benefit from.

In April 2013 Able Canopies created two shade & shelter structures for Birchwood Grove CP School in Burgess Hill, West Sussex.

Speltham Contacts Ltd. contacted us because they were working on a project at St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School in Haywards Heath, West Sussex. They were undergoing a big extension to allow them to cater for 105 extra children.

Jo Richardson Community School is a large school in east London. The School has around 1400 pupils between 11 – 19 years of age.

Thomas Ferens Academy required two large free-standing canopies at their academy in Hull, East Yorkshire. This academy was built on the former Princess Elizabeth Playing Fields and opened in September 2012.

Intake Primary School required a canopy for their school that would be adjacent to the classrooms and allow them to utilise their outdoor area.

Cantonian High School in Fairwater, Cardiff were in the process of having some Portakabin buildings installed and required a large canopy that would provide a covered walkway along the length of their Textiles, Food Tech, Drama and Learning Centre classrooms.

The school had an existing canopy which was no longer fit for purpose. They wanted this removed and replaced with not just a canopy but with a new soft play area underneath the shelter plus secure roller shutters to ensure that any school equipment could be kept safe.

Jerram Falkus contacted us as they were working on a project for Roding Primary School in Dagenham, Essex.

Cardiff High School was undergoing a large refurbishment and the council had offered to fund a cycle compound as part of their refurbishment.

St Stephen’s CE Primary School required a sheltered area in their school grounds. The school used a contractor who contacted Able Canopies on their behalf. The school had expressed that they would like a shade sail and they would like it to look like flying birds.

North Ridge High School required an entrance canopy to provide shelter to create a welcoming entrance and provide shelter to visitors, parents and students.

White Spire School is a special school for all ages in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire. Mr Wilson, the Assistant Head Teacher called in with an enquiry for a large canopy.

Hucklow Primary School required a school canopy to create a sheltered area in the playground at their school.

Redriff Primary School is a large school in Southwark, London that teaches children from the age of 3 to 11. In July 2013, they contacted us because they required a wall mounted timber canopy to be installed in their playground that would enable their children to play and learn outside all year round.

Suffolk County Council contacted Able Canopies on behalf of Ravenswood Primary School and requested a full site survey.

Merrill College required a large sheltered outdoor dining area for their students and employed Vinci Facilities to source a school canopy supplier to supply and install a canopy that would create the large covered outdoor dining area required.

Thomas Wall Nursery School was in need of school canopy to provide shelter from the children and staff at their nursery.

Able Canopies contacted Hayes Park School and explained that they felt they could meet their requirements and arranged for a full site survey to be completed to discuss the technical details and so that the sales team could produce a quote.

RSA Academy had a large outside dining area in the grounds of their secondary school in Tipton, West Midlands, yet it had no cover from the weather and could not be used on rainy or very hot sunny days.

Hurstpierpoint College required a commercial canopy to provide shelter at the front of their nursery, and contacted Able Canopies for their advice and help. Initially the College enquired about a Waterproof Shade Sail installation, yet they were not too sure.

Prior Weston Primary, located in the City of London, required a large south facing free standing canopy that would create solar energy for their school whilst also protecting their pupils from the elements.

Castle Wood School required a number of outside shaded areas for the pupils at their school. A local architecture consultant created a suitable design and colour scheme which met the client’s requirements.

T & B Contractors Ltd. had been contracted to build a state of the art extension and refurbish a number of existing areas at Capel Manor Primary School in Enfield, Middlesex.

The staff at Cylch Meithrin Trelai required a commercial awning to provide shelter from the sun as they currently had no sun protection in place.

As part of a major infrastructure development Bournemouth University created a new transport hub to connect the University to the wider area.

Wall Mounted Canopy Installed in Cheltenham The Coniston Wall Mounted Canopy

Free Standing Walkway Installed in Benfleet:

In September 2018, an invitation to tender was received by Able Canopies from Morgan Sindall Construction Ltd for a number of canopies at the brand new two-storey, primary and nursery school for which they had been awarded the contract to build to form part of the Hailsham Community College Academy Trust.

The Wyvern School in Ashford, Kent is a special school for children with severe, profound and complex needs that caters for learners from 3 – 19 years old. They are dedicated to providing the best education for their pupils and that includes providing them with a fantastic range of facilities to complement their care and teaching methods.

The Wyvern School had two areas within their school grounds that they felt would greatly benefit from shade and shelter and therefore contacted Able Canopies for a quotation.

The Director of Tiptoes Day Nurseries required weather protection structures at a number of their locations in Hull, East Yorkshire and one of those locations was Tiptoes Nursery in Willerby in Hull.

Able Canopies were commissioned by Bouygues (UK) Ltd to produce five bespoke canopies at Oaklands School in Tower Hamlets, London, one of which was a glass wall mounted canopy.

Wates Construction contacted us in October 2017 as they were tendering for the £7.8m development at Murray Park Community School in Mickleover, Derby.

The Downs CE Primary School required a walkway for their school. They were not sure of the size, yet they knew they wanted it to cover a large area.

Russel Trew Limited were working on a project at St John's C of E Primary School in Enfield. They was looking for a canopy to create a sheltered area between buildings.