Blakedown Landscapes, representing the Itchen Valley Country Park in Southampton, tasked us with designing a canopy-style event tent to serve both as an outdoor shelter and an activity space for the park’s café. The tent needed to blend seamlessly with the park’s natural aesthetics without detracting from the iconic barn buildings on site.
To meet these requirements, we proposed the The Carnigorm 2P from our pre-designed fabric canopy range. This solution offers a stylish yet unobtrusive design, ensuring the structure complements the park’s visual environment. Pre-engineered for efficiency, the Cairngorm 2P minimizes both cost and installation time while being capable of withstanding demanding wind and snow loads.
The canopy is supported by two steel masts, along with a series of ten tripods around the perimeter, held in place by galvanized steel tie rods. The fabric membrane, made from durable Type 2 PVC, is tensioned by electro-polished stainless steel membrane plates at the corners.
The end result is an attractive, functional addition to the park, covering a large area without overwhelming the landscape. Visitors and park staff alike have praised the structure for its aesthetic appeal and practical benefits.
The versatility and flexibility of a good canopy set up can alter the dynamics of an environment. It can provide extra space where required, especially…
Pre-designed canopies offer a multitude of uses for schools and education providers across a range of settings. Not only do they provide space for wellbeing…
If you’re looking for some inspiration to transform your outdoor space over the summer period, canopies are well worth looking at. Canopies can reinvent, rejuvenate…
To prevent the pupils at the school from having to queue in the rain, our client Western Blueprint approached us to design and install an external canopy to the entrance of the School building.
The brief was for a simple and elegant solution, we recommended a revised version of our Brecon Walkway pre-designed canopy. We tweaked the original design, changing the scalloped edge to a straight edge for a sleek look to the canopy.
Base Structures designed, engineered, manufactured and installed the cream coloured PVC canopy and the integrated guttering solution.
The two stage bracketed design allowed for the brickwork to be reinstated around the first fix brackets, resulting in a tidier detail at the mounting locations.
The client was very satisfied with the end result with the canopy meeting the requirements for both weather protection and fitting into the aesthetic of the school courtyard.
If you’re looking for some inspiration to transform your outdoor space over the summer period, canopies are well worth looking at. Canopies can reinvent, rejuvenate…
The versatility and flexibility of a good canopy set up can alter the dynamics of an environment. It can provide extra space where required, especially…
More and more schools, universities and educational facilities are seeing the benefit of enhancing the fundamental uses of their grounds. For many this means expanding…
In need of additional outdoor space, playground shade and weather protection, St Crispin’s School were looking for a series of three colourful outdoor canopies in the school grounds. McLaughlin & Harvey came to us for a solution.
The Mendip 4P 400 is a popular multi-functional canopy from our pre-designed range. It was the most appropriate structure for the project as they are perfectly suited for providing play shade, shelter and covered seating with an elegant yet simple design.
The result provides and increased amount of practical open-air space which can be utilised in many ways including outdoor leaning, school events and socialising areas.
If you’re looking for some inspiration to transform your outdoor space over the summer period, canopies are well worth looking at. Canopies can reinvent, rejuvenate…
The versatility and flexibility of a good canopy set up can alter the dynamics of an environment. It can provide extra space where required, especially…
More and more schools, universities and educational facilities are seeing the benefit of enhancing the fundamental uses of their grounds. For many this means expanding…
Architect Ilsa Rutgers approached us to assist her devising a canopy scheme for Kerry County Council. They were looking to create an attractive covered area for The Square in the centre of Listowel, that would stimulate more outdoor interaction including live performances in the existing pedestrian area.
The Council were very keen that the solution be sympathetic to the heritage and historical architecture of The Square.
We proposed a series of three of our pre-designed Malvern 4P 700 canopies modified to be grouped around a central mast. This provided good coverage with the minimum of structure and resulted in a dynamic and attractive feature for the town centre.
The structure is also fitted with colour change LED lights with various pre-programmed settings that adds further visual impact at night.
If you’re looking for some inspiration to transform your outdoor space over the summer period, canopies are well worth looking at. Canopies can reinvent, rejuvenate…
The versatility and flexibility of a good canopy set up can alter the dynamics of an environment. It can provide extra space where required, especially…
More and more schools, universities and educational facilities are seeing the benefit of enhancing the fundamental uses of their grounds. For many this means expanding…
The team at CR Contracting North Ltd approached us to assist them with developing the scheme for a new canopy and outdoor seating area at the Aden Country Park in Abderdeenshire, who host regular events and concerts.
We identified that a structure from our range, the Malvern 6P1000 would best suit the clients needs, providing the required shade and sheltered event space, and saving on budget and time as it has been pre-designed.
We installed the steel frame, PVC membrane and associated fittings and fixtures.
The canopy enables greater use of the outdoor space available at the park and looks stunning in the silvery grey fabric colour selected, giving it that extra special wow factor for prestigious events.
If you’re looking for some inspiration to transform your outdoor space over the summer period, canopies are well worth looking at. Canopies can reinvent, rejuvenate…
The versatility and flexibility of a good canopy set up can alter the dynamics of an environment. It can provide extra space where required, especially…
More and more schools, universities and educational facilities are seeing the benefit of enhancing the fundamental uses of their grounds. For many this means expanding…
The University estates team approached us to help them create a series of 4 outdoor learning solutions located in the four main campuses across the Heslington Site, Seebohm Rowntree, James College, Law Plaza and Constantine College Plaza.
They were looking to extend their lectures outdoors during the pandemic and on a longer term basis going forward and be able to set up a number of outdoor laptop stations.
The Cairngorm canopy from our pre-designed range was selected to suit the university’s needs and to fit within their budget, and it allowed for 16 users and screens to fit under each canopy with appropriate distancing.
If you’re looking for some inspiration to transform your outdoor space over the summer period, canopies are well worth looking at. Canopies can reinvent, rejuvenate…
The versatility and flexibility of a good canopy set up can alter the dynamics of an environment. It can provide extra space where required, especially…
More and more schools, universities and educational facilities are seeing the benefit of enhancing the fundamental uses of their grounds. For many this means expanding…
As part of the regeneration of Whitehill & Borden and the creation and place-making of Prince Phillip Park, our client approached us for a market square canopy because they were looking to create a destination market space in their new town square called ‘The Shed’ (Town Centre – Prince Philip Park). This brand new space is offering arts and crafts, entertainment and dining.
Having seen our range of pre-designed structures the client was keen to install a canopy from our Malvern Range, namely the 4P700 because it suited the space very well and will cover a large area providing shelter for shoppers and town centre socialising.
We supplied and installed the canopy and base plates to the Budds Lane site within a 12 week programme in time for summer social events planned within this brand new community space and ready for the grand opening.
If you’re looking for some inspiration to transform your outdoor space over the summer period, canopies are well worth looking at. Canopies can reinvent, rejuvenate…
The versatility and flexibility of a good canopy set up can alter the dynamics of an environment. It can provide extra space where required, especially…
More and more schools, universities and educational facilities are seeing the benefit of enhancing the fundamental uses of their grounds. For many this means expanding…
Rondo Media, a production company based in Anglesey, required a covered outdoor area for the set of their Welsh language soap ‘Rownd a Rownd. This was to enable them to continue filming, adhering to social distancing rules, by extending the set outdoors.
To suit the shopfront site and fast track programme we proposed the Cheviot 4P 500 canopy from our pre-designed range. The three free standing canopies were linked with infill sections to form a continuous covered space.
If you’re looking for some inspiration to transform your outdoor space over the summer period, canopies are well worth looking at. Canopies can reinvent, rejuvenate…
The versatility and flexibility of a good canopy set up can alter the dynamics of an environment. It can provide extra space where required, especially…
More and more schools, universities and educational facilities are seeing the benefit of enhancing the fundamental uses of their grounds. For many this means expanding…
We were approached by our client to find a playground shade solution for Norton Hill School in Midsomer Norton in the Mendip Hills near Bath.
We adapted our Chiltern 2P 500 canopy design from our pre-designed range, to connect two canopies and extend the design to suit the clients needs. We then manufactured and installed the fabric canopy, steelwork and associated fittings.
The canopy design looks crisp and smart. The school were pleased with their new shaded playtime area and a handsome new addition to their grounds.
Located on the banks of the River Thames in Barnes, The London Wetland Centre brings the countryside into the Capital. Designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 2002, the wetlands are home to otters, peregrine falcons, bitterns and a multitude of other species – and all despite being under the main flight path for Heathrow Airport. In 2010 the WWT approached us to help create a brand new, high-tech ‘Pond Zone’. Bringing pond dipping into the 21st century, this outdoor attraction features a manoeuvrable underwater webcam and wide screen displays.
To ensure this educational facility can be used in all weathers, one of our standard tensile fabric canopies was specially adapted to provide an affordable solution. A Malvern 6P 1000 was fitted with stainless steel chains to attractively direct water to ground level, whilst a serpent hose on one corner channels rainwater into the pond itself.
With green steelwork and cream PVC, this tensile fabric structure creates a natural yet stylish addition to the wildest corner of the Capital city.
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