Play Area Shelter at Newlands Nursery Preston

Newlands Nursery were looking for a playful, adventurous but effective shelter for their outdoor play area. We worked with them to design and install our Maxima StarSail at 5000mm x 5000mm.

Project Specification

  • Product: Maxima StarSail™
  • Size: 5000mm x 5000mm
  • Steelwork:
    • Ultramarine Blue - RAL NO. 5002

  • Fabric:
    • Cherry Red

  • Post Pad:
    • Yellow

They were really aiming to add a flash of colour to the area and chose a vibrant mix of steelwork in a powerful blue (RAL 5002), fabric sail in eye-popping cherry red and post pad in a bright, sunny yellow. It stands out and gives that delightful contrast that is so engaging.

What Are The Benefits Of Outdoor Learning and How Can Schools Achieve This

A contented teacher is a great teacher and one that is passionate about educating children. Introducing a canopy into a school gives both teachers and children a opportunity to explore this together and brings with it a positive sense of freedom. Improving engagement in school is something every teacher is looking to do and with an outdoor shelter from A&S Landscape, it’s made much easier. The more engaged students are with their learning, the more their skills develop and the more assured they become in their abilities.

Being outside instead of inside a building, or mundane classroom, all day creates a healthy relationship with nature and helps children to grow up with an thankfulness for living things. Schooling children about nature is not necessarily something that is included as part of a curriculum, but it is part of life and an important part of their development as a human being.

Click here to read more about the varied benefits of learning outdoors.

Whatever kind of space you’re covering, the Maxima StarSail offers you so many options. As a creative and impactful design, it is going to be noticed. It’s fresh and modern but also really practical. We even installed a StarSail at The British International School in Tbilisi, Georgia.

A square design with two high and two low points, The Maxima StarSail comes in any size up to 8000mm x 8000mm with either Shade cloth or PVC fabric. Both have a variety of colour options (see here for the full details) and by contacting us early we can work with you to get exactly the design that makes the biggest difference to your space.

Take a look at some of the other shelters we have installed across Lancashire

Bike store we designed for Fairfield Primary SchoolFairfield Primary School Add Secure Cycle Store 

Our engineers made a cycle store for Fairfield Primary School Peelhouse Lane, Widnes, Lancashire. The contract included one Cyclo ‘Bike’ cycle store unit measuring 4200mm x 2400mm, which included for 5 cycle racks to accommodate 10 cycles with mesh panels to rear/side elevations and gates to front.

St Annes RC Primary School Add Secure Canopy with Roller Shutters

In collaboration with our building contractor client our team built a straight polycarbonate roof canopy with roller shutter doors for St Annes Rc Primary School Slater Lane, Leyland, Lancashire. The full contract involved the supply and installation of one Motiva™ monopitch straight roof canopy measuring 15050mm X 3075mm and included for our Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes which were coated in a matching Dura-coat™ colour finish. Also installed were electrically operated roller shutter doors and glazed panels to front and side elevations.

Large Green Enclosed Shelter Designed for Ditton Early Years Centre

Our team built a cyclo buggy store in Ditton Early Years Centre Dundalk Road, Widnes, Lancashire. The contract included one Cyclo ‘Buggy’ measuring 4000mm X 2000mm.

Fulwood St Peters CE Primary School Add Sail Shade

Our engineers made a sail and post pads for Fulwood St Peters Ce Primary School Meadowfield, Preston, Lancashire. The contract included one 6784mm X 4916mm Maxima™ tensile shade cloth fabric sail and four post pads.

Shelter we added to Blackpool Aspire AcademyGreen Straight Roof Shelter Designed for Blackpool Aspire Academy

Our engineers produced a straight polycarbonate roof canopy for Blackpool Aspire Academy Blackpool, Lancashire. The full contract involved the supply and installation of one Motiva™ monopitch straight roof canopy measuring 38000mm X 6000mm with Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes which were coated in a matching Dura-coat™ colour finish.

Woodlands School Build Polycarbonate Roof Shelter

We built a straight polycarbonate roof canopy in Woodlands School Whitegate Drive, Blackpool, Lancashire. The job involved the supply and installation of one Motiva™ monopitch straight roof canopy.

Weeton County Primary School Create Outdoor Sheltered Space

Working with our building contractor client our engineers built a straight polycarbonate roof and two cantilever canopies at Weeton County Primary School Grantham Road, Weeton With Preese, Preston. The contract included the supply and installation of three canopies.  One Motiva™ monopitch straight roof canopy measuring 33700mm X 4000mm including for specialist roofing detail. One Motiva™ Cantilever curved roof canopy measuring 4200mm X 2000mm and one Motiva™ Cantilever curved roof canopy measuring 2870mm X 2000mm. All canopies included for our Alu-Tuff™ aluminium box profile guttering and downpipes which were coated in a matching Dura-coat™ colour finish.