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canopies and shelters
Shelter forms part
of ‘transport plan’
AS WELL AS encouraging children to play
outdoors, timber shelters can also help schools
implement a School Travel Plan, the government
incentive to encourage healthy and sustainable
transport options for schoolchildren. By meeting
the requirements for a waiting shelter for parents
walking their children to and from school, schools,
in some cases, can be eligible for a grant to cover
High tensile parasol for
part of the costs, according to Cabinco.
The timber building specialist has designed a
year-round use
5-metre Octagonal timber shelter with seating. It
can be used not only as a waiting area but also as
a sheltered play area and an outdoor classroom.
THE REQUIREMENT for year-round shelters for smokers renders many types of
For primary schools looking to provide a semi-
umbrella unsuitable for the British climate.
enclosed outdoor teaching area, the Octagonal
An operator in Bideford, on the north Devon coast, has needed to replace its
shelter features sturdy benches on seven sides,
jumbo umbrellas three times due to weather damage. The site now has two large
Below The Octagonal timber shelter with seating
4.2m square Tornado parasols, which have already had to withstand Force 8 gales.
Tornado is a high tensile parasol with a frame manufactured from 304 grade
stainless steel and a high tensile fire retardant PVC canopy. It has undergone wind
testing up to 120 kph, according to supplier Global Parasols.
The parasols can be fitted with a number of different heating and lighting options
to create a year round al fresco dining or smoking shelter. They are available in
2.8m square and 4.2m square sizes.
Fabric design reduces drag
THE STABLES restaurant terrace at the Grove Hotel, Golf & Spa in Watford offers
an attractive, traditional setting but is overly exposed to wind. The site has seen
the first UK installation for the Multivalve Canopy System from Shademakers.
The system (shown below) provides an arrangement of overlapping acrylic giving ample seating for a class or around 20 adults.
fabric layers. Wind is allowed to pass through these layers, consequently reducing With a diameter of 5m, it can also be used for free
the pull and drag inflicted on it. The over-layering allows wind through but not at play to shelter children from the heat or light rain.
the expense of water seeping between. The wood used in the Cabinco shelters is
Two timber single side posts with brown multivalve canopies were installed on pressure impregnated for longevity and the
the terrace at the Grove. The multivalve canopy system is also available with shelter’s upright timbers are laminated for greater
double and quadruple canopy parasols, which can support up to 100 sqm with strength. Making the shelter child-friendly, the
only one post. This will benefit many commercial settings as reducing the number timbers are also planed to prevent splintering and
of posts will increase the number of covers served. corners are pencil rounded for safety. Internal
decking and cedar shingle roofing are available
with the Octagonal shelter as optional extras. a73
editorialcontacts
Andy Thornton
www.andythornton.com
Autopa
www.autopa.co.uk
Cabinco
www.cabinco.co.uk
Furnitubes International
www.furnitubes.com
Global Parasols
www.globalparasols.com
In2Structures
www.in2structures.co.za
Shademakers
www.shademakers.co.uk
Taylor Made
www.taylormadeplay.com
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