After the long summer break, it’s time to get back to school!
Hope you’ve all had fun in the holidays? We’ve been busy installing lots of shade sails ready for the new term, so some nice colourful playgrounds to welcome children and staff back!
Fingers crossed we get a little more sunshine before the dark nights and cold weather start to creep back in…if not, there’s always our weatherproof shade sails, so all can enjoy being outside come rain or shine!
Our waterproof Shade Sails provide the perfect all-weather protection from both the sun and rain, and are available in a wide range of colours. However, as if that wasn’t enough…we can also print onto them offering a completely personalised solution for your school/setting. Whether you would like your school logo, a welcome message in different languages or a picture of the sun, we can help! Contact us to find out more.
Keep your classroom shaded too!
Our Solar Control Window Film provides a more comfortable, effective and safe classroom environment. No more blinds or drapes, Solar Control Window Film is a maintenance-free, stylish alternative. It rejects solar heat gain and helps to keep the classroom temperature to a more comfortable level – great for improving pupils’ concentration and productivity.
With our Shade Sails you’ve got the outside covered, now protect the inside!
For further information please visit our Solar Control Window Film page or contact us!
Just as important as the General Election, Ambleside Primary School’s Shade Sail election!
Ambleside Primary School’s children voted for their favourite design and colours for the Shade Sails being installed into their Nottingham playground. The children all coloured in blank Shade Sail design sheets to get involved and put their own stamp on their playground. The final design voted by the children was by ‘DJ Rice and Famous’ and stage one of the installation is now happening.
‘It’s been a good experience and it’s fun to choose ourselves what goes up around the school’ – DJ Rice and Famous of Ambleside Primary School, Nottingham.
For more information, comments from the children and photos about the Ambleside Primary School project please click here.
Spring is finally here…phew. The weather is more pleasant, the days are longer, we all feel a little happier and of course want to spend more time enjoying the great outdoors.
Our Shade Sails provide the perfect shade solution, and are completely bespoke. Shade Sails are a stunning feature in your outdoor space, and allow you to still enjoy being outside without the worry of over exposure to harmful UV rays.
Our design team tailor the Shade Sails to suit both your shade requirements and budget. We have two fabrics, one is showerproof, the other is waterproof – both importantly filter UV rays. Available in a wide range of colours for shade fabric, support posts and safety padding - a great way to brighten up your outdoor space!
Every year Learning Through Landscapes (LTL) arrange the
National School Grounds Week. A week long event that focusses on different themes to encourage schools to make the most of their outdoor spaces for both learning and play. This year the theme is ‘Exhibition Mission’. The aim is to get as many UK schools as possible to turn their playgrounds into art galleries, showcasing their work and projects – we think it’s a great idea! LTL are encouraging schools to open their ‘Grounds into Galleries’ to parents and the community. To find out more about this event and the great work that LTL do please click here.
The Safe Shade team are preparing for stage 1 of the installation of Ambleside Primary School’s Shade Sails! Above are some of the children’s illustrations and ideas from their academy project. They were tasked with sourcing a Shade Sail supplier, analysing all the different quotations and deciding on the most cost effective solution for two seperate areas in their Nottingham primary school. And then if that wasn’t enough, they did a very professional presentation of their findings to the school’s board of Governors. Once the decisions were made on the design and shade prediction, they then focussed on the important bit – colours! So many to choose from…posts,safety padding and the shade fabric itself! They all then voted for what they thought would be the best design for their school. Well done all at Ambleside, we’re really looking forward to seeing the final install!
At Safe Shade we believe the design of an outdoor space is just as important as the inside. Unfortunately playgrounds are often over looked when it comes to upgrading or even the design of a new school. Having the right equipment in place is key in order to transform the outdoor environment into a more practical, usable space.
Very soon (fingers crossed) the nicer weather will be here, let’s make the most of it! Think of as many activities/lessons as you can that can be enjoyed outside the classroom. It adds more to the experience, especially after we’ve all been couped up inside for so long! And, who cares if it’s raining, with weatherproof Shade Sails for shelter! Enjoy the outdoors!
Project: Derby City Hospital
At Safe Shade our designers work hard to provide the perfect shade solution, tailored specifically for your individual requirements. If your budget affords something a little different, a little creative or a little unusual…then let us know! We love a challenge!
Pictured here is our Pirate Ship themed Shade Sail that we installed at Derby City Hospital’s children’s department. Have a look at our gallery for more photos from this exciting project!
We’re all really busy getting ready for the upcoming BSEC Exhibition (well our poor over worked designers, Mike Choo and Jenny Jones mainly!). There’s so much work goes on behind the scenes before we can showcase our Shade Sails! We’re sharing the stand with our sister company, Caliba who are exhibiting their Signal range. So much to show, the hard bit is fitting it all in!
We’re almost there, which is a good job as BSEC is on 24th and 25th Feb! Thanks guys for putting so much effort in – we really appreciate it!
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