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With the new academic year comes the consideration of school funding for various essentials, from materials and meals to teaching costs and training, building work to maintenance and more. Recent cuts in school funding have been well documented and so it pays to know where to go for financial assistance. Read on to find out […]

Canopies UK have recently completed projects on schools which all required outdoor shelter to solve their needs. Our education canopies provide a range of benefits for both curriculum and recreation, while adhering to Ofsted guidance regarding the advantages of the outdoors to the learning environment. Read more on how we helped these three schools in […]

Summer is high season for bars and restaurants, when people want to get out and make the most of the improved weather while it lasts. Drinkers and diners craving a respite from the daily grind seek the best-equipped venues to enjoy some downtime out in the open air, to socialise al fresco with that unbeatable […]

What our ten-year guarantees mean for our customers

  Schools focus: Outdoor canopies and the growing appetite for extra dining space Is your dining room at full capacity every lunch time? Do your pupils struggle to find somewhere to sit because there’s not enough space? Perhaps they’re even spilling out of the canteen and into other parts of the school? It’s a challenge […]

Three common problems you can prevent with an outdoor canopy With the nights drawing in and the clocks changing at the end of this month (October), there’s no getting away from the fact that summer’s been and gone for another year. Like many sectors, the change in the seasons, particularly from summer to autumn/winter, can […]

We want you to have the outdoor canopy you want, not the canopy that your budget will stretch to. That’s where our payment plans for canopies come in. We’ve created this infographic to break down details of the payment plans designed for our education and commercial customers. Let’s take a look…

Welcome to our world of GRP canopies

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Take a closer look at the Cantabria's retractable roof

The launch of Canopies UK’s newest, state-of-the-art system helps restaurants, cafes and pubs capitalise on their outdoor space all year round, maximising the profitability of any establishment whatever the weather. The Cantabria has been specifically designed for the hospitality industry, and has already proved a huge benefit to those early adopters who are using the […]

A school in Bolton has won a £10,000 canopy from Darwen firm Canopies UK, after beating off competition from over 200 others in an initiative called Operation Playground. Red Lane Primary School, in the Breightmet area of Bolton, have won the prize after students at the school worked together to devise their own playground game. […]