Solar Power - Enhance your Canopy

Thanks to some fantastic technology, Inside2Outside are able to apply thin-film solar panels onto our canopies. The joining of solar power with tensile membrane structures makes perfect sense, after all, why not capture the rays of sun that hit the canopy roof to generate power?

As a result of this power can be generated by the canopies. This gives the canopies some unique benefits to the customer - the customer can generate electricty which they can use to reduce energy bills. As well as this, the customer can generate an income from the energy produced thanks to the Government Feed-In-Tariff scheme which guarantees to pay the producer of the renewable energy for a number of years!

Not only do you get these benefits from the solar panels, but you will also get the advantages from having a canopy providing shade and shelter for all weather outside.

Why choose a canopy

Canopies and tensile membrane structures are an increasingly popular choice of building as a more spacious, sturdy and aesthetically pleasing alternative to a regular building.

Why are conpies so popular, and so well used?

There are a number of reasons why. As mentioned earlier, they are aesthetically pleasing, and due to the make up of the structure they can be built and installed very quickly. Further to this, canopies allow those using them to enjoy the outdoors in all weathers. Canopies from Inside2Outside protect from the harmful UV rays of the sun whilst still letting light through to allow the area underneath the canopy to be cool and light. Not only this in rain, the canopy being waterproof will prevent those underneath getting wet.

The flexible nature of the tensile membrane material means that a whole range of shapes and sizes of canopies can be made. From very small up to airport roof's, the potential for canopies is enormous.

Inside2Outside have been manufacturing canopies for many years and are advancing the canopies they design, manufacture and install. With our be-spoke canopies that come with a range of optional extras we fill the nedds of our customers.

Check out the various canopies we offer by looking at the product pages or by looking at the galleries and see how tensile membrane structures from Inside2Outside can be the ideal solution for your outdoor covered area needs.

 

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Sail Shades

We've refined the concept for Sail Shades using modern material and CAD techniques to provide a longlasting, static product which brings the Sailshade right up to date. We call our version the Kwikshade - distinctive structure designed to make an ordinary environment extraordinary, whilst providing protection from the harsh effects of the summer sun.

Each Kwikshade is individually designed - once the fixings are in place, exact measurements are taken and the Kwikshade is modelled using CAD techniques before being patterned to create a structure which is truly three-dimensional with minimal movement in the wind.

Kwikshades are a practical and cost-effective alternative to more traditional canopies. They are manufactured from structural grade mesh which is inherently fire retardant, and are designed for long-term outdoor use.

The mesh sails odder up to 90% UV blobk, meaning that they can have a shade factor of 97%. They also provide a high level of UVA and UVB protection.

Outdoor Covered Areas for Schools

Canopies can provide schools with a number of benefits. Not only does it provide the pupils with an outdoor area that they are able to safely use in any weather, but there are additional features which mean the school gets even more advantages from having the canopy.

1. It provides Shade and Shelter for Parents

Depeding on the area that the canopy is placed, a canopy an double up as an area for parents to wait for their children. It can protect parents from the elements and are especially useful in the wet.

2. They provide Outdoor Teaching Areas

Teaching outdoors is something that can be very enjoyable for both the teacher and the pupils, especially in the heat. Outdoor canopies provide the ideal setting for this.

3. Outdoor Covered Areas can now pay for themselves

This is the exciting Tensile PV product that Inside2Outside are implemeting into schools. This is a truly exciting product and brings even more benefits to schools.

As well as these benefits there are even more that outdoor canopies from Inside2Outside provide. Contact Inside2Outside now for more information.

How will climate change affect school shade design and development?

There are a number of anomalies in the weather theses days with summers becoming much hotter in many regions in the country. Adequate protection from the sun becomes a crucial factor for outdoor shades. Children especially need to be protected from the harmful UV rays of the sun since they are the ones that spend a lot of time playing in the sun.

Schools and other facilities that cater to children and wish to create outdoor classrooms need to install school shades that will provide adequate outdoor protection from UV radiation. Inside2Outside school canopies are an ideal solution for dealing with hotter climates. The roof of these shelters is made from a tensile fabric that filters out a large percentage of the UV rays from the sun. At the same time, it allows light through so that the shelters are bright during daytime. Hotter summers are not a problem with Inside2Outside shelters.

Covered Waiting Areas

Inside2Outside can easily construct a covered school waiting area for parents using our innovative school shelters. Normally there are a number of wasted areas around the periphery of a buildding that can be easily put to good use. Walkways between school buildings are a good example. Most often, buildings are seperated by a short stretch of path which is most often left uncovered. During the rainy season or when it is hot such paths become a challenge to cross, particularly if armed with teaching materials and ushering pupils between classes.

Inside2Outside have the perfect solution for this problem. Our covered walkways form a protective covering over the walkway, making easy passage between buildings possible. Moreover, these areas can also provide a second use as waiting areas for parents.

By connecting two or more buildings with covered walkways, you not only have the convinience of going from one building to the next without being exposed to the elements, but also have a waiting area for parents who often have bebies or toddlers with them who need to be protected from the elements.

How can an outside Hospital Canopy improve visitor experience?

An outside hospital canopy can truly improve visitor experience in a number of ways. First of all, by effectively utilising the outdoor area surrounding the hospital by making some of it a covered area, thus effectively extending the building and giving the whole hospital a much bigger feel. Outdoor areas can effectively be used as the lobby space and social rooms for patients and visitors, providing a comfortable, informal setting for visitors when they visit paatients.

Moreover, some visitors feel uncomfortable in a regular hospital environment. The regular enclosed spaces and the sterility of the surroundings can make them feel uncomfortable. For such people, an outdoor hospital would be an excellent way to visit a hospital and yet be in touch with the outdoors. Patients can also use these areas for socialising woth other patients or take a regular walk under the shade even during the hot summer months of the year or when it is raining.

Can you have Logos printed on your Canopy?

Yes, you can!

We can print the logo of your school on the canopy roof and it will be a nice landmark for the school. Not only will you get the benefits of a brilliant school canopy - but you will get much publicity as a result, helping to boost those at the school.

For more information call Inside2Outside now on 01480 498297

Optional Extras for Care Home Canopies

We offer a number of extras with the regular features of our care home canopies. For instance, if you want to choose the particular material for the support structure of the canopies, you can choose between aluminium and timber according to your specific requirements. Timber can look extremely elegant for certain kinds of structures such as Octagons. On the other hand, if strength and durability are what you are looking for, you can choose the aluminium frames for the support structure. The aluminium frames are not only strong, but they are rust proof as well.

If you wish to have the sides of the care home canopies covered, we can cover them with Plexiglas sides. You can also specify whether you need a window n the wall curtain on the sides.

How do Pocca school canopies support the EYFS Framework

Inside2Outside are a leading supplier of school canopies in the UK. A large numbr of educational instituitions, especially nurseries and pre-school facilities have approached us for building scholl shelters in their premises. Since w completely adhere to the EYFS framework as set out by the department of education and skills, all of these instituitions are completely at ease with us since all our installations are completely safe for children.

We do understand that children need freedom to play out in the open. That is whay we have made the effort to design a safe environment for them which gives them this freedom, but at the same time ensures their safety. Our versatile range of high quality products are meant to cater to a wide variety of needs and budgets. Our EYFS compliant products offer the best protection and value for money for all your school shelter requirements.

Protect yourselves from the sun with a Kwikshade

If you need a flexible solution to provide shelters from sun, our Kwikshade is a great solution. It is a very customizable structure that can cover spaces as small as 9 metres squared as well as outdoor spaces like seating in a stadium.

Each Kwikshade is custom designed to make it totally unique for your spcific need. Once the measurements of the area are takenm the data is fed through a CAD program which specifies the exact layout and form of the kwikshade structure. The Kwikshade is then fabricated according to these specifications.

The Kwikshade is ideal for outdoor dining areas as well as for recreational spaces like play area in gardens for children. The mesh provides a 97% shade, blocking out the harmful UV rays from the sun. Therefore, people can spend hours enjoying a drinnk or long lunch under the kwikshade canopy without concerns about the sun.

How can an outside care home canopy improve visitor experience?

The residents in any care home need to socialise to keep them mentally and physically healthy. Interaction with other patients and with their own family members who visit them at the care heme is vital to their wellbeing. Therefore, significant areas of space should be allocated in care homes to accommodate this particular need.

Visitors to the care home would also find it more pleasant to visit and chat with the residents, in a peaceful, comfortable setting in fresh air. An outsid care home canopy can offer them a wonderful environment for this purpose. Even when it is very hot or raining outside, visitors can still enjoy their time benefitting from the protection offered by a care home canopy.

Installing such canopies in retirement homes, residential care homes and other facilities for older people can therefore greatly enhance the visitor experience and the life of the resident.

School Canopies sealed from Wind and Rain

Indeed, a POCCA school canopy can be effectively sealed against wind and the rain. The dsign of the outdoor canopy lends itself to complete flexibility. Whatever the needs of the outdoor school shelter in a specific location area, the POCCa outdor canopy can be custom designed to meet the exact requirements.

The problem with rain and the wind varies across the country, therefore the design of the shelters needs to be adapted according to the weather conditions prevailing in a particular region. The POCCA outdoor schoolc anopies ae so versatile that they can be individually designed for each venue differently. Each and every install is treated differently and appropriate elements such as side panels and even windows can be specified.

Find out more about the great range of POCCA school canopies - www.inside2outside.co.uk/pocca/index.asp

How can the creation of an outdoor covered area help in a hospital?

Hospitals require a lot of space basically due to the nature of its functioning. Patients need a lot of space to walk around during their convalescent period. All doctors advise that patients need to be as active as possible to the extent that their bodies would allow. Sometimes, they even urge them to try a little harder to push their bodies a little harder and spped up recuperation.

Walking and strolling are activities that patients really need to indulge in during their recuperative period. This of course can be curtailedduring the rainy season or when the weather is too hot outside. Hospital canopies in a health facility can come to the rescue here. Patients would then be able to enjoy the outdoors within a controlled environment in the hospital canopies right round the year. Hospital canopies therefore are an ideal addition to any hospital, easpecially for the good of the patients.

Care Home Canopies

Care homes can benefit from having a canopy installed. It will provide many benefits and benefit the staff, residents and visitors. How so?

There are a number of benefits canopies provide to Care Homes:

1) Outdoor Covered area that protects form harmful UV rays of sun and provides shades

2) The ability for residents to enjoy the outdoors in all weathers

3) Aesthetically pleasing look can aid the surrounding environment

4) Be used for a number of different purposes

There are many more benefits a canopy will provide for a Care Home. Check out the Care2Cover section of the Inside2Outside website to find more out.

School Canopies

Canopies have a tremendous amount of applications. They can be utilised in a number of different areas, with different purposes. How though do canopies benefit schools?

There are a number if benefits canopies provide to schools;

1 - Provide shade and protection from the sun for pupils and staff
2 - Allow the pupils to enjoy the outside whatever the weather
3 - Help to meet Ofsted requirements
4 - Can be utilised as an outdoor classroom
5 - Provide a waiting area for parents
6 - A safe environment where pupils can play

As well as theses benefits there are many more things that a canopy can benefits the school with.

Inside2Outside have been specialists in the school canopy market for a number of years now. The traditional Qube canopy has been installed in many schools UK wide, and is an ideal canopy for schools.

In line with the continuing change within schools, their budgets and their priorities, Inside2Outside launched a new brand Power2Outside. The Power2Outside brand provides canopies that have solar panels on them and thus generate electricity and an income for the school.

These canopies can pay for themselves and give the schools a guarenteed income for many years.

Why not find out more about these canopies and see why investing in a canopy with Inside2Outside can benefit your school.

Commercial Canopies - For Airports, Warehouses and all commercial applications

SKYShades UK Ltd, jointly owned by Inside2Outside Ltd - a leading tensile membrane strucutre manufacturer in the UK - and SKYShades International - A world leader in tensile membrane structures - are able to provide huge tensile membrane strucutres for those in the UK.

Airports, stadiums, swimming pools and many more applications are ideally suited for work by SKYShades UK. SKYShades International have done many of the large tensile membrane structures accross the world, including the hotel in Dubai with the tensile membrane shade sail up the whole of one side!

With tensile membrane offering a light and aesthetically pleasing look to a roof, why not look into using it as a roof for your business?

What's more SKYShades have combined Photovoltaics with its tensile membrane, so you can generate electricity and an income from your roof. Or if you own a car park, can use the tensile membrane with PV to create a car park cover that will give you an additional income and light the car park!

Find out more at www.skyshades.co.uk or www.skyshades.com.au

Canopies for your Garden

The JustGoOutside range is aimed specifically at home users. It specialises in providing a canopy that not only will suit and blend in with your garden environment, but also a canopy that has multi purposes.

The canopies are designed so that they can be used for many things. Whether you are just relaxing in the garden enjoying the weather and want to be shaded, to whether you want an area to dine with friends and family, a JustGoOutside canopy will do this for you.

Check the JustGoOuside range out for your ideal domestic canopy.

Puffin Shelters - Commercial Canopies that Benefit Your Business

The Puffin range of shelters from Inside2Outside orignally were mainly just Smoking Shelters. However, with a slight restructure of the 5 brands of Inside2Outside - POCCA, JustGoOutside, Care2Cover, Puffin and Power2Outside, it was decided that Puffin was to be the range of canopies that is aimed for Businesses as well as providing smoking shelters.

What benefits do Puffin Shelters offer?


* Strong and long-lasting aluminium frames with a 10 year guarantee
* Roofs made from 100% waterproof tensile fabric able to withstand the best and the worst of the British climate
* Integral gutter so that water can drain quickly and easily – no waterfall effect with our Canopies
* Optional Plexiglas half-sides to protect smokers from side winds and make sure the shelter is non-substantially enclosed to comply with the ban. Other wall options available for canopies and covered spaces.
* Three different roof shapes to match and enhance their surroundings and existing roof lines – with an extensive range of colours
* Made-to-measure designs to match the exact needs of your company
* All of our Installers are CRB checked

With all this and more why not check out the Puffin range of canopies now! Follow www.inside2outside.co.uk/puffin to find out more.