Fordingbridge

Covered Walkway - Tensile Fabric Structures - School Canopies - Awnings

For around 40 years, Fordingbridge has been supplying and installing curved roof buildings to garden centres, schools, DIY stores, colleges and the leisure industry. Recently Fordingbridge have been leading the way in the design and development of sustainable buildings, creating eco-buildings which conform to the very highest standards of sustainability in design and function. They have gained an excellent reputation for delivering good service & elegant design solutions and are based at their own purpose built factory site near Arundel in West Sussex with around 35 employees.

Fordingbridge can provide a complete design and build service for a range of curved roof structures including: sustainable heated spaces & insulated buildings • covered walkways • smoking shelters • school canopies • sustainable education & classroom buildings • entrance canopies • bus shelters

Fordingbridge take their clients’ expectations and ideas and exceed them. They look after each project from the initial design stage, through to their in-house factory construction, to working with contractors on-site or engaging their own installers to make sure the on-site construction phase goes quickly and smoothly.

Sustainable buildings - design and construction

Although the construction industry struggles with the requirement to be more sustainable, Fordingbridge are striving to ensure 1) that their structures do their job well, last a long time and use energy efficiently and 2) that they run their office, factory & construction sites in a way that has the least environmental impact possible without compromising the success of their business.

The move towards sustainability is an ongoing process and Fordingbridge are proud of the progress they have made so far. The sustainable building design principles they are developing range from simply ensuring that their timber is from renewable and responsibly managed sources, to the most cutting edge technologies in ensuring their eco-buildings are exemplary in their function and energy consumption.

Bespoke canopy solutions for schools

• school playground shelters
• school canopies
• covered play areas
• large covered areas
• covered sports facilities
• outside dining areas
• open air theatre areas

Fordingbridge excels by making the most of existing school buildings and grounds by incorporating a bespoke canopy solution. They are experienced in providing a timber or steel framed canopy with polycarbonate or fabric covering, or often a tensile fabric canopy solution, which is designed to get the maximum function out of available space and any site restrictions as well as enhancing the visual impact of the site with inspiring design.

Canopies for schools

• school canopies
• school playground shelters
• entrance canopies
• parent waiting areas
• covered play areas

Fordingbridge outdoor canopies & covered walkways are ideal for a range of uses within education establishments, including: Fordingbridge outdoor canopies & covered walkways are ideal for a range of uses within education establishments, including: school playground shelters • primary school play areas • bicycle storage • secondary schools • further education colleges • university campuses.

The curved roof structures include timber or steel framed school playground canopies & covered pedestrian walkways as well as a range of standard or bespoke tensile fabric structures for use as playground shelters.

Covered walkway uses include: Linking of two buildings providing weather protection, cover for queuing areas.

Outdoor canopies can be used for: outdoor play areas for infants & toddlers • covered outdoor space for leisure or learning • sports facilities • outdoor waiting facilities • entrance porches • bike shelters • entrance canopies • outdoor eating areas

Education Buildings

School building design • education building design & build • nursery buildings • pre school building designs • sustainable classroom buildings & surestart building design

The Fordingbridge range of insulated education buildings with their superb sustainable design and function have many uses including: preschool buildings • sustainable classroom buildings • lecture theatres • sports halls • dining halls/cafeterias

Their range of sustainable insulated buildings are fully L2 Building Regulations compliant, warrant an 'excellent' BREEAM rating and comply with all DCSF commissioning criteria. There are glazed walling options & curved roofs with the option of composite roofs with or without fixed or opening roof light sections, alternatively roofs can be part or fully glazed.