Market Sectors

Sports Ground Canopies & Sheltered Seating

Our range of structures for sports grounds includes spectator stands, canopies, walkways, and dugouts.

Providing the appropriate shelter for a sports ground can have a significant and positive effect on the experience of people who attend the events. Having the right canopy or shelter for a spectator stands ensures that viewers are able to enjoy the event, kept dry when it is raining or in the shade on hot days.

Covered walkways and hospitality areas will also allow visitors to be sheltered when walking across the premises or waiting to use facilities, such as refreshments or the toilets. A structure can also ensure that sports participants have somewhere sheltered from the elements to rest between plays and during breaks.

A structure for a sports ground will also add a distinct style and can add colour and interesting elements of design. Customers can choose from a metal canopy, a polycarbonate structure or one of our glass canopies.

With our design and fabrication abilities, we can provide:

New canopy roof covers over existing tiered seated or standing
spectator stands and areas
Complete seated or standing stands with integrated cover, designed in line with the Green Guide (Guide to Safety at Sports Grounds)
Covered MUGA pitch canopy structures
Dugouts
Hospitality areas
Walkways
Entrance canopies
Other infrastructure items such as cycle parking shelters etc.

Our high quality and cost effective canopies are either based upon our standard canopy range or manufactured bespoke to your requirements, no matter how unique your project may be. Whether it’s a structure for a semi-professional or premier league pitch, or a school sports field you require, we can provide the perfect solution.

We also provide canopies for the following industries:

Why Clovis Canopies?

British made

Made to measure

Up to 25 year framework guarantee & 50 year structural design life

All year round use

After sales service

Designs

Applicable Designs

Ascot Lean-to Canopy

The Ascot lean-to design uses a single rolled box section for the roof arches giving a clean line to the roof. The lean-to format can be used to butt up…

Keston Mono-pitch Lean-to Canopy

The Keston Mono-pitch Lean-to canopy is purpose designed for the public market, this is not a lightweight domestic canopy designed for the domestic patio. Using large structural steel sections uninterrupted…

Oxford Lean-to Canopy

The Oxford twin hoop, trellis arch design is one of the most popular in our range of canopies. The lean-to format can be used to butt up to existing walls…

Oxford Cantilever Entrance Canopy

The Oxford Cantilever entrance canopy can either be clad with flame retardant waterproof PVC fabric or polycarbonate. Generally secured and supported by two columns to the rear, the Oxford entrance…

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Projects

Example Projects

Arbour Sports Stadium – Slough Town FC – Seated Spectator Stand Cover

Clovis has created this Tensile Fabric cover to a seated spectator stand for Slough Town Football Club at Arbour Park.

Arbour Sports Stadium – Slough Town FC – Terraced Spectator Stand Covers

Clovis have created this Tensile Fabric cover to a terraced spectator stand for Slough Town Football Club at Arbour Park.

Reading Football Club

Our standard Oxford Barrel has been used to shelter the football fans taking refreshments before entering the stadium.

Sussex tensile fabric umbrella example with cantilevered column

Sutcliffe Park Multi Sports Centre

I am writing to say how pleased we are with the new canopies which you recently installed at our school. The whole process, from initial visit to completion, was carried out most professionally with minimal disruption to school life. The installation team were courteous and helpful and took great care to ensure that the site was left clear and tidy. We are all delighted with our new facility, which is a massive improvement on what we had before. Thank you once again.

J Jarvis, Headteacher, Boughton Monchelsea Primary

Our school has previously had numerous canopies built around it with different companies and sub-contractors involved, but Clovis has provided the most skillful and effective workforce to date! I would thoroughly recommend you to other schools! Congratulations and thank you for a job well done.

Carole Allan - School Business Manager, Churchfields Infants' School

Crosby-on-Eden Primary School has just had one of your canopies fitted over an outside play area for the reception and nursery classroom. I wish you to know that this is the most superb structure and exactly what we wanted. It is very stylish and has been greatly admired by governors, staff, children and parents. I also want to tell you that the help we received from Douglas Cox has been exceptional. I also want you to know that Warren & Anthony who came to carry out the work were the most pleasant, helpful, efficient and ‘warm’ workman that I have had the pleasure of working with. I am sure you will let them know of my gratitude to them and, of course, your company.

M Briggs, Chairman of Governors, Crosby-on-Eden Primary

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Are your canopies usable all year in all weathers?: Yes unlike some solutions that need to be taken down in the winter or during high winds our canopies are designed to be useable all year round. The cladding materials as well as providing shade are also waterproof so that they can be used during wet weather.
Can we view existing canopies, so that we know what we are buying?: If you are considering purchasing a canopy from any company, it is in fact strongly recommended that you visit an existing installation to see exactly what you are paying for. At Clovis Canopies we are proud of our work and are happy to arrange (with the clients consent) for you to view examples of our work and structures.
Do you fix your canopies directly onto tarmac?: No, all canopies are fixed on to concrete pads or bases as the structures can lift out from the ground if not fixed into a suitable concrete base due to the uplift created by wind acting on the roof area.
Do you use Polycarbonate, PETG, GRP or Acrylic for non fabric cladding?: At Clovis Canopies we use polycarbonate roofing as although slightly more expensive, we find it has a better combination of strength, impact resistance, sheet size and colour, fire / flame resistance and longevity of life than any of the other above mentioned cheaper materials.