Coleg Cambria Case Study – Two Coniston Apex Free Standing Canopies

Coleg Cambria, Bersham Road Site, Wrexham

Product: Two Coniston Apex Free Standing Canopies
Sizes: 17m X 8m and 14m x 8m
Frame Colour: Steel Grey – RAL 7001
Installation Date: April 2025 and September 2025
Installation Duration: 10 days
Intended Use: Outdoor classrooms for practical classes

Coleg Cambria is a leading UK education provider with various sites across Wales. They offer a broad and inclusive curriculum from GCSEs to further education and apprenticeships. They also support education at HMP Berwyn as part of Novus Cambria.

Their Bersham Road site in Wrexam boasts some of the best facilities in the region, educating their students in many hands-on skills such as:

The Brief

The Bersham site was undergoing an £8.5m redevelopment which included new state-of-the-art facilities such as the need for two canopies to provide shade and shelter to their outdoor building and construction department.

The architects working on the project approached us for a cost for two Welford Dome Free Standing Canopies to cover the paving and brick construction areas so they could be used in all weather conditions.

Above: The production CAD drawing - Coniston Apex Free Standing Canopy

Proposal

After discussions regarding size requirements and budgets that matched, we offered them an alternative option of a product that has not yet been formally launched – the Conston Apex Free Standing Canopy which suited their requirements perfectly.

The project was then put on hold, and the rest of the redevelopment was completed. However, the college got back in touch with us when they were ready to go ahead.

Installation

In July 2024, the college placed an order for a 17m X 8m and a 14m x 8m Coniston Apex Free Standing Canopy.

The installation of both canopies was completed 32 days after the order was signed, leaving the college with a quick turnaround, enabling us to install the canopy within the summer holidays as desired.

The completed canopies look fantastic and product the college with a total of 248 quare metres of shade and shelter outdoors.

Rainy Days: On average the UK experiences around 164 days of rain each year, that’s 164 days of outdoor practical lessons that will no longer be rained off each year for Coleg Cambria’s building and construction department.