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Outdoor Classrooms – To Enclose or Not to Enclose

One of the most frequent questions we get asked the whole time is “can I use the outdoor classroom all year round?” The answer of course is yes but there are a few considerations to take into account here. The basic specification of outdoor classroom we offer is a gazebo style with a solid timber […]

New Style of Outdoor Play Equipment in Recycled Plastic

We have been one of the original pioneers in developing a range of outdoor play equipment made out of recycled plastic as opposed to using the more traditional rounded timber sections – we started off which just some simple trim trail items but this has now been extended out to include play towers, mud kitchens, […]

Case Studies and Prices for Sensory Gardens for Schools

We do get a lot of enquiries from schools who are looking to start a sensory garden within their school grounds and of course need to have an idea on prices or how much these type of projects cost. The sensory gardens we tend to get involved with fall into two distinct camps – those […]

The Eco Hub Outdoor Classroom

Many years ago, our company pioneered the concept of an eco classroom that featured many items which allowed the children to learn about the environment and sustainability- so the building was meant to both be functional and educational at the same time. They could learn from just being in the building shall we say! Well, […]

The Construction of An Outdoor Classroom

Another question we get asked quite a lot from schools is how is the outdoor constructed on site and how long does it take? We do have quite a substantial range of outdoor classrooms and shelters within our range so obviously each one is different but we thought that it would be worthwhile taking one […]

A Guide On How To Decide Your Outdoor Classroom Specification

As a company, we pride ourselves on offering one of the UK’s most comprehensive range of outdoor classrooms and shelters – so this therefore means lots of options and choices for the customer!. The starting point for the end user is to decide upon the following: how much money do we want to spend (or […]

Used Outdoor Classroom Pods for Sale

We have recently been approached by a school in Northampton who bought a few of outdoor classroom pods from us a couple of years ago. Due to a relocation programme, they have approached us to see if we can help sell them on to another school. They are painted in two colour schemes – red […]

New Product Design Service

Technology moves on so quickly nowadays it can be quite daunting but we certainly need to embrace it rather than be scared of it. A lot of the enquires we get from school staff are at the start of their journey – and by this I mean they sort of know what they want but […]

Renewable Energy System on Eco Outdoor Classrooms and Shelters

When I set up my company 12 years ago, it was built on two founding principles – always try and create new, exciting and relevant product ideas and always try and promote environmental awareness and sustainability within schools. And 12 years on, we are still doing exactly this today! I originally had an idea of […]

Post Covid Recovery Funding for Schools

As part of our overall service, we like to help schools access funding to pay for our various products if indeed they need assistance in this respect. Hence the reason why we spend a lot of time researching what grants are currently available for educational establishments and what type of projects they will support. Once […]