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Cola Canopy® FAQ’s
Each COLA Canopy® is custom made to suit your space, fabricated right here in New Zealand! Let us know how big the space is you would like to cover, and we can send through a ballpark figure. If this sounds like a solution, we will come out and visit your site and put together a formal quote for you.
Shade Systems have completed COLA™ projects over Tennis courts, basketball courts, Bowling Greens, Cricket lanes and much more. We love to stretch ourselves, so get in touch with us and we will help you find a solution.
The central height of a COLA™ structure is dependent on the width. The average height of an 18m wide canopy is 4.5m at the edge. The central height is around 15 – 20% higher than the edges, so the total from the ground to the centre of the canopy would be approx 7.5m. All of our canopies are Bespoke, therefore we can supply a structure with taller legs if specified.
Grass does not grow underneath a COLA canopy® due to several factors. The tensile membrane fabric blocks 100% of UV rays, protecting people from the harmful rays of the sun but also preventing grass from growing. Shade Systems COLA™ canopies are also 100% waterproof which means that the grass will not receive any water in order to grow.
Monotec, Extrablock and Shadetec are all heavy duty, commercial grade shade mesh fabrics with emphasis on strength, performance and longevity and are produced expressly for the manufacture of Shade sails! They are knitted with thousands of monofilament warp threads running through the knitting machine the full length of the rolls. These threads are seldom ever a 100% perfect colour match to each other and therefore create an effect of stripes or grain through the fabric. For the finished products end use and purpose this is well recognised characteristic and entirely acceptable in the industry. Should you require a fully consistent colour match there are some woven polyester fabrics used in the residential high end awning or blind market available, but they are not recommended for fabricating shade sails for a number of reason.
We offer the full package, Including all your design, consent, engineering, structural fabrication and galvanising, painting of framework, cover/tensile membrane, foundations (providing standard ground conditions) and full installation.
Each structure is engineered by a certified tensile membrane engineer to suit the location, wind zones, lee zones and snow zones. We can produce a PS1 from the engineer with all the calculations showing this once this has been completed.
We offer add-on’s such as lighting and sound systems meaning that these canopies can be used for events such as assemblies, and also after school sports practices extending into the evening. We also offer padded pole wraps to ensure student safety when playing sports.
Our COLA™ canopies have a high light transmission fabric roof which allows for great learning spaces during the day as opposed to a tin roof. This tensile membrane fabric is MOE approved and provides low maintenance with warranties of up to 25 years. The COLA Canopy® is a large clear span structure which means that it can cover single or multiple courts without having any poles inside the playing area. These canopies are beneficial for al seasons, sheltering students and the community from the rain in winter, and the sun in summer.
Right here in NZ! We have two dynamic factories in Northland, one manufacturing 100% of the fabric covers and the other producing a good proportion of the steel framework, with the balance being outsourced through dedicated engineering workshops in the Auckland and Waikato areas.
Shade Sail FAQ’s
Our expert team are happy to help you decide on what the perfect shade solution is for your area. Simply let us know what you are covering e.g. playground or playing courts and approximately how big the area is, and we can make some recommendations. We love to see photos of the area, so send these through if you have them.
Shade Systems have got a manufacturing facility who supply shade product around the globe. Let us know where you are located and we can get you in touch with one of our wholesale installers. Canopi Shade is or residential facing brand, have a look at our website here https://canopishade.com/
Shade Systems ‘Make’ or the wholesale division ship Shade Sails, Wave Shades and Tensile membrane canopies globally. Shade Systems ‘Install’ Install products around NZ. Get in touch with us and we will ensure you get the end solution you are looking for.
Our lead time on COLA® Canopies is around 6 to 9 months. For Shade Sails our lead time is around 6 to 10 weeks.
Monotec, Extrablock and Shadetec are all heavy duty, commercial grade shade mesh fabrics with emphasis on strength, performance and longevity and are produced expressly for the manufacture of Shade sails! They are knitted with thousands of monofilament warp threads running through the knitting machine the full length of the rolls. These threads are seldom ever a 100% perfect colour match to each other and therefore create an effect of stripes or grain through the fabric. For the finished products end use and purpose this is well recognised characteristic and entirely acceptable in the industry. Should you require a fully consistent colour match there are some woven polyester fabrics used in the residential high end awning or blind market available, but they are not recommended for fabricating shade sails for a number of reason.
We have a dedicated maintenance man who is available to help you with a maintenance plan.
Shade Systems only offers fixed and permanent shade structures, not relocatable or easily moveable structures.
