Canopy Uses

Loading Bay and Storage Canopies

If you need to shelter your loading bay/storage area from the elements, our industrial canopies are the ideal solution. Made from the highest quality materials and backed by our industry-leading 25-year metal canopy framework guarantee, our warehouse canopies and loading bay covers will provide shelter and shade for your staff, products and equipment for years to come.

Our Industrial Canopies are available in a range of styles, such as our Crescent Barrel and Keston Lean-To models. The Crescent Barrel is a large-span, fabric-clad canopy structure that features a trellis arch design and is suitable for all industrial applications as well as large communal areas such as school dining areas. The Keston Lean-To, on the other hand, is a polycarbonate, mono-pitched canopy that can butt up to walls or over sail existing roofs and gutters with creating an additional roof valley.

Over the last 45 years, we’ve installed hundreds of canopies and shelters at industrial sites, warehouses and factories across the UK. This has helped them enhance their businesses and extend their outdoor space. With our wealth of experience, it’s no wonder that we’re one of the UK’s leading industrial canopy suppliers. For complete flexibility and outstanding customer service, you can’t beat a Clovis canopy.

Industrial Canopy Features

Our warehouse and factory canopies are designed to perform in heavy-duty environments and include a number of important features, including:

Strong and durable steel framework with a 25-year guarantee;
A choice of colours from the standard RAL colour range;
Secure fixing onto concrete pads for extra security;
Super-strong, fire-resistant polycarbonate roofing material, guaranteed for 10 years;
Complete flexibility and extendability;
Suitability for all goods in/out loading bay areas;
Waterproof cladding material making them perfect for all-year-round use; and
An option for Class B non-fragile roofing.

Why Choose a Clovis Industrial Canopy?

With over 45 years’ experience of designing, manufacturing and installing the best industrial canopies in the UK, you’re in safe hands with Clovis. We offer a 25-year guarantee on all canopy framework, a 15-year guarantee on the powder coat finishing and a 10-year guarantee on fabric cladding and polycarbonate coverings.

For loading and storage bay environments we recommend opting for a barrel canopy, lean-to canopy, dual pitch canopy, wave form canopy or general use canopy.

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 Barrel Vault Canopy

The Ascot Barrel Vault design uses a single rolled box section for the roof arches giving a clean line to the roof. The barrel format brings the eaves down on…

Keston Dual-pitch Canopy

The Keston Dual-pitch canopy is purpose designed for the public market, this is not a lightweight domestic canopy designed for residential patio areas. Using structural steel sections large uninterrupted spans…

Oxford XL Barrel Vault Canopy

The Oxford XL Barrel Vault is a large span canopy structure using a trellis arch design. It is ideal for large communal areas such as covered outdoor dining and recreation…

Crescent Barrel Vault Canopy

The Crescent Barrel Vault is a large span canopy structure using a tapered trellis arch design. It is ideal for large communal areas such as covered outdoor dining and recreation…

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Projects

Example Projects

Reading Football Club

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

Space Saver

A self-storage company has reset its business sights to sky-high following the installation of a Clovis canopy. Presented with a unique challenge involving designing a 100m canopy for a number…

Frimley Park Hospital – Ambulance Parking Canopy

A bespoke hospital ambulance parking canopy with central columns and branch supported roof 6m wide x 21m long, clad in 6mm solid clear polycarbonate.

Butlers Butchers

Oxford 5m x 10.7m – PVC Sheet – Ral 5003 – Loading Bay

Farmers Farm Shop

This Oxford lean-to canopy was installed at the main entrance of this building to help shelter the customers in rainy weather.

Givaudan UK Ltd

Crescent canopy 15m x 15m with a cut back to 12.5m, PVC cladding to the roof with profiled steel and netting sidewalls, being used for storage of chemical goods.

Paice Motors Ltd

SR Technics UK – Loading Bay Canopy

This 15m wide x 10m long Crescent canopy provides great protection against adverse weather and enough height clearance for tall lorries/vans to deliver to the unloading bays. The Smart clean…

We are very pleased with how they look and that they will be a ‘boon’ for our children in terms of shade and rain protection. However my main reason for writing is that I am very pleased with the way in which your staff Martin Sears and Timothy Barclay, have carried out the project. The space we used for the canopies is a main thoroughfare to our playgrounds. They have managed to keep this are very tidy and safe throughout the week so that we can function as a school without any inconvenience. This was mainly due to Martin and Timothy, who in addition to doing such a good job have worked exceptionally well, ensuring ‘business as usual’ and have been very friendly with staff and children. They are a credit to your company and I hope that you will let them know that I have followed up my appreciation of them with this letter.

A Long, Headteacher, , Battle Primary

I am writing on behalf of the staff, pupils and governors to thank you for the excellent canopy erected by your company during the school summer holidays. The canopy is a tremendous asset to the school in providing a superb all weather activity area for our reception pupils. The assistance of yourself and your colleagues at Clovis has been greatly appreciated and has resulted in a structure which has truly enhanced our school. Our thanks must also go to your site erection team who undertook their work in a prompt, polite and professional manner. We would not hesitate to highly recommend Clovis Canopies to any other school or educational establishment who are considering undertaking a similar project.

J Lees, Headteacher , Langton Green Primary

Extremely happy with the aesthetically pleasing design, build quality and courteous, cheerful workmen who erected the canopy. The children are proud of their new outdoor learning area and the staff keen to develop the Early Years Curriculum. A pleasure doing business with you and your team.

S M Greenaway - Headteacher , Mereworth Primary

I’d like to take this opportunity to say a huge ‘thank you’ to everyone at your firm, for the patience and professionalism that has been shown to use here at the school, bearing in mind the length of time it has taken for this project to be completed!! The end result is fantastic. The build and finish are of high quality and already on our first day back at school we have received many compliments. On a personal note my headteacher, Elaine Cooper, would like to pass on her personal praise for the workmen that installed the canopy during August, they worked really hard and were always professional. Thank you. I will have no hesitation in recommending you to other schools in the area.

F Girdler, School Business Manager , The Horsell Village School

The two engineers that were working on the installation were extremely professional and we had no issues during installation - very well done, looks terrific!

AP Barker , Winns Primary

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FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

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.
What are Building Regulations and will they affect me?: In relation to our canopies Building Regulations specify the standard to which they should be built i.e. strength, fire rating of materials etc. Again it is advisable to contact your local Building Control officer(s), as a rule of thumb any canopy over 30m2 will require conformity to building regulations and an application will need to be made although this figure can be lower. Most of our structures are supplied conforming to the requirements for these regulations as standard and generic sets of structural calculations can be supplied free of charge to demonstrate to Building Control the integrity of the proposed structure and foundations.
What colour can the framework be?: Each canopy framework is supplied in the colour of choice from the standard RAL range. A match for most school colour schemes can be found with that range if required.