Schools & Sports
Shades Asia, a VELUM GROUP Asia company, is Asia’s trusted engineered shade and weather-protection partner for international schools and sports facilities — delivering structural compliance, safety certification, and risk-reducing outdoor environments that protect students/players, staff, and institutional reputation.
As a VELUM GROUP Asia company, professionalism and consistent and independently governed engineering standards are assured, as is access to cross-market expertise (including Lightweight Works design & architectural assets and expertise). This relationship reduces vendor risk for procurement teams.
Our VALUE PROPOSITION is built on four pillars:
Safety First
Compliance Assurance
Reputational Protection
Velum Group Asia Engineering Governance
Every Shades Asia installation is engineered for structural integrity, wind-load compliance, and child safety.
Shades Asia delivers full documentation: structural calculations, wind-load certification, material specifications, installation records.
An Shades Asia installation reduces the risk of structural failure, injury, and reputational damage that follows.
Shades Asia operates within a regional engineering group with consistent standards, cross-market expertise, and group-level accountability.
WHAT THIS MEANS FOR….
Facilities Managers
Business Managers
Heads of School
Boards of Governors
“Every Shades Asia installation is fully engineered, wind-load certified, and documented to international compliance standards. You will have everything you need to close your file.”
“The cost of a compliance failure — structural, reputational, or legal — far exceeds the cost of getting it right. Shades Asia gives you a fully documented, certified installation from a VELUM Group Asia company with regional engineering governance.”
“Your outdoor environments carry your name. Shades Asia partners with international schools to ensure those environments are safe, certified, and something you can present to your board and your parents with confidence.”
“Shades Asia operates within VELUM Group Asia’s engineering governance framework — bringing regional standards, structural compliance, and accountability that local vendors cannot match.”
Typical Project Life-cycle:
6. Board review & Approval
5. Engineering & Structural Calculation (Costed)
4. Preliminary review & Approval
3. FREE Solution focused design
2. Complimentary design consultation
1. Initial enquiry
12. Annual Inspection & Long-Term Support
11. Certification
10. On-Site installation
9. Fabrication
8. Contract & Scheduling
7. Quotation
Some of our prestigious clients in Asia
OUR CLIENTS
Some of our prestigious clients in Asia
Complimentary · No Obligation
Request a Compliance Review
Do you have concerns regarding current shade and/or fabric roof structures at your school or Sports facilities?
Shades Asia can do an obligation free assessment and provide you with a detailed compliance review which is in line with your insurance requirements.
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Court dimensions, surface condition, and drainage
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Wind exposure and environmental factors
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Footings, ground conditions, and underground utilities
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Height, clearance, and safety zones
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Access routes for materials and installation equipment
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Installation feasibility during school holidays
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A board-ready compliance summary
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Preliminary span and height recommendations
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Wind-load and safety notes
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Installation feasibility assessment
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Clear next steps toward engineered drawings and final pricing
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Facilities Directors and Business Managers can use the Compliance Review to:
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Confirm feasibility before committing
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Reduce risk and satisfy insurer expectations
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Support internal discussions with leadership
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Prepare for capital planning and board approval
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