We supply many companies that specialise in school and nursery playground development, with products like shade sails, outdoor classroom/tepee canvasses and blinds, sand pit covers, and membranes for tensile structure awnings and canopies. The vibrant colours and the sense of height that these components can bring to a largely timber based industry is a huge draw, along with the more practical elements of shade and shelter.

Much of our work is commissioned by companies that have won contracts to install architectural tensile structures to all manner of commercial sites, such as pubs, restaurants, hotels, universities, exhibitions, shopping centres and airports. We also make and supply outdoor catering area covers, branded seating area dividing panels, advertising banners, sun screens and giant umbrellas for this sector.

Many of our commercial clients work in the landscaping and garden design industry, where the use of mainly natural coloured fabrics can be used to create a modern or traditional feel with elements such as shade sails, parasol and pergola canopies, awnings and sun screens. Other uses of our services in this area include garden furniture covers, upholstery, and conservatory blinds.

In addition to the bulk of our work manufacturing with fabrics, SD Sails also has a complete rigging shop in house, where we produce stainless steel cables to any length or diameter using crimped or swaged end terminals, which are extensively used in the design and manufacture of tensile structures.