Outdoor equipment stores
Purpose-built timber storage for play resources and outdoor equipment, with door access, shelving and internal arrangements considered around daily use.
Nottingham schools · Outdoor learning · OPAL projects
Outdoor spaces. Built for Nottingham schools.
From our Colwick base, we build bespoke outdoor timber structures for schools in Nottingham. Purpose-built storage for play equipment, mud kitchens, shelters, seating and stages — all planned around how your school uses its space.
Based in Colwick · Serving Nottingham school sites
DBS checkedAll employees
£2m insuredPublic liability cover
RAMS suppliedProject safety documentation
Site-ready teamCSCS · SMSTS · NEBOSH
Nottingham school projects
Made for real spaces. And busy school days.
A useful outdoor structure has to fit the site, the equipment and the people who use it.
School grounds often contain a mixture of hardstanding, existing buildings, play areas and busy access routes. We discuss these practical details before agreeing a timber project, including how staff will reach stored equipment and how the finished structure will be used each day.
Based in Colwick, we work with Nottingham primary schools, academies and trusts on individual installations, replacements and agreed packages of timberwork. Projects can support a school's OPAL plans or its wider outdoor facilities.
What Nottingham schools can ask us to build
Timberwork that makes school grounds work harder.
We price each job around its actual dimensions, use, location and construction requirements rather than relying on a fixed catalogue of playground products.
Organised outdoor play storage
Practical places to organise and retrieve the moveable items used during playtimes, with secure storage and easy staff access where needed.
Mud kitchens & play corners
Bespoke timber worktops, preparation spaces, shelves and supporting features sized for the available playground or outdoor learning area.
Shelters & outdoor learning
Covered structures and timber features for group activities, seating or outdoor lessons, with siting and design requirements agreed beforehand.
Benches, stages & quiet spaces
Timber seating, reading corners, platforms and performance areas planned to suit the school's intended activities and available space.
Repairs & alterations
Repairs to existing timber stores and outdoor features, replacement doors, modifications and additional joinery as part of school improvements.
Genuine completed joinery
School storage. A practical example.
This completed school project shows a bespoke timber store with several access doors and internal storage areas. It is the sort of practical construction we can discuss with Nottingham schools.
Photographs show a genuine school storage project completed by Tobias Young Joinery & Maintenance. They illustrate the type of practical timberwork we can discuss with Nottingham schools.
Outdoor play facilities
Supporting Nottingham schools developing OPAL.
Schools working with the OPAL (Outdoor Play and Learning) Primary Programme may need practical timber facilities to support their own playtime plans.
That could mean accessible storage for outdoor play materials, a mud kitchen, places to gather or sheltered areas. We discuss what the school wants to achieve and the supporting timberwork needed.
We are an independent joinery contractor. We are not an OPAL programme provider, partner or accredited supplier, and we do not deliver the OPAL programme itself.
Explore our East Midlands school structures serviceSafety · Safeguarding · School operations
Prepared for working in school environments.
We understand that working in school environments requires careful planning, clear communication and a professional approach to health, safety and safeguarding.
Work is planned around each school's operating arrangements, access restrictions and safeguarding requirements, with the relevant safety documentation supplied as part of the project.
Our qualifications, insurance and site management arrangements
- All employees DBS checked (Disclosure and Barring Service)
- CSCS card holders
- NVQ-qualified carpentry
- SMSTS and NEBOSH construction health and safety qualifications
- £2 million public liability insurance
- RAMS, COSHH and relevant supporting site safety documentation supplied as part of the project
- Work planned around school operations, safeguarding requirements and site access arrangements
A practical school-site process
From your requirements to an agreed build.
Tell us what you need
Share the type of structure, intended use, school location and any photographs or approximate dimensions.
Review the location
Consider the available footprint, ground conditions, access, existing facilities and any necessary design or inspection input.
Agree the details
Confirm the scope, materials, price and school-site arrangements, with RAMS, COSHH and relevant safety documentation supplied.
Carry out the work
Build the agreed timberwork around the school's access and operating arrangements, then review the installation at handover.
Local school projects
Based in Colwick. Working around Nottingham.
We are based in Colwick and undertake bespoke outdoor timber projects for schools in Nottingham and the surrounding areas within our approved working coverage.
Tell us the school location, available space and what you want to build. We'll confirm the project's suitability and discuss the practicalities of access and installation.
For projects elsewhere in our working area, see our East Midlands Schools & OPAL service .
Nottingham school enquiries
Questions before starting a school project.
Can you build a store to fit an existing playground space?
Yes. We can discuss bespoke dimensions, door positions and internal storage around the available footprint and access arrangements, rather than relying on a single standard-sized unit.
Do you only work with schools following the OPAL programme?
No. We also undertake timber projects for Nottingham schools improving their outdoor learning spaces, storage and existing facilities independently of OPAL.
Can you repair an existing timber store as well as build a new one?
Yes. Tell us what needs attention, such as doors, timber panels or other joinery. We can consider repair, alteration or replacement options depending on condition and intended use.
Do you provide the school with RAMS, COSHH and safeguarding information?
RAMS, COSHH and relevant supporting site safety documentation are supplied as part of our project delivery. All employees are DBS checked, and work is arranged around the school's safeguarding and access procedures.
Can you quote from a school specification or initial idea?
Yes. Send us the details you have, including the type of structure, location, approximate dimensions and any site photographs. We can discuss the information needed to scope an accurate quotation.
Can you build climbing and active-play structures?
We can discuss bespoke timber structures for active-play areas. Each project is considered individually, taking into account its intended use, appropriate design, safety requirements and any necessary inspections before work is agreed.
Nottingham school enquiries
Planning an outdoor project for your school?
Send us the school location and a few details of the timber structure or repair you need. We can discuss the proposed work and provide a quotation once the requirements are clear.