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Australia’s leading shade structure supplier for schools & universities

As education requirements change, the spaces that support students and staff must change too. With 25+ years of experience delivering shade facilities for Australian schools and universities, we design and build covered spaces that are durable, compliant, and built for long-term use.

We specialise in building multi-zone shade structures for sporting zones, campus precincts, and more; every solution is customised for the site and its stakeholders. Over the years, we’ve serviced hundreds of primary schools, secondary schools, and higher education institutions across the continent.

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We deliver projects on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

$200M

in completed projects since 2016

180,000+

square metres covered since 2020

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Future-proof learning spaces

Schools require spaces that work across different teaching formats, group sizes and activities without creating scheduling friction or maintenance strain.

Our expertise lies in designing and constructing covered areas that extend learning beyond enclosed classrooms, facilitating outdoor academic sessions, physical education, and student movement between zones.

Each build complements the site layout and local climate, reflecting your institution’s responsibility to provide UV-protected environments that remain dependable for decades.

Physical education and sports facilities

We understand the importance of physical education in the development of students’ health, teamwork skills, and overall confidence. That’s why we take pride in building activity zones that facilitate year-round movement, training, and play.

Our projects include sports canopies and weather-resistant fabric roof systems designed for structural integrity, safety, and regulatory compliance.

We ensure that schools gain long-term infrastructure that protects programming time, increases outdoor usability, and supports physical education outcomes without adding operational burden.

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Shade, Compliance and Long-Term Value

Covered space influences decisions far outside the build itself, shaping how institutions prioritise infrastructure and structure internal sign-off. The effects of a project reach timetables, committees, and risk review, influencing how a school operates once the work is complete. Operational plans become easier to defend when infrastructure decisions are supported by durable engineering assumptions and clear accountability. That’s where we come in.
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SUSTAINABLE OUTCOMES

Our shade structure builds are cost-effective, engineered for durability, and designed around site conditions and compliance requirements. We design and build covered outdoor spaces that remain UV-safe, dependable, and usable for the long term.

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ADDITIONAL REVENUE STREAMS

Covered outdoor zones can support community hire, events and sports programming outside school hours. We design multi-use shade and tensile structures that expand operational value, increase facility utilisation and enable new scheduling or leasing opportunities.

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SCHOOL GROWTH AND STAFF RETENTION

Covered outdoor infrastructure influences perception for families and staff. We build weather-resilient sports canopies and shade zones that prevent timetable disruption, support daily movement and create reliable all-season spaces students and staff use consistently.

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EASE OF USE

We assess maintenance expectations during design and construct planning and select materials for longevity and usage demand. Our structures use UV-resistant architectural fabric and Australian steel, delivering certified, low-maintenance covered spaces built to last.

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Why choose Greenline?

Choosing us means working with a team that understands how Australian institutions operate, schedule, teach and train, and it also means working with one connected workflow for design, engineering, installation and certification.

This keeps accountability simple and prevents handover gaps that slow projects down later.

Because school infrastructure must perform in local conditions for years, our engineering assumptions begin with climate exposure, corrosion factors, usage cycles and long-term ageing expectations.

The documentation we prepare supports internal approvals, insurance review and long-term asset planning, helping decision makers move forward without rewriting briefs or revalidating core assumptions.

A partner for all education levels

Our work spans primary, secondary and higher education, giving us a practical understanding of how campuses use covered space throughout the school day and academic year.

The projects we deliver increase outdoor usability for students, protect high school sport schedules from weather disruption, and create durable covered zones for shared campus activity.

After 25+ years working with education institutions across the country, we know what makes covered outdoor areas easier to rely on. These spaces keep students and staff moving between activities and protect outdoor time in all seasons.

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Delivering high-end shade structures since 1977

We help Australian education institutions design and construct covered outdoor areas that perform reliably in real school-day conditions. Our work includes shade sails, COLAs, sports covers and multi-zone campus spaces engineered for durability, safety and long service life.

Years of experience across primary, secondary and university environments give us practical insight into scheduling, climate exposure, and high-use demands. Greenline structures increase outdoor usability, protect activity time from weather disruption, and support student participation in learning and sport.

Our design and construct planning is built around compliance requirements, site conditions and long-term cost efficiency. We deliver predictable outcomes, fast turnaround, and low-maintenance infrastructure without disrupting school operations or splitting responsibility across multiple vendors.

Projects we deliver are turnkey, coordinated through one point of contact, and include outdoor furniture and sports surfacing options where required.

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SAM HOLMES   Business Development Manager