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title: "Shelters and Seating for Sports Clubs | Craft Wales"
url: https://craft-wales.co.uk/sectors/sport-and-community
description: "Covered spectator seating, shelters, benches and memorial seating for sports clubs, village halls and community groups across Wales."
lang: en
---

Image: A small timber supporters' stand with a bench facing a mown playing field, with hills behind (https://craft-wales.co.uk/assets/range-supporters-stand-PxvMNcXy.jpg)

[ Sport and community ]

# Keep your supporters out of the _rain_

Covered seating, shelters and benches for clubs, village halls and community groups across Wales. We also know most of this gets paid for by a grant, so we will give you a drawing and a written quote to put in the application.

Making since 2006 Used to working with funding timescales Design, manufacture and install in‑house Written quotes and drawings provided

## What it _changes_

### Somewhere to stand in the rain

Parents and supporters stay for the whole match instead of sitting in the car.

### Somewhere to sit after the game

A covered terrace outside the clubhouse keeps people on site, and keeps the bar busy.

### Something the club is proud of

A carved club badge or a memorial bench becomes part of the ground rather than just another structure.

[ What we build for sport and community ]

## Built for pitches, halls and _villages._

### Covered spectator seating

Somewhere for parents and supporters to stand out of the rain.

### Dugouts and team shelters

Pitchside shelter built to take a Welsh winter.

### Clubhouse terraces and seating

Somewhere to sit outside after the game.

### Memorial benches

With a plaque or a carved dedication routered into the timber, made to last.

### Village hall and church shelters

Covered space for the people who use the building.

### Community garden structures

Raised beds, pergolas and covered seating for growing projects.

### Noticeboards and signage

Carved timber boards that survive the weather.

### Bespoke commissions

Tell us what the club needs and we will come and look.

[ Metal fabrication ]

## One contractor for the timber and _the metal_

We have our own metal fabrication and welding shop, so the metalwork that goes with a timber job is made by the same team in the same building. There is no subcontractor and no waiting on someone else's schedule. If you have something in mind that mixes the two, tell us and we will come and look at it.

Book a Site Visit (https://craft-wales.co.uk/contact)

[ How we work with clubs ]

## How we work with _clubs_

### A quote you can put in an application.

Funders want a proper breakdown, not a figure on the back of an envelope. We will come out, measure up and give you something you can submit. Our drawings are done by hand and to scale, which is exactly what a funder wants to see.

### We will wait while you raise it.

Grant decisions take months and committees meet when they meet. A quote from us is not a countdown clock.

### Volunteers can only do so much.

Your members can clear the ground and make the tea. We will bring the team, the kit and the insurance for the rest.

[ Paying for it ]

## How clubs pay for _it_

Clubs and community groups across Wales pay for this kind of work through grants, community funds, fundraising or their own reserves, and most applications need a drawing and a written quote before anyone will consider it. Ask us for a free written quote at the start.

We are not funding advisers and we will not pretend to be. What we can do is give you the documents you need in the format a funder expects, and be straight with you about what something will actually cost.

[ Working on your site ]

## Safe hands on a _live site._

Most club grounds are used in the evenings and at weekends, so work has to fit around whoever is on the pitch. Here is what you need to know before we start.

### Public liability insurance

£5 million, with Chiswell Insurance.

### DBS checked installers

Yes. Our installers are DBS checked.

### When we can install

We can install almost any week of the year, so we can work around fixtures and bookings.

### Risk assessments and method statements

Available on request.

### Site safety and segregation

We fence off the work area to restrict access to the installation site for the whole job.

### Guarantee on our work

Five year workmanship guarantee

What our clients say

> “The whole experience with Craft Wales has been terrific.”

Tyn-y-Wern Primary School

Caroline ap Hywel, Head Teacher

[ How we work ]

## From first visit to final fitting.

1. 01
   ### Free Site Visit
   We come to you, measure up and talk through what you need.
2. 02
   ### Design and Quote
   We draw it up by hand, to scale, and give you a fixed price.
3. 03
   ### Made in Our Workshop
   Built by our own team in Ystrad Mynach.
4. 04
   ### Installed by Our Team
   Delivered and fitted on site by the people who made it.
5. 05
   ### Aftercare
   We offer a full aftercare package to help your products last.

## Start with a drawing and a _quote_

Request a Quote: https://craft-wales.co.uk/contact

Try the concept tool: https://craft-wales.co.uk/concept-builder

Try the concept tool (https://craft-wales.co.uk/concept-builder)

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