Stuart Canvas Hover Cover

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Stuart Canvas’s Hover Cover is the ultimate cricket square cover system, engineered to provide rapid, reliable, and professional-grade pitch protection at the highest level of the game. Designed and developed by Stuart Canvas in 1998, the Hover Cover has revolutionised how grounds teams respond to rain interruptions, enabling entire squares and pitches to be covered within minutes while significantly reducing manpower requirements.

Powered by an advanced air-cushion system, the Stuart Canvas Hover Cover glides smoothly across the outfield without wheels, eliminating the risk of turf damage or wheel marks even in wet conditions. Its motorised, self-propelled design allows grounds staff to deploy the Hover Cover quickly and efficiently, ensuring pitches remain protected and reducing drying time so play can resume sooner. By improving speed, safety, and operational efficiency, the Stuart Canvas Hover Cover helps venues minimise lost playing time and maintain optimal pitch conditions throughout the season.

Trusted by leading international stadiums including Lord’s, Edgbaston, Trent Bridge, Old Trafford, and major venues worldwide, the Stuart Canvas Hover Cover delivers proven performance at the highest professional level. In addition to its protective capabilities, the Hover Cover also provides valuable sponsorship and branding opportunities, with a customisable canvas surface that can be used as a mobile advertising platform making it not only an essential grounds management solution but also a valuable commercial asset for cricket venues.

Key Features & Benefits

Rapid deployment: Covers the pitch and square in as little as 3 minutes, significantly reducing rain delays and protecting playing surfaces quickly.

Air-cushion hover technology: Glides smoothly across the ground without wheels, preventing turf damage and eliminating wheel marks.

Reduced manpower requirements: Self-propelled, motorised system requires fewer grounds staff to deploy and manoeuvre.

Integrated cover transport: Can carry additional square covers and bowlers’ run-up covers, improving efficiency and reducing handling time.

Accelerated drying capability: Built-in air circulation units help speed up pitch drying and support controlled turf management.

Custom-built dimensions: Manufactured to suit each venue’s specific square size and operational requirements.

Professional-grade durability: Heavy-duty construction ensures long-lasting, reliable performance in demanding conditions.

Commercial branding opportunities: Fully customisable exterior provides high-impact sponsorship and advertising potential.

Trusted at elite venues worldwide: Proven performance at leading international cricket stadiums across the UK and globally.

INSTALLATION & DELIVERY

Professional installation is available. Our seasoned install manager oversees our in-house installations teams. With decades of experience and SSSTS qualification, he brings extensive knowledge and skills to our teams.

MADE IN BRITAIN

Represents a commitment to quality, reliability, and transparency – high manufacturing standards, ethical practices, full traceability, reduced supply-chain risk, dependable lead times, and trusted UK-made durability.