What Yeadon Fabric Domes does

Yeadon Fabric Domes designs, manufactures, and installs air-supported fabric dome structures used primarily as climate-controlled indoor venues for sports and recreation. The company was founded in Canada in the 1960s, opened a U.S. headquarters and factory in Minneapolis, MN, and today operates through three entities (YEADON Fabric Domes LLC in the United States, YEADON Fabric Structures Ltd in Canada, and YEADON Middle East in the UAE), serving clients across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Its core product is custom-engineered pneumatic fabric domes ranging from small seasonal pool covers to 180,000+ square foot year-round multi-sport facilities, incorporating proprietary asymmetrical end designs, R-14 insulation, dual HEPA and UV air filtration, and automated wind/temperature/pressure/snow sensor controls with remote monitoring capabilities.

The company sells primarily through a consultative enterprise field sales motion, guiding clients from initial concept and design through permitting, site preparation, in-house manufacturing, and installation, with a multi-year contract structure on the capital project. Revenue is generated across four streams: one-time capital sales of custom domes, recurring maintenance and seasonal install/takedown service contracts, add-on hardware upgrades (insulation, lighting, HVAC, filtration, signage), and an indirect monetization layer in which Yeadon-enabled advertising and sponsorship branding can generate more than $50,000 per dome for owners. Customer segments span professional sports organizations (including nearly a third of NFL teams and the venue used for a full WNBA season), NCAA universities, K-12 schools, municipal recreation departments, the U.S. Army, and private sports complexes; public-sector procurement is supported via a Sourcewell cooperative purchasing contract.

The business is privately held, led by CEO Matthew Mejia, with no disclosed outside investors, no M&A history, and no public revenue figures. Reported operating footprint covers 46 U.S. states and projects on five continents, supported by offices in Minneapolis, Guelph, and Dubai, and certifications against ASI, ASCE, CSA CAN-S109, and NFPA 701 standards.

Name

Yeadon Fabric Domes

Legal name

YEADON Fabric Domes LLC

Website

https://yeadondomes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Yeadon Fabric Domes designs, manufactures, and installs custom air-supported fabric dome structures for indoor sports and recreation, serving professional sports teams, universities, municipalities, and private sports complexes across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Air-Supported Sports Domes

NAICS

Fabric Coating Mills (313320), Nonresidential Building Construction (2362)

akta.pro primary industry

Coated & Laminated Industrial Fabrics (Tarpaulins/Awnings/Inflatables/Architectural Membranes) (IMAOADAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sports & Recreation Facility Construction (Stadiums, Arenas, Community Centers) (IMAFACAI)

Keywords

• Air-supported domes
• Fabric structures
• Indoor sports facilities
• Sports dome manufacturer
• Climate-controlled enclosures

Headquarters

HQ city

Minneapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Custom Dome Sales and Installation: Full custom design, manufacturing, and installation of air-supported fabric dome structures for sports and recreation. Projects range from small seasonal domes to large 180,000+ square foot multi-sport facilities. Revenue from initial capital projects including site preparation, permits, and full build-out.
2. Dome Maintenance and Services: Ongoing revenue from maintenance contracts, inspections, seasonal install/takedowns, remote support, and field service. Includes operations manual, maintenance checklists, and technical support.
3. Customization and Upgrades: Additional revenue from fabric color customization, insulation upgrades (R-14), LED lighting, HVAC upgrades, air filtration systems, signage and advertising installations, and building attachments.
4. Advertising and Sponsorship Revenue Generation: Branding, signage, sponsorships and advertising installed on domes can generate more than $50,000 of revenue for dome owners. Yeadon creates custom-sized banners for interior or exterior use.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Yeadon Fabric Domes designs, manufactures, and installs custom air-supported fabric dome structures that provide climate-controlled indoor spaces for sports and recreation. The company offers both seasonal (6-9 months) and year-round dome configurations, with projects ranging from small pool domes to large multi-sport facilities exceeding 180,000 square feet. In-house manufacturing is conducted at the Minneapolis, MN factory, with global offices in Canada and the UAE serving clients worldwide.

Product overview

Yeadon Fabric Domes offers air-supported fabric dome structures as its core product, available in seasonal and year-round configurations. The company provides comprehensive services including custom design, in-house manufacturing, installation, and ongoing maintenance. The product portfolio includes the main air-supported dome structures along with add-on modules such as R-14 insulation, dual HEPA/UV air filtration systems, and automation/remote monitoring technology. Services extend to seasonal installation/takedowns, dome inspections, and design/layout consulting. The domes are designed to accommodate various sports including soccer, baseball, softball, lacrosse, flag football, volleyball, tennis, field hockey, badminton, basketball, athletics, and swimming.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Air-Supported Fabric Domes
• R-14 Dome Insulation System

Quantifiable outcome

• Utility cost reduction of nearly 50% with R-14 insulation
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SourcewellcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerSourcewell is a governmental cooperative purchasing program that enables streamlined procurement of Yeadon dome products for municipalities, schools, and public institutions. Yeadon products are listed on Sourcewell's cooperative purchasing platform (contract 091319-yea) allowing public sector clients to purchase without separate bidding processes.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Covermaster: Canadian manufacturer of dome covers and indoor sports facility enclosures. Competes directly with Yeadon in the air-supported sports dome niche, particularly for tennis, soccer, and multi-sport seasonal facilities.
• Sprung Instant Structures: Alberta-based manufacturer of prefabricated tensioned membrane structures for sports, military, and industrial use. Directly competes with Yeadon in fabric-based clear-span buildings, with similar technology (architectural fabric membranes over rigid or semi-rigid frames) and overlapping customer segments in North American sports and recreation.
• Big Top Manufacturing: Florida-based manufacturer of fabric shelters and tensioned structures for military, industrial, and recreational use. Comparable to Yeadon in fabric-structure technology and consultative direct-sales model, though it skews more toward smaller-scale shelters than Yeadon's marquee stadium-sized domes.
• Universal Fabric Structures: US manufacturer of air-supported and tension-fabric buildings for sports, warehousing, and environmental containment. Closely comparable to Yeadon in product category (air-supported domes), customer base (athletic facilities, municipalities), and business model (custom design, manufacture, install).

Others

• Serge Ferrari: French manufacturer of flexible composite materials and architectural textiles used in tensile architecture and modular structures. Serves as a supplier/category peer in architectural membranes rather than a direct dome-installer competitor to Yeadon.
• Sioen Industries: Belgian manufacturer of technical textiles including coated and laminated fabrics for architectural, industrial, and protective applications. Functions as a material supplier into the same architectural-membrane category Yeadon operates in, with comparable end-use applications.
• Seaman Corporation: Ohio-based manufacturer of architectural and industrial coated fabrics (Shelter-Rite, XR). Functions as a fabric supplier and material innovator whose membranes may be specified in Yeadon or competitor domes, making it an upstream/ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• Mortenson Construction: Large US general contractor with significant sports and entertainment facility construction experience (stadiums, arenas, practice facilities). Competes with Yeadon as an alternative approach to the same customer need (climate-controlled athletic facilities), but via permanent steel/concrete construction rather than air-supported structures.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/YeadonDomes
• Instagraminstagram.com/yeadondomes
• Xx.com/yeadondomes
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/yeadondomes

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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