A close look into some of our favourite projects – in case study form
PlaySmart recently installed a 32sqm area of wet pour at Tibberton Play Area for Wychavon District Council. The council asked for a blue colour to match their district logo colour, but wanted to save on costs for the small space. To reduce costs, we suggested a blue with black fleck option, which would create a […]
In this case study, we are going to go into the details of the SmartPlay installation process. You may be asking, what is SmartPlay? Well, SmartPlay is our patented foam shock pad, which when used in conjunction with our EcoSmart or FireSmart grass mats becomes the SmartPlay System.SmartPlay has a range of benefits, including enhanced […]
Here at PlaySmart we have been a proud member of the API since 7th January 2009 (!!) But who is the API and why should you use an API member?Hopefully we can answer your questions in this article. Who are the API? The Association of Play Industries (API) is the lead trade association for the […]
PlaySmart have undertaken a number of artificial grass installation jobs since our launch of Green Frog Artificial Grass back in August, so we thought it was about time we shared a quick case study on one! Our most recent artificial grass job was on behalf of Red Monkey Play at Our Lady & St Huberts’ […]
Asbestos. The world’s favourite building material. That was, until scientific studies showed exposure to asbestos is linked to several diseases, including cancers. Blue and brown asbestos were banned from use in the UK in 1985 and white and all other types of asbestos were eventually banned in 1999. However, due to its significant wide range […]
About a month ago, at the end of August/start of September, we installed a massive wetpour playground on a Willmott Dixon home development site in Aberfeldy, London. The whole area took 11 days to install, however the project as a whole lasted for a couple of weeks. Unfortunately, the team came up against a number […]
PlaySmart recently did a large scale wet pour repair for The Meadows school in Oldbury The school used to have some play equipment in a dedicated wet pour area, but this was removed some time ago. The removal of the equipment left some ugly wooden stumps and the area quickly became a dull and unused […]
We have recently installed RubbaSmart, our Wet Pour safety surface, in the newly renovated Indoor Play Barn at Umberslade Farm Park. At Umberslade, young children can enjoy a once in a lifetime opportunity to bottle feed newborn lambs and calves. They can hold chicks, rabbits and guinea pigs and even have the chance to ride ponies! And […]