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Get the Best Smart Grass Lawns with Hybrid Grass

Get the Best Smart Grass Lawns with Hybrid Grass

Requirements for the Best Playground Surfaces for Schools

Requirements for the Best Playground Surfaces for Schools

Your New MUGA Pitch – from Playground to Premier League

Your New MUGA Pitch – from Playground to Premier League

Turning Your Playground Plans into a Reality​

Turning Your Playground Plans into a Reality​

How do I Get a Surfacing Quote for my Play Area?

How do I Get a Surfacing Quote for my Play Area?

Outdoor Event Flooring: Tips and Tricks

Outdoor Event Flooring: Tips and Tricks

‘What is Wetpour?’ and other Common Questions Explained

‘What is Wetpour?’ and other Common Questions Explained

Top 5 Themed Playground Ideas for 2026

Top 5 Themed Playground Ideas for 2026

Hybrid Grass Maintenance: Common Questions Answered

Hybrid Grass Maintenance: Common Questions Answered

Are your Playground Paths falling apart?

Are your Playground Paths falling apart?

How to Install Wetpour Surfaces

How to Install Wetpour Surfaces

Outdoor Surface Design: Guide to Non-Traditional Materials

Outdoor Surface Design: Guide to Non-Traditional Materials

Why do We Recommend Shock Pad Underlays?

Why do We Recommend Shock Pad Underlays?

Rubber Mulch and EPDM Colours

Rubber Mulch and EPDM Colours

What is the Ofsted Guidance for School Playgrounds?

What is the Ofsted Guidance for School Playgrounds?

Transform your Playground with Outdoor Flooring

Transform your Playground with Outdoor Flooring

Your Expert Guide to Rubber Playground Surface Repair​

Your Expert Guide to Rubber Playground Surface Repair​

How to Improve your Inclusive Playground with Accessible Surfacing

How to Improve your Inclusive Playground with Accessible Surfacing

Garden Flooring Solutions with Hybrid Grass

Garden Flooring Solutions with Hybrid Grass

How We Embrace Sustainable Development and Why You Should To

How We Embrace Sustainable Development and Why You Should To

Benefits of Outdoor Play- Supporting Childhood Mental Health

Benefits of Outdoor Play- Supporting Childhood Mental Health

How to Find the Best Flooring for Uneven Surfaces

How to Find the Best Flooring for Uneven Surfaces

Development Guide for Local Council Playgrounds

Development Guide for Local Council Playgrounds

Contemporary Cork Flooring Garden Design Ideas

Contemporary Cork Flooring Garden Design Ideas

Garden Landscaping for Public Open Spaces

Garden Landscaping for Public Open Spaces

Playground Safety Checklist: Are Your Grass Mats Fall Safe?

Playground Safety Checklist: Are Your Grass Mats Fall Safe?

Accessible Playgrounds and Safe Footpaths

Accessible Playgrounds and Safe Footpaths

Sustainable Rubber Surfacing – Recycled Flooring

Sustainable Rubber Surfacing – Recycled Flooring

4 Top Tips for Indoor Playground Developments

4 Top Tips for Indoor Playground Developments

PlaySmart’s Guide to Artificial Grass Installations

PlaySmart’s Guide to Artificial Grass Installations

Safe Surfaces for Parks to Create the Ideal Space to Play

Safe Surfaces for Parks to Create the Ideal Space to Play

Artificial Grass, Temperature and Summer – Myth Busting

Artificial Grass, Temperature and Summer – Myth Busting

A Guide to Wetpour Rubber Repair Kits

A Guide to Wetpour Rubber Repair Kits

Hybrid Grass Solutions for Summer

Hybrid Grass Solutions for Summer

When Should You Consider Playground Refurbishment or Resurfacing?

When Should You Consider Playground Refurbishment or Resurfacing?

What is Tensile Strength? Guide to Outdoor Rubber Flooring

What is Tensile Strength? Guide to Outdoor Rubber Flooring

Cork Flooring Materials – Carbon Negative, Unique Surface Design

Cork Flooring Materials – Carbon Negative, Unique Surface Design

Love Parks? Invest in Reliable Outdoor Flooring Options

Love Parks? Invest in Reliable Outdoor Flooring Options

Sustainable Flooring Solutions for the Great Big Green Week

Sustainable Flooring Solutions for the Great Big Green Week

Rubber Outdoor Play Area Design Ideas

Rubber Outdoor Play Area Design Ideas

Top Tips to Keep Children’s Outdoor Play Safe and Fun

Top Tips to Keep Children’s Outdoor Play Safe and Fun

Guide to Reducing Athletics Track Maintenance Requirements

Guide to Reducing Athletics Track Maintenance Requirements

Hybrid Golf Grass for Putting Greens & More

Hybrid Golf Grass for Putting Greens & More

Guide to Surface Installation: Securing Play Area Edging

Guide to Surface Installation: Securing Play Area Edging

Drainage Solutions with a Sustainable Surfacing Approach

Drainage Solutions with a Sustainable Surfacing Approach

Best Practice for Surfacing Installation Guarantees

Best Practice for Surfacing Installation Guarantees

5 Common Problems Solved with Playground Maintenance

5 Common Problems Solved with Playground Maintenance

All Weather Playground Ideas

All Weather Playground Ideas

Bonded or Bound Surfacing- The Science, Uses, and Benefits

Bonded or Bound Surfacing- The Science, Uses, and Benefits

The Best Fitness Zone- What is a MUGA?

The Best Fitness Zone- What is a MUGA?

PlaySmart’s Trademarked Rubber Grass Mats Installation Guarantee

PlaySmart’s Trademarked Rubber Grass Mats Installation Guarantee

5 Reasons to Choose Playsmart for Your Playground Project

5 Reasons to Choose Playsmart for Your Playground Project

Carbon Black Residue and Rubber Playground Flooring. Is it Safe?

Carbon Black Residue and Rubber Playground Flooring. Is it Safe?

Explore Modern Playground Design for Landscape Architecture

Explore Modern Playground Design for Landscape Architecture

PlaySmart’s Local Authority Area Guide for Multi-Use Outdoor Spaces

PlaySmart’s Local Authority Area Guide for Multi-Use Outdoor Spaces

EPDM – Multi-Purpose Rubber Playground Flooring

EPDM – Multi-Purpose Rubber Playground Flooring

Accident Smart Playground- Slip-Resistant Flooring

Accident Smart Playground- Slip-Resistant Flooring

Artificial Grass Installation for Sports Surfaces

Artificial Grass Installation for Sports Surfaces

What to look out for in Sustainable Flooring

What to look out for in Sustainable Flooring

Sports Surfacing Solutions for the Ideal Social Fitness Zone

Sports Surfacing Solutions for the Ideal Social Fitness Zone

Why a Safe Space to Play is Important in Residential Areas

Why a Safe Space to Play is Important in Residential Areas

Summer Safety Surfaces for Hot Weather

Summer Safety Surfaces for Hot Weather

Ideas for Garden Flooring in Private & Public Housing Developments

Ideas for Garden Flooring in Private & Public Housing Developments

PlaySmart’s Guide to Playground Rubber Mulch

PlaySmart’s Guide to Playground Rubber Mulch

Hybrid Grass – UK’s New Favourite Lawn Solution

Hybrid Grass – UK’s New Favourite Lawn Solution

Encouraging Exercise with Fitness & Sports Surfaces

Encouraging Exercise with Fitness & Sports Surfaces

Bring Creativity into Your Unique, Themed Playground Design

Bring Creativity into Your Unique, Themed Playground Design

Making Eco-Friendly Playgrounds with Sustainable Flooring

Making Eco-Friendly Playgrounds with Sustainable Flooring

PlaySmart’s Guide to Playground Maintenance

PlaySmart’s Guide to Playground Maintenance

5 Tips for Natural Play with Safe, Sustainable Flooring

5 Tips for Natural Play with Safe, Sustainable Flooring

Rubber Mulch vs Wetpour Rubber: Rubber Flooring Decisions

Rubber Mulch vs Wetpour Rubber: Rubber Flooring Decisions

Your Guide to the Perfect Athletics Track

Your Guide to the Perfect Athletics Track

What is the Best Ground Cover for a Playground?

What is the Best Ground Cover for a Playground?

5 Top Tips for School Playground Surfacing in Rainy Weather

5 Top Tips for School Playground Surfacing in Rainy Weather

A Safe Space to Play with SmartPlay Safety

A Safe Space to Play with SmartPlay Safety

Children’s Outdoor Play Area Flooring Ideas and Designs

Children’s Outdoor Play Area Flooring Ideas and Designs

4 Top Tips for Your Large-Scale Playground Project

4 Top Tips for Your Large-Scale Playground Project

Your Expert Guide to FlexCourt for Sports Surfaces

Your Expert Guide to FlexCourt for Sports Surfaces

Hybrid & Artificial Grass Ideas for Outdoor Surfacing

Hybrid & Artificial Grass Ideas for Outdoor Surfacing

PlaySmart’s Grass Mat Innovations

PlaySmart’s Grass Mat Innovations

Find your Perfect Surfacing Solution Match with PlaySmart

Find your Perfect Surfacing Solution Match with PlaySmart

Your Guide to Corkeen Play Surfacing

Your Guide to Corkeen Play Surfacing

PlaySmart’s Guide to Playground Flooring Installation

PlaySmart’s Guide to Playground Flooring Installation

February Playground Surfacing Solutions with PlaySmart

February Playground Surfacing Solutions with PlaySmart

Free Play and Learning Through Play Theory

Free Play and Learning Through Play Theory

Outdoor Flooring and Playground ideas with PlaySmart

Outdoor Flooring and Playground ideas with PlaySmart

Problems with Artificial Grass and Playsmart’s Solutions

Problems with Artificial Grass and Playsmart’s Solutions

What is the Best Playground Surfacing for the Winter Season?

What is the Best Playground Surfacing for the Winter Season?

Is Jungle Mulch Right for me?

Is Jungle Mulch Right for me?

Which Surfacing Options are Right for Outdoor Fitness Areas?

Which Surfacing Options are Right for Outdoor Fitness Areas?

Designing Playgrounds for Rainy Weather with PlaySmart

Designing Playgrounds for Rainy Weather with PlaySmart

Wheelchair accessible inclusive play with PlaySmart

Wheelchair accessible inclusive play with PlaySmart

Spotlight on Playsmart’s EcoSmart Development

Spotlight on Playsmart’s EcoSmart Development

Playground Surfaces for Home With PlaySmart

Playground Surfaces for Home With PlaySmart

Safe Play with PlaySmart

Safe Play with PlaySmart

Social Inclusion, Its Importance, and How to Encourage It

Social Inclusion, Its Importance, and How to Encourage It

Evaluating your Playground for SEN Play

Evaluating your Playground for SEN Play

PlaySmart’s Favourite Things About EPDM Mulch

PlaySmart’s Favourite Things About EPDM Mulch

PlaySmart’s 5 Top Tips for Summer Playground Maintenance

PlaySmart’s 5 Top Tips for Summer Playground Maintenance

Structured vs. Free Play: Which is Better?

Structured vs. Free Play: Which is Better?

Bringing Playground Surfaces to Your Home with Playsmart

Bringing Playground Surfaces to Your Home with Playsmart

Get Creative with your Playground: PlaySmart’s inventive ideas for your Play Space

Get Creative with your Playground: PlaySmart’s inventive ideas for your Play Space

Outdoor Playground Hazards to Watch Out for This Summer

Outdoor Playground Hazards to Watch Out for This Summer

Why Should I Opt For A PlaySmart Playground?

Why Should I Opt For A PlaySmart Playground?

Maximising Your Playground’s Space

Maximising Your Playground’s Space

Creating an Inclusive and Accessible Playground

Creating an Inclusive and Accessible Playground

Playground Project Planning 101

Playground Project Planning 101

Top Five Tips for Playing Safely

Top Five Tips for Playing Safely

The Daily Mile Challenge

The Daily Mile Challenge

The Benefits of Environmental Play

The Benefits of Environmental Play

Five Playground Ideas That Make Outdoor Play More Exciting

Five Playground Ideas That Make Outdoor Play More Exciting

Tips for Maintaining a Playground During Spring Months

Tips for Maintaining a Playground During Spring Months

Keep Playgrounds Safe with Safety Surfaces

Keep Playgrounds Safe with Safety Surfaces

PlaySmart FAQs: Answering All Your Questions

PlaySmart FAQs: Answering All Your Questions

Love is all a-ground

Love is all a-ground

Children’s Role Play and its Importance in the Playground

Children’s Role Play and its Importance in the Playground

Playground Design Ideas That Will Get Kids Moving Again

Playground Design Ideas That Will Get Kids Moving Again

Top 5 Artificial Grass Ideas for Your Outdoor Space

Top 5 Artificial Grass Ideas for Your Outdoor Space

Artificial Grass Maintenance: Top 5 Common Mistakes to Avoid

Artificial Grass Maintenance: Top 5 Common Mistakes to Avoid

Five Ways To Make Your Childrens Play Area More Inclusive

Five Ways To Make Your Childrens Play Area More Inclusive

RubbaSmart FAQs: A Wet-Pour Masterclass

RubbaSmart FAQs: A Wet-Pour Masterclass

Rubber Mulch FAQ: Answering Your Questions

Rubber Mulch FAQ: Answering Your Questions

Top 5 Reasons To Invest In Modern Playground Surfacing

Top 5 Reasons To Invest In Modern Playground Surfacing

Benefits of Rubber Mulch in the Winter

Benefits of Rubber Mulch in the Winter

How to Look After Artificial Grass During Winter Months

How to Look After Artificial Grass During Winter Months

Is Artificial Grass Right For Me?

Is Artificial Grass Right For Me?

Grass Mats: Answering Your Questions

Grass Mats: Answering Your Questions

Artificial Grass: Debunking Five Common Myths

Artificial Grass: Debunking Five Common Myths

Halloween Horrors- Grass Mats Gone Wrong!

Halloween Horrors- Grass Mats Gone Wrong!

Outdoor Running Tracks: Which Surface is Right For Me?

Four Of The Easiest Safety Surfaces To Maintain

Four Of The Easiest Safety Surfaces To Maintain

Playsmart’s Product Feature: Corkeen

Playsmart’s Product Feature: Corkeen

How the seasons affect playground surfaces

How outdoor play improves children’s mental and physical wellbeing

How outdoor play improves children’s mental and physical wellbeing

The importance of Enabling Environments and Playground Flooring

Rubber Grass Mats – Switzerland Benefit From EcoSmart Grass Mats

Rubber Grass Mats – Switzerland Benefit From EcoSmart Grass Mats

HMS Nelson project sails into completion

HMS Nelson project sails into completion

Top 10 problems with artificial grass

Top 10 problems with artificial grass

Rubber mulch vs wetpour

Rubber mulch vs wetpour

Playground Safety Surfacing Standards

Playground Safety Surfacing Standards

Muswell Hill Primary School – Case Study

Muswell Hill Primary School – Case Study

Large Wetpour Playground Project – Aberfeldy, London

Large Wetpour Playground Project – Aberfeldy, London

How to get a Playground Quote

How to get a Playground Quote

Top five reasons to invest in modern playground surfacing

Top five reasons to invest in modern playground surfacing

The Meadows Case Study

The Meadows Case Study

Daily Mile 101

Daily Mile 101

The impact of weather on installations

The impact of weather on installations

Umberslade Farm Park Case Study

Umberslade Farm Park Case Study

Pros and Cons of Using Rubber Mulch for Playgrounds

Pros and Cons of Using Rubber Mulch for Playgrounds

What common playground problems can SmartPlay solve?

Our Playground Flooring innovation, SmartPlay, Has Been Patented!

Our Playground Flooring innovation, SmartPlay, Has Been Patented!

What are the Options for Running Track Surfaces?

What are the Options for Running Track Surfaces?

6 Reasons Why JungleMulch is the Best Rubber Mulch on the Market

6 Reasons Why JungleMulch is the Best Rubber Mulch on the Market

Increase Longevity of Rubber Mulch by Using EPDM Wear Pads!

Increase Longevity of Rubber Mulch by Using EPDM Wear Pads!

How do I clean a rubber mulch surface?

How do I clean a rubber mulch surface?

Why use PlaySmart to Install Grass Matting?

Why use PlaySmart to Install Grass Matting?

JungleMulch Transformation to Outdoor Play Area Surface

JungleMulch Transformation to Outdoor Play Area Surface

New Surfacing – Rubber Mulch Fitted around Existing Play Equipment

New Surfacing – Rubber Mulch Fitted around Existing Play Equipment

How do I protect the grass in high wear areas?

How do I protect the grass in high wear areas?

Can I use More than one Surface on my play area?

Can I use More than one Surface on my play area?

Using Grass Mats to Protect Against Falls

Using Grass Mats to Protect Against Falls

How do I Get a Quote?

How do I Get a Quote?

How to surface an outdoor gym

How to surface an outdoor gym

How to Repair Gaps in Wetpour

How to Repair Gaps in Wetpour

Colours of JungleMulch

Colours of JungleMulch

Why do you Install Safety Surfacing at Different Depths?

Why do you Install Safety Surfacing at Different Depths?

Can I Have Patterned Play Surfaces?

Can I Have Patterned Play Surfaces?

Emergency Repairs Service for Playground Surfaces

Emergency Repairs Service for Playground Surfaces

PlaySmart UK – Safety Surfacing Specialists

PlaySmart UK – Safety Surfacing Specialists

JungleMulch – The Perfect All Weather Surface

JungleMulch – The Perfect All Weather Surface

How do I clean a Wet Pour surface?

How do I clean a Wet Pour surface?

What is the Alternative to Natural Bark Surfacing?

What is the Alternative to Natural Bark Surfacing?

How do I Stop Grass Eroding on the Mounds in our Play Area?

How do I Stop Grass Eroding on the Mounds in our Play Area?

Artificial Grass Garden Installation in West Midlands

Artificial Grass Garden Installation in West Midlands

Natural Play Area Surfaces –  Rubber Mulch

Natural Play Area Surfaces – Rubber Mulch

Rubber Mulch Golf Pathways on Par

Rubber Mulch Golf Pathways on Par

JungleMulch For Nelson Square

JungleMulch For Nelson Square

Garden Centre Playground Floor Installation

Garden Centre Playground Floor Installation

Village Play Area Created with Help from JungleMulch

Village Play Area Created with Help from JungleMulch

Safety Surfacing Poured Design for Dogs Trust

Safety Surfacing Poured Design for Dogs Trust

Grass Mats for Timber Kit

Grass Mats for Timber Kit

JungleMulch Rubber Mulch for a Nursery Makeover

JungleMulch Rubber Mulch for a Nursery Makeover

Outdoor Surfacing Extended at Moorland School

How to Choose a Safety Surface Guide

How to Choose a Safety Surface Guide

Why are my Grass Mats Sinking?

Why are my Grass Mats Sinking?

Outdoor Feature Surfacing at Washwood Heath Academy

Outdoor Feature Surfacing at Washwood Heath Academy