Natural Rubber Matting for
Eco-Conscious Businesses
PlaySmart has always encouraged our customers towards more sustainable flooring options, including our natural rubber matting for eco-conscious businesses. Previously, we have showcased our natural cork surfaces and hybrid grass lawns as sustainable alternatives. They use less plastic and water than artificial grass or natural grass.
Our popular innovation, EcoSmart, is another eco-friendly floor solution. It uses natural materials and recycled rubber, reducing environmental impact without compromising performance.
We recommend our natural rubber matting for eco-conscious businesses across the county. It is an alternative to plastic or new rubber grass mats which can be less effective and waste raw materials. EcoSmart uses recycled tire rubber flooring, repurposing carefully filtered and purified scrap material for commercial use.
Why we Love EcoSmart…
Here are the reasons why we (and our customers) love EcoSmart…
- Long product lifespan guarantees of up to 10 years
- Critical Fall Height protection up to 2m (3m when combined with SmartPlay shockpads)
- Over time, grass grows through the mats to blend in with the surrounding landscape
- Low maintenance requirements
- Installation is minimally disruptive to the playground as it requires little groundwork and once installed, can be used right away
- Reinforces areas prone to muddy and wet conditions
Making EcoSmart with Recycled Natural Rubber
EcoSmart uses a unique blend of recycled, reclaimed, and natural rubber. This mix offers great quality and shock-absorbing performance. We source most of the rubber from old aeroplane tires, reuse waste material, and reduce landfill.
To ensure the highest quality, we finely shred, sanitise, and carefully comb through the rubber during the cleaning process. This is to remove any impurities or harmful contaminants such as metal wire or rock debris.
Our Smart Design for Better Safety, for Longer
Thicker, heavier mats are a sign of greater quality and durability for your playground. Some suppliers fill out their rubber with padding, reduce thickness, or make the holes in their mats wider to save rubber at the cost of safety and longevity.
PlaySmart designed EcoSmart from the beginning of development to provide the extra thickness and heft that many alternatives lack. With a thicker main structure (23mm depth), shorter ‘nipple’, and 10mm outer wall of the honeycombed structure, EcoSmart represents an investment for the future of your playground’s safety.
Benefits for Eco-Conscious Businesses
Public and private businesses across the UK are looking for more eco-conscious solutions in their developments. Schools, local councils and housing developers are leading the way, prioritising sustainable approaches to outdoor spaces. Choosing environmentally friendly surfacing options, such as recycled rubber matting, allows developers to improve the sustainability credentials of their projects while providing safe, practical outdoor spaces.
For developers, grants and funding options are often available for those who choose a more eco-conscious project path. By improving a development’s green rating, companies can gain financial and reputational benefits. Less careful developers often miss these benefits.
Charity groups such as Fields in Trust provide funding opportunities for playground projects that enhance local environments. This support helps make sustainable developments more accessible, enabling communities to create eco-friendly spaces that deliver lasting benefits.
Recycled Rubber is the Way to Go!
Using recycled or natural materials (as in our Corkeen cork surfacing) therefore provides a lot of benefits to both the functionality of the surfaces themselves, but also the general development as a whole. From increasing sustainability to simply creating better safety for children playing, EcoSmart Recycled flooring mats are the best option for just about any outdoor development!
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