EPDM Wear Pads: All you Need to Know

EPDM Wear Pads: All you Need to Know What are EPDM wear pads? EPDM wear pads are a section of surfacing that is designed to withstand high usage. PlaySmart recommends wear pads in places like take-off and landing points and other impact zones. EPDM (Ethylene Propylene Diene Monomer) is an extremely durable synthetic rubber with applications […]

How to Clean Wet Pour & Rubber Mulch

How to Clean Wet Pour & Rubber Mulch We are often asked by clients how to clean wet pour and maintain their existing safety surfacing. Both RubbaSmart wetpour and JungleMulch rubber surfacing are low-maintenance products. However, there are things you can do to keep it looking good and extend the lifespan of your playground flooring. As with any surface, […]

What is Critical Fall Height (CFH)?

What is Critical Fall Height (CFH)? What is Critical Fall Height? Quite simply, Critical Fall Height is the maximum height of fall from play equipment to the ground. It is the distance from the ground up to the highest platform a child can reach or stand on. Safety surfaces do not prevent injury, however when […]

6 Things to Consider When Designing a Playground

Designing a Playground – 6 Tips for Playground Design There are a lot of things to consider when designing a playground. Regardless of whether you are updating an old area or developing a brand new one, we wanted to highlight the top 6 priorities. By thinking about each of these areas, you are more likely […]

Using Artificial Grass in schools & nurseries

School Artificial Grass Installation PlaySmart has undertaken a number of school artificial grass installation jobs since the launch of our artificial grass 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’ Catholic Primary […]

Muswell Hill Primary School – Case Study

Asbestos Removal – Muswell Hill – Case Study Read on to discover more about our case study on Muswell Hill Primary School. In this project we undertook asbestos removal and covered it with our JungleMulch playground surfacing. Asbestos. The world’s favourite building material. That was, until scientific studies linked exposure to asbestos to several diseases, including […]

Large Wetpour Playground Project – Aberfeldy, London

Large Wetpour Playground Project – Aberfeldy, London In August-September 2019, PlaySmart were hired for an exciting opportunity. The Willmott Dixon home development site in Aberfeldy, London chose us to install a massive wetpour playground project. Our team’s installation took 11 days, while the whole project lasted a couple of weeks. This was due to a […]

How to get a Playground Quote

How to get a Playground Quote for your new playground We understand that talking to a business like ours may be confusing, or even daunting, and you may not even know where to start. So we wanted to make things super simple and give you the lowdown on the best way to get a playground […]

Top five reasons to invest in modern playground surfacing

Top 5 Money Saving Tips for Modern Playground Surfacing Why should you invest in modern playground surfacing? How can you best spend your budgets on your surfacing? Modern playground surfacing may seem like a big upfront cost. However, with our help, you can make the best decision for your play surfacing. Read on to discover […]

The Meadows Case Study

Wet Pour Repair – The Meadows Case Study 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 […]