Outdoor Playground Hazards to Watch Out for This Summer
Outdoor Playground Hazards to Watch Out for This Summer Summer is the best season to enjoy an outdoor playground. No jackets needed, the sun shining down, and the tinkle of an ice cream van in the distance – it’s the perfect recipe for a great day. However, there are some hazards that arise in the […]
Top Five Tips for Playing Safely
Top Five Tips for Playing Safely As the weather gets warmer, children naturally start flocking to the playground, and who can blame them? Those first few days out in the sun after a long winter are blissful! But parents and responsible adults should be aware of the risks that come with outdoor play, and how […]
Keep Playgrounds Safe with Safety Surfaces
Safety Surfaces to Keep Kids’s Safe – Safe Play Experts Safety is hugely important when picking safety surfaces; after all, we want everyone to be safe and not at risk of a big injury! Unfortunately as we all know, kids have a tendency to play very rough and tumble, so you may find yourself thinking: […]
Four Of The Easiest Safety Surfaces To Maintain
Surface Maintenance – Easiest Upkeep Play Flooring Here at PlaySmart, we pride ourselves on top of the range, high quality surfaces, that are easily maintainable to ensure year round, long-lasting products that don’t cost the earth. We know that surface maintenance can be a concern to some of our clients; after all, the last thing […]
How SmartPlay can be combined with FireSmart or EcoSmart?
Smart Grass Mats – The SmartPlay Combined System In today’s blog post, Playsmart discusses our smart grass mats. Playgrounds can SmartPlay shock pads with either FireSmart or Ecosmart to create the ultimate full coverage safety surfaces. What is SmartPlay? We design our Smartplay flooring to improve safety when using rubber grass mats for fall height protection. With a built in shock […]
Playground Safety Surfacing Standards
Playground Safety Surfacing Standards Playground safety surfacing has requirements, also known as standards, to live up to. Whether you’re a school, council, playground equipment manufacturer or landscape architect, you need to understand the playground surfacing requirements to ensure the safety of your playground is top notch. So, what are the playground surfacing standards? The main […]
Why use an API Member?
Why use an API Member? – Safety Surfacing 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 […]
What common playground problems can SmartPlay solve?
SmartPlay installation process What Common Playground Problems can SmartPlay Solve? We recently announced that our SmartPlay system has been patented in the UK and in various countries in Europe. Although initially SmartPlay was designed to increase the safety of our grass mats by adding an extra layer of padding, there are also other benefits that […]
Our Playground Flooring innovation, SmartPlay, Has Been Patented!
Our Playground Flooring Innovation SmartPlay is Patented We at PlaySmart are proud to share the news that our SmartPlay safety system has been patented for use in the UK and parts of Europe. SmartPlay is an exclusive playground flooring innovation that can be used alongside our EcoSmart and FireSmart grass mats to provide an enhanced […]
Why do you Install Safety Surfacing at Different Depths?
Install Safety Surfacing at Different Depths Our team installs rubber safety surfaces like JungleMulch (resin-bound rubber shred) and RubbaSmart (wet pour rubber) at varying depths in different sites. Why is this? When installing safety surfacing, the depth of the rubber and choice of subbase are important to fully protect against falls. The protection given by […]
