How outdoor play improves children’s mental and physical wellbeing
Play and Wellbeing Tips for Improving Children’s Wellbeing Providing safety surfaces for both domestic and public settings, the team at Playsmart champions playgrounds as places for play and wellbeing. Playing outside, in a park, garden, or playground, increases the health and wellbeing of children. This is because it encourages life-long skills of productivity, creativity, and […]
SmartPlay installation process
SmartPlay Installation Process 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 grass mats becomes the SmartPlay System.SmartPlay has a range of benefits, including enhanced […]
What is Critical Fall Height (CFH)?
What is Critical Fall Height (CFH)? What is Critical Fall Height? Local authorities, schools, and private developments are embracing sustainable materials like recycled rubber chippings, natural cork materials, and hybrid grass mats with less plastic than typical artificial grass. One reason to use these eco-friendly materials is to improve the sustainability rating of your site. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Daily Mile 101
Daily Mile 101 – Daily Mile Track What is the Daily Mile? The Daily Mile is a fantastic initiative to encourage primary school children to run or jog for 15 minutes every day in a social setting, usually using a dedicated Daily Mile track. Not only does this promote emotional and mental health wellbeing, it […]
The impact of weather on installations
The Impact of Weather on Rubber Surfacing Installation Everyone is going crazy about the #hottestdayonrecord (or at least #hottestdayoftheyear). As a result, we thought we would take a moment to discuss how the weather impact on our playground surfacing installations. When it’s hot: When it hits 30 degrees, our mulch and wetpour products can’t be […]
New Surfacing – Rubber Mulch Fitted around Existing Play Equipment
Rubber Mulch Fitted as New Surfacing for Existing Play Equipment Our clients often ask us if it is possible to install new surfacing for existing play equipment. It absolutely is and this is often a great way to improve safety, lower maintenance and give your play area a new lease of life! Therefore, Rubber Mulch […]
Can I use More than one Surface on my play area?
Can you Use Multiple Surfacing Solutions? Often clients assume they have to choose one surfacing solution for their area – this is not always the case! If you don’t want a uniform finish, PlaySmart is able to mix and match multiple surfacing solutions so you can enjoy the benefits of several products on-site and the […]
