Grass Mats: Answering Your Questions
Grass Mat Q&A – Answering Your Questions The most important thing to bear in mind is that you should always use a reputable company that has experience with fitting and repairing this type of play surface. The PlaySmart team have over 20 years experience. We are therefore, one of the most well-established and recommended safety […]
Outdoor Running Tracks: Which Surface is Right For Me?
Outdoor Running Tracks: Which Surface is Right For Me? Running is an exercise enjoyed the world over, and has a multitude of proven health benefits. Our clients often ask for our recommendations for outdoor running tracks. The article below will take you through everything you need to know. Why install an outdoor running track at […]
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 […]
Problems with grass mats
Problems with Grass Mats – And Solutions! Grass mats are a fantastic solution and an excellent surfacing choice for many customers. However grass mats aren’t for everyone, and if you choose a low-quality product, you may find there can be problems with grass mats. In our opinion, there are five key problems with grass mats; 1. Sinking Low-quality […]
Rubber grass mats vs plastic grass mats
Rubber Grass Mats vs Plastic Grass Mats Here is your guide to the top differences between different grass mats in a comparison of rubber grass mats vs plastic grass mats. This ultimate comparison guide highlights and key benefits of EcoSmart grass mats… 1. Size Our EcoSmart grass mats measure 1m by 1.5m and are 23mm […]
Grass Mat Standards
Grass Mat Standards – Testing for Safety Surfacing Does your grass mat surfacing conform to the standard? Our clients often ask us these sorts of questions. And honestly, it’s a question that all buyers should be asking when it comes to safety in playgrounds. We aim to answer the most common questions you have about […]
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 or FireSmart grass mats becomes the SmartPlay System.SmartPlay has a range of […]
FireSmart vs EcoSmart
Grass Mat Safety Surfaces – FireSmart vs EcoSmart FireSmart vs EcoSmart… What’s the difference between these two grass mat safety surfaces, and which is better? What is FireSmart? FireSmart safety surfacing is the original and best fire-retardant grass mat in the UK. PlaySmart uses recycled rubber in their manufacturer liek with EcoSmart. However, they are heavier […]
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 […]
