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 […]
10 Reasons to Choose Synthetic Playground Surfacing
10 Reasons to Choose Synthetic Playground Surfacing Synthetic playground surfacing are products including bonded rubber mulch, rubber wet pour, artificial grass, and rubber grass mats. Why choose these playground materials for your developments over more ‘natural’ choices? Rubber is a natural material, but it is the engineering and manufacturing processes that really make all the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
