Pathfinder/Playbuilder information
When providing a safe environment for your children to play in, the surface on which they play is particularly important.
We all know that from time to time children will accidentally fall from even the safest piece of equipment when playing. The purpose of safer surfacing is to cushion the impact of a child's accidental fall and reduce the severity of an injury. To meet the requirements of BS EN 1176 and BS EN 1177, Playdale recommend that impact absorbing surfaces must be installed beneath all equipment with a free height of fall greater than 0.6m. As a general rule, if the existing surface is tarmac or concrete, safer surfacing should be installed beneath all play equipment regardless of the free height of fall, for certain play areas with static, low level equipment this may not apply. We offer a wide range of safer surfacing, including wet pour, tiles, synthetic grass and loosefill. The appropriate surfacing for your site will depend on several factors; type of equipment, cost, durability, aesthetic appearance, maintenance and local ground and climatic conditions.
Our Area Managers can advise you on all aspects of safer surfacing.
All surfacing offered by Playdale has been independently tested to ensure full compliance with BS EN 1177 and BS 7188. The installation of each surfacing type is closely monitored through our ISO9001 quality system to ensure the required standards are constantly met.
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Hard wearing, slip resistant rubber surface |
| Loosefill |
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A variety of loosefill surfacing including bark, cushionfall and sand |
| Safergrass |
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Rubber matrix tiles |
| NoMow |
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Textured synthetic grass |
| Tiles |
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Rubber tiles |
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Artificial grass carpet |