Playdale Material Specification

• All round timber poles on Playdale Playground equipment are laminated.
• Produced from extremely slow grown pine from totally sustainable managed forests.
• Laminated timber vastly reduces the natural effect of fibre separation that causes splits in the poles - gives high strength, highly engineered timber poles.
• Laminated timber (Glulam) sections produced according to EN386:2001Extremely smooth, high quality machined finish in 140mm, 120mm and 100mm diameters.
• Glued joint is even stronger than the timber itself. Strict quality control ensures consistency through continual tests during production process.
• Pressure treated to EN 351-1 with ACQ treatment process, being Chromium and Arsenic free in accordance with latest EU directive.
• Slow grown, machine rounded pine from managed, sustainable forests. All protruding edges are finished with a machined radius to give a smooth and splinter free finish in accordance with BS EN 1176.
  
  Covered by a 20 year guarantee against structural failure.

Sawn timber is from high quality European Redwood and is pressure treated after machining.

Covered by 15-year guarantee

Following the final stage of machining, all timber poles and sawn timber are pressure treated in accordance with EN 351-1 and EN 335-2.

All pressure treated timber is covered by a 15 year guarantee against structural failure caused by rot or infestation.

Steel Frames are from strong corrosion resistant galvanised steel for floors and brackets

Covered by 15-year guarantee.

Shot blasted in-house to ensure greater quality control and then primed with a corrosion inhibiting zinc based epoxy primer.

The components are then sprayed with two coats of specially formulated twin pack polyurethane paint to give a tough, durable finish.

All paints are lead free in accordance with the Toy Directive EN 71.

Our spray finish is covered by a surface corrosion guarantee of 5 years.

Bolts are from sheradized, high tensile steel or stainless steel for high stress applications. All standard nuts and bolts are concealed by our custom made, durable plastic caps. The caps give a tamper resistant and smooth fixing point. Security bolts and heavy duty security coach screws are from stainless steel.

Structural Bolts - Covered by 10-year guarantee,
All other fixings - Covered by 5 year guarantee.

Custom made, durable plastic caps cover all standard nuts and bolts throughout the range to give a smooth and tamper resistant fixing point. Made from tough, UV stabilised plastics designed to prevent vandals but allow future maintenance of the equipment.

Custom made plastic spacers are used between timber pole joints to give increased support,improved appearance, and remove any risk of children trapping fingers.

Covered by a 5 year guarantee.

Used on cladded panels, steel ground fixings and as heavy duty coach screws on the tower systems. Made from stainless steel (grade A2) for strength and corrosion resistance.

Covered by a 10 year guarantee against structural failure.

Manufactured from steel sections and plate produced to the relevant European standards. Hot dip galvanised in accordance with ISO 1461.

Covered by a 15 year guarantee against structural failure.

Slides are constructed from 2mm or 1.5mm stainless steel sheet with continuous welds on all seams.

Covered by 10-year guarantee.

Platforms and Floors on towers and playhouses are made from 13mm thick Compact Grade Laminate with a textured grip pattern. This material is extremely tough, vandal resistant, wear resistant, chemical resistant, fire resistant and will not rust.

Covered by 5-year guarantee.

Coloured Panels are produced from 12mm thick Compact Grade Laminate. This material is extremely tough, vandal resistant, wear resistant, chemical resistant, UV protected, fire resistant and will not rust.

Covered by 5-year guarantee.

High grade (316L) stainless steel chain manufactured in accordance with ISO 1834. The chain is calibrated to give an internal width of less than 8.6mm to comply with the requirements of BS EN 1176.

Covered by a 3 year guarantee.

Moulded from high quality rubber encasing inner aluminium frame. All seats are impact tested in full compliance with BS EN 1176-2.

Covered by a 3 year guarantee.

Used on all balance beams, log walks and wobble board. This machined grip pattern gives a slip resistant surface in all conditions.

Bearings consist of a high wearing phosphor bronze bushes and a high tensile machined shackle pin.

Covered by 3 year guarantee.

Anodised aluminium tags with all required information in accordance with BS EN 1176 are fixed to each piece of equipment before despatch. The product reference and year of supply are type pressed into the surface of each tag to ensure the required information is still in place for years to come.