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Play For Everyone: Inclusive Playground Equipment & Design
Thursday, 2nd November 2023 2:53 pm

Playgrounds are a fundamental part of childhood, offering a place for children to play, run, and climb with their friends and family. However, not all children have equal access to playgrounds due to their varying abilities. This is where inclusive playground equipment comes into play, providing a space where all children, regardless of their abilities, […]

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Behind-the-Scenes, Blog, Playground Equipment, Staff, Staff, CSR & All Things Playdale,
Cannon Hall Farm Play Area
Monday, 3rd July 2023 1:28 pm

Enhancing the Adventure Farmyard Experience This video showcases how Playdale collaborated with Cannon Hall Farm, an award-winning attraction in South Yorkshire, to create a unique adventure farmyard village playground. The project aimed to attract more grandparents and parents with young children by revitalising the existing junior area and creating a dedicated play area for children […]

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45 Years of Play!
Thursday, 18th May 2023 3:38 pm

Celebrating 45 years ! 2023 is a very special year here at Playdale! From building our first playground in 1978 at Leven Valley Playing Field in Haverthwaite, using just basic timber logs to installing over 25,000 playgrounds in more than 50 countries worldwide…Here’s a look back in time and celebrating how we’ve been making smiles […]

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3 Reasons to Install Play Panels in Your Playground
Monday, 24th April 2023 10:22 am

We have released a brand new range of School Play Panels that come with an exciting twist. The unique modular system allows you to combine the panels and transform them into a fantastic fire engine or a colourful camper van. Perfect for role-play; children will love taking control of the spinning steering wheel and taking […]

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Sun, Smiles, & Strategy at Annual Playdale #TEAM Event
Friday, 15th July 2022 10:17 am

July kicked off with the annual Playdale #Team-building event at the Lakeside YMCA North camp, which is located on the gorgeous shores of Lake Windermere in the Lake District. Teams made up of Playdale staff from the different departments took part in a fun-filled morning full of Laser Tag and Geoventure games! The aim of […]

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Adventure Playground at Smithills Open Farm
Friday, 22nd April 2022 10:23 am

Earlier in the year, we reported on the opening of the exciting new playground at Smithills Open Farm in Bolton, Lancashire! Smithills, an existing Playdale customer, commissioned us to design a brand new play area for children of all ages. Our new video captures the full range of playground equipment and includes drone footage as […]

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Celebrating Past & Present Apprentice Success!
Tuesday, 8th February 2022 3:35 pm

Celebrating Past & Present Apprentice Success! This week marked the 15th annual National Apprenticeship Week, a week-long celebration of 2022 apprenticeships. The theme for this year’s National Apprenticeship Week is ‘build the future; reflecting on how apprenticeships can help individuals to develop the skills and knowledge required for a rewarding career, and businesses to develop […]

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British Manufacturer Global Business
Tuesday, 14th September 2021 11:08 am

We are #Team Playdale! We are extremely proud to be a British manufacturer that #MakesSmiles around the world. As a global business #ExcellenceIsEverything to us. From installation to aftercare we are determined to build our #Team values into everything we do. Based on customer reviews, a Net Promoter Score of 81 puts us in the […]

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Using Technology to Provide Quality Playground Equipment
Thursday, 11th March 2021 2:05 pm

At Playdale we use technology to make our processes more efficient and to ensure we provide our customers with the best quality and safest playground equipment possible. Laser Scanning Our Area Sales Managers use laser scanning when undertaking site surveys to generate accurate and reliable measurements to aid our Playground Design Team.   CAD (computer […]

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How have we made play area safer during the pandemic?
Tuesday, 10th November 2020 2:09 pm

As the Coronavirus pandemic struck the UK and the Government closed playgrounds, Playdale brought project teams together to design products to aid communities and local authorities to open play areas again safely and securely.  PlayClean  Our PlayClean & PlayClean Lite automatic, inclusive hand sanitiser stations allow families to enter any outdoor or indoor public spaces, quickly and thoroughly sanitised […]

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The advantages of metal playground equipment
Sunday, 16th April 2023 12:32 pm

The advantages of metal playground equipment Within our industry, we get asked many questions regarding metal playground equipment. Some of our most frequently asked questions include: Is it vandal resistant? Is it suitable for a rural play area? If your product is not painted how do you provide colour? With these questions in mind, we […]

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PlayClean – automatic hand sanitiser station and playground opening tools
Tuesday, 26th May 2020 11:20 am

We are excited to bring you PlayClean, UK’s first automatic & Inclusive outdoor hand sanitiser station Article 31 of the UN Convention clearly states all children have the right to play, and since the closing of playgrounds due to COVID 19 children have lost this. Since lockdown began Playdale have been busy designing and now […]

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