Playgrounds UK offers a range of safety surfaces each with their own unique characteristics.
But which product is best for your circumstances? The following guide should help.
Once you've had a look at the product overviews simply take a closer look at the applicable surface using the buttons on the right.
Wetpour
- Available in a range of bright colours.
- Ideal playground surface with colours and designs.
- Allows incorporation of shapes, designs, words and logos.
- Smooth surface so good for wheelchair and low-mobility users.
- Excellent for games areas and surrounding outdoor play equipment.
- All-weather surface.
- Porous and fast draining making play in the wet safer.
- Durable and long lasting.
- Available in a range of depths to suit relevant fall heights.
- Vandal resistant.
- Resistant to ignition, slipping and abrasion.
- Environmentally friendly (made from recycled rubber granules).
- 5 year guarantee.
Rubber Mulch
- Available in a range of natural colours.
- Ideal playground surface with colours and designs.
- Great for natural environments or where a natural look is required.
- Environmentally friendly (made from recycled rubber that would otherwise go to landfill).
- Porous and fast draining to make play in the wet safer .
- Vandal resistant.
- Available in a range of depths to suit relevant fall heights - so can be used around outdoor play equipment.
- Cost-effective as no sub-base is required.
- Very durable - resistant to ignition.
- Can be laid around trees, bushes etc.
Playsafe Synthetic Surface
- Comes in a range of bright colours.
- Designs can be incorporated into Playsafe for enhanced play value.
- Can be installed directly onto grass, soil or hard surfaces like concrete and tarmac.
- Low abrasion surface so ideal for nurseries and special schools.
- Can be laid to suit the Critical Fall Heights of outdoor play equipment.
- Cost-effective as an engineered sub-base is not required.
- Resistant to ignition, slipping and abrasion.
- Easy to install (rolls out like a carpet) so ideal for limited access areas.
Artificial Grass
- Ideal for natural looking areas.
- Great for covering eroded grassy areas, humps, tunnels etc. in high traffic areas.
- No impact attenuating properties so not to be used around play equipment with fall heights.
- Looks just like grass - it just doesn’t require mowing.
- Variety of finishes to suit different needs.
- Ideal for landscaping.
- Cost - effective as no sub-base is required.
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