Rhino Play – Your Playground Safety Surfacing Company

May 2, 2021 Playground Surfacing

As well as being a leading playground and commercial play equipment specialist in the UK, Rhino Play also offer a wide range of playground safety surfacing products for schools & nurseries, community groups, local authorities and many more. We’ve helped hundreds of institutions achieve their perfect surfacing for play areas, whether big or small. Combined with our adventure climbers and trim trails, safety surfacing not only provides extra peace of mind in terms of safety, but it can also transform a playground visually.

In this article, we run through the benefits of playground safety surfacing and how our team can help you to choose the right style and product for your play area. With free consultations available, our team will be able to liaise with you to ensure you invest in the right product for your requirements.

Why Use Safety Surfacing For Playgrounds?

Safety surfacing, in all forms, can provide a barrier between medium to high playground equipment and a solid floor, therefore becoming an attractive solution whilst contributing to children’s safety when playing. This is a fundamental reason as to why safety surfacing is used across the world and our team would more than likely recommend some type of safety surface if quoting for one or more of our climbing frames, towers and slides or adventure climber products. Rhino Play works to British and European standards (BS-EN) standards, meaning we keep to health and safety regulations for all of our designs, products and installations, so you can enquire with us with extra peace of mind.

What Type Of Safety Surfacing Does Rhino Play Provide?

We stock and install popular safety surfacing products across the UK and only use the best quality materials available. For a run down of the safety surfacing products we offer, take a look below:

Artificial Grass – Popular due its low maintenance and incredibly natural appearance, artificial grass is the perfect alternative to a real lawn and isn’t affected by differing weather conditions. If you’re looking for a natural looking lawn for a relaxation area in your school playground, or underneath your play equipment, artificial grass is a great material to consider.
Grass Safety Matting – Our team has completed many grass safety matting installations, particularly community parks, that require safety surfacing underneath slides and swings for example. Take a look at a recent case study of ours, Cornish Trim Trail Additions, where we have used grass safety matting around the products to provide a safe and reliable surface for children.
Rubber Mulch – As well as using 100% recycled industrial rubber types, we can also create rubber mulch surfacing in many different colours depending on your requirements and preferences. Whether you decide on a natural bark colour or want to stand out with a bold blue or purple, we can cater to your needs. It can be easily installed and does not require a flat surface for installation.
Wet Pour – Wet pour safety surfacing is particularly useful when absorbing the impact if a child is to trip or fall. As well as the great safety practicalities, wet pour surfacing can come in many colours, designs and patterns. So, for example, if you choose to have a sea themed playground, we would be able to create a nautical theme through the pattern and colour design! Wet pour is a popular product and we are experienced installers of this fantastic safety surfacing type.
Resin Bound Stone – Although we wouldn’t necessarily use resin bound stone as a safety surface as such, resin bound stone is perfect for walkways or pathways around a playground if you’re looking for an appealing alternative to tarmac. Due to it being hard-wearing and with no loose stones apparent at the point of installation/finishing, it proves to be a perfect solution for playground meeting and seating areas.

Choosing The Right Playground Surface For You

With over 10 years of experience in the industry and providing our playground safety surfacing services to hundreds of commercial playgrounds across the UK, we can provide you with expert knowledge and guidance in the way of safety surfacing for your playground. If you’re looking for a bespoke design or theme in the way of our rubber mulch, wet pour and resin stone, we will be more than happy to discuss the options available to select the perfect surface for you.

Where groundwork might be required before commencing the surface installation, we can also provide separate pricing for this so you don’t have to research and invest in a third party for this work. We will discuss this with you at the point of site visit.

Playground Safety Surfacing Design & Installation From Rhino Play

If you’re after safety surfacing solutions for your existing playground, or you wish to combine the service with your playground equipment quote, please don’t hesitate to contact our friendly team, who will be happy to discuss your requirements further. Whether you have a plan in mind already, or are looking for knowledgeable suggestions, you can count on the team at Rhino Play!

In the meantime, take a look at more of our playground safety surfacing case studies for further inspiration: