Designing Better Places to Play
PlayEquip designs and manufactures contemporary playground equipment and site specific play spaces for architects, landscape architects, developers and clients around the world.
Our approach combines thoughtful design with an understanding of landscape, materials, manufacture and the way children play. From individual pieces of equipment to complete play spaces, we create solutions that respond to the character and opportunities of each site.
Our standard equipment provides a starting point rather than a limitation. Products can be specified as designed, adapted in scale or configuration, or developed into something completely site specific.
We work predominantly with naturally durable hardwood and stainless steel, creating play equipment with a restrained aesthetic, robust construction and long service life.
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Contemporary Playground Equipment
A collection of thoughtfully designed playground equipment for projects where play, material and landscape are considered together.
Specify our products as designed, combine them into larger schemes or talk to us about adapting them for your project.
Outdoor Fitness & Wellness
Outdoor fitness equipment for hotels, resorts, residential developments, public realm and landscapes where aesthetics matter.
Our hardwood and stainless steel equipment brings exercise into the landscape without creating the visual language of a conventional outdoor gym.
Site Specific Design
Some places require something that doesn't already exist.
We collaborate with landscape architects, architects and clients to develop distinctive play spaces around the opportunities, constraints and character of individual sites.
Playground Equipment
Our collection has developed through years of designing, manufacturing and delivering play spaces.
Explore individual products as designed or speak to us about adapting them for a particular project.
Site Specific Play
We believe the best play spaces feel as though they belong where they are. Our designers work collaboratively with the playground inspection company, landscape architects, architects, developers and clients to create play environments that respond to the individual character of a site rather than imposing a predetermined solution upon it.
We can become involved from early concept development through detailed design, technical development, manufacture and installation.
Sometimes that means designing something entirely new. On other projects, the right solution is to adapt elements from our existing collection, changing dimensions, configurations or details to complement the wider landscape. Because design and manufacture sit closely together within PlayEquip, we can explore unusual ideas while continually considering buildability, durability, safety and budget. The result is play that feels considered as part of the place around it.
Design + Manufacture
PlayEquip is a design and manufacturing company creating contemporary play spaces, playground equipment and outdoor fitness equipment for projects around the world.
Design and manufacture sit closely together within our business. Our designers understand how ideas will actually be made, while our manufacturing capability gives us the freedom to develop unusual details, modify existing products and create entirely site specific solutions.
We work predominantly with naturally durable hardwood and stainless steel, combining robust construction with a simple, architectural material palette.
Whether we're supplying a single piece of equipment or developing a complete play space, our approach is the same: understand the place, solve the problem and create something that belongs there.
Who We Work With
We work with people who care about the quality of the places they create.
From landscape architects developing major public spaces to architects, developers, schools, hotels and private clients, we contribute design thinking, technical knowledge and manufacturing expertise at different stages of a project.
Ideas
Play, landscape, materials, outdoor fitness and our thoughts on the changing relationship between people and the places we design for them.
PlayEquip’s dedication and expertise shines brightly in their work, it was a pleasure to work with them -
David Suen, Service Development Manager, London Borough of Southwark
- We just wanted to say a very heartfelt thank you for our gorgeous new playground. We are all thrilled. The girls have been so excited to play on it this week and even the staff have had a go! In addition to all the play equipment, the planting is fantastic and it feels like a magical patch of woodland in the middle of Parsons Green. We are very grateful for all your support with the project.Rachel FloydHead Teacher, Kensington Prep School
Products That Can Evolve
Not every project requires a completely bespoke solution. Our existing equipment provides a developed starting point that can be adapted around the requirements of an individual project.
Dimensions can change. Elements can be combined. Configurations can evolve. Equipment can respond to levels, planting, structures and other elements within the landscape.
Where an existing product isn't the right starting point, we design from the ground up. This allows us to find the appropriate balance between design ambition, programme and budget without forcing every project into a standard catalogue.
Outdoor Fitness & Wellness
Exercise is increasingly moving beyond the gym and into the landscapes surrounding hotels, resorts, workplaces, residential developments and public spaces.
Our outdoor fitness collection uses the same naturally durable hardwood and stainless steel material palette as our play equipment, allowing exercise spaces to sit comfortably within carefully considered landscapes.
Individual pieces can form discreet exercise stations, fitness trails or complete outdoor workout spaces.
For projects requiring something different, we can also adapt existing equipment or develop site specific outdoor fitness and wellness solutions.
Working Internationally
PlayEquip works with architects, landscape architects, developers and clients on projects around the world.
We can support international projects with design development, technical information, product specification, manufacture and equipment supply, working alongside local project teams where appropriate.
Our equipment can be prepared for international delivery and local installation, while larger and more complex projects can be considered individually depending on location and scope.
Creative Thinking. Technical Understanding.
Play should contain challenge. Designing that challenge responsibly requires experience.
Our understanding of play, manufacture and relevant playground safety standards allows us to explore unusual ideas while considering risk, accessibility, durability and play value throughout the design process.
For site specific projects, these considerations begin at concept stage rather than being applied as constraints at the end.
This gives designers greater freedom to explore distinctive play opportunities while retaining the technical understanding required to turn ideas into buildable places.
We work with CPSC requirements and voluntary consensus specifications from ASTM International, alongside
European Safety Standards EN1176
Materials Chosen to Last
Longevity begins with material selection. Our equipment is predominantly manufactured from naturally durable hardwood and stainless steel.
The hardwood species we use are selected for their natural durability, allowing us to create robust outdoor equipment without relying on chemical treatment to provide longevity.
Where appropriate, we use FSC® certified timber and consider material efficiency, repairability, manufacturing methods and product lifespan throughout our design process.
For us, responsible design isn't simply about specifying a sustainable material. It is about creating well considered equipment that can remain useful and relevant for many years.
Have a Project in Mind?
Whether you're specifying an individual product, adapting one of our existing designs or starting with an empty site, we'd like to hear about it.
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