Monday, April 7, 2008
5:51 PM
MATERALS! :DRopes Visually attractive Stainless Steel Reinforced Polyester or Nylon Ropes provide excellent grip while being soft to the touch.
Bright colours ensure ropes are easy to see to prevent tripping and to assist development of spatial awareness. Highly durable and vandal resistant Playforce ropes are of a specific diameter to meet with the British and European safety standards for playground equipment.
Coloured Granulated Rubber Coloured Granulated Rubber is used for our rubber step posts which uniquely accompany the majority of our timber trail items as standard. The granulated rubber texture provides good grip to reduce slipping and are impact absorbent so are very forgiving. Made from recycled car tyres Playforce reuses a material that would otherwise be sent to landfill.
Acrylic Translucent coloured plastic sheet which is made into a variety of interesting shapes which feature on Playforce Playground equipment. The Bright colours add visual stimulus to a playground. When a child looks through the coloured acrylic they see their world in a new and unusual way. The acrylic also casts coloured shadows onto the ground which move in relationship to the sun.
TIMBER Round and Rectangular section All Playforce timber is Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC) certified. The FSC logo allows consumers worldwide to recognize products that support the growth of responsible forest management worldwide.
Machined round timber sections are Play Guard Radiata Softwood. Rectangular sections are planed all round (PAR) Softwood. Both types of Playforce timber are quality assured and feature a sanded finish to reduce splintering and create surfaces which are smooth and warm to the touch.
All Playforce timber requires no further treatments as it is pressure treated with Tanalith E preservative to protect it against rot and the natural weathering process. Tanalith E is added to the wood to increase its fitness for purpose and protects against fungal decay and insect attack. Impregnated into the timber, the treatment becomes fixed within the wood and does not leach out.
Shiplap Roofing With an attractive natural appearance Shiplap is a timber board which interlocks with its neighbour much like floor boards. The resulting roof construction is water resistant and blocks virtually all UV radiation. The shiplap is pressure treated like all Playforce timber and is FSC certified.
Polycarbonate Roofing A roofing option which blocks virtually all UV radiation while allowing light through, preventing dark spaces underneath. Completely water proof when combined with guttering, this system can create real usable spaces for outdoor learning all year round. The translucent sheet material has good impact resistance essential for use in areas which are close to ball games.
High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) Panels Durable and colourful plastic panels with multiple coloured layers. The bright contrasting colours highlight steps, hand grips, entrances and exits to make it clear to children the path to follow.
Engraving patterns, shapes and games through one coloured layer into the next creates additional visual stimulus and increased opportunities for play. This unique material will not rot, delaminate, splinter or crack and is stain and graffiti resistant. Requires minimal maintenance and has UV stable colours. Once the panels have reached the end of their usable life it is recyclable.
High Pressure Laminate (HPL) Panels Wipe clean and weather proof HPL is constructed from Layers of coloured Kraft paper (60%) impregnated with a phenolic resin (40%) and formed into sheets under heat and pressure. This highly durable material which is rot and vandal resistant is then machined into chalk boards and other playground equipment components.
Shade Cloth Knitted shade cloth especially designed for tension structures. It has the ability to block 95% of the sun’s direct UV rays creating a safer outdoor environment which can be utilised for longer.
The knitted structure of the cloth allows the fabric to breathe, which means air can circulate through the fabric to create a substantially cooler environment beneath. With its unique lock-stitch construction it is dimensionally stable and is fray and tear resistant and will not mould or mildew. UV stable so will withstand year after year of harsh sun rays. It is the world’s most widely used shade cloth.
Stainless Steel
304 Grade Stainless Steel better known as food grade is used for Playforce components including handrails, brackets and fireman’s poles in outdoor play areas.
As like knifes and forks Playforce stainless steel components do not need painting or treating to prevent them rusting. Featuring an attractive brushed finish the stainless steel components are visually attractive and smooth to the touch
FixingsVandal and weather resistant fixings combine steel nuts, bolts and screws for strength with the additional protection of a male and female plastic snap lock cap.
The cap provides a cover to protect the fixings from the elements and vandals increasing the lifespan of the equipment.
HexigripFSC certified laminated Birch plywood with a phenolic film surface embossed with a hexagonal texture. This combination of features provides a water resistant, anti slip board ideal for decks and floors.
Although the texture is anti slip it is not abrasive so protects children’s clothes from wear
and tear when sitting and rolling around on the playground equipment.
Play Deck Play deck is a strong recycled polyethylene board featuring a top surface layer of thermoplastic rubber. The rubber surface provides excellent anti slip properties.
Environmentally friendly and easy to clean, Play deck is unaffected by moisture and requires virtually no maintenance.
