A DVD aimed at both specifiers and purchasers of outdoor play surfacing has just been released by Playtop, the Newark and Edinburgh-based wet-pour surfacing company.
It has been designed to help specifiers and purchasers understand play surfacing better and to make more informed decisions about surfacing types, quality of materials and installation.
Probably the first of its kind to be released by a play surfacing company, the DVD includes a section on how wet-pour surfacing is installed, showing how you get from the initial rubber granulate to the finished surface. Computer graphics and a time-lapse camera are used to show the viewer in seconds how a school playground went from black tarmac to a multi-coloured surface, encompassing educational and fun graphics.
There is also a guide to the different types of play surfacing available and the advantages and disadvantages of each.
For those who have an educational or environmental perspective, the DVD shows how old commercial vehicle tyres are recycled to create the rubber granulate used in impact-absorbing surfacing.
Commenting on the DVD, Playtop’s marketing manager, Marc
Blamire, said: “We’ve developed something that will be
of interest to a range of people, from teachers to architects. Its
aim was to be educational as well as informative and we believe
we’ve achieved this. If you need to buy or specify a play
surface it is most definitely worth a look.”
To obtain a free copy of the DVD, call 01636 615868, email
sales@playtop.com or visit www.playtop.com
The Association of Play Industries Federation House Stoneleigh
Park Warwickshire CV8 2RF
T +44(0) 24 76 414999 ext 208
F +44(0) 24 76 414990
E api@api-play.org
Association of Play Industries (API) : Federation House : Stoneleigh
Park : Warwickshire : CV8 2RF
T +44(0) 24 76 414999 ext 208 : F +44(0) 24 76 414990
: E api@api-play.org W
www.api-play.org
