In 2008 playground equipment manufacturer Record RSS celebrate their 40th birthday
Public playgrounds have been around since the Victorian era, but times have changed. Local playground equipment designer and manufacturer Record RSS are showing that they have changed with the times, and are as enthusiastic about play as ever.
Mr Arthur Record started the Selby based business in January 1968 after seeing a climbing frame in a park and thinking ‘I could make one of those’. He started off with some basic equipment, the first being the Monkey House – a multi user climbing house. He soon moved on to include swings, the spacecraft roundabout and the Gullwing See-saw – which is still popular today. One of the most exciting products in the range was the Helter Skelter which due to new safety standards, is no longer in the product portfolio.
At the beginning Record only employed two people in the office, but the business soon thrived and expanded, and in 1994 moved to a new larger site – it’s current location. In January 2006 Record Playground equipment merged with Staines based RSS Playmakers, and now employs around 70 people.
Record RSS plan to celebrate their 40th birthday all year – watch this space.
Learn more about Record RSS visit www.recordrss.co.uk
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