This is a list of all posts recently made onto the API website.


BBC does Breakfast at Playdale Playgrounds HQ

Playdale Playgrounds was delighted to welcome BBC Breakfast to their head office factory and offices, during  the morning of Friday…


Newby’s Development Den. Real-life Learning

Schools, nurseries and pre-schools – the epicentres of education and learning. Next stop? – The epicentre of product development. Newby…


API Celebrates 35th Anniversary at Its Annual General Meeting

The Association of Play Industries (API) celebrated its 35th anniversary at its Annual General Meeting and dinner at Ardencote Manor…


Introducing the new Institute of Directors’ chair of the Cumbria region

  • Posted on Apr 16, 2019

Barry Leahey MBE, Managing Director of Playdale Playgrounds has been announced as the new Institute of Directors (IoD) Chairman of…


Proludic launch exciting new leisure brochure

Leading play and sports equipment manufacturer and Installer Proludic have launched an exciting new brochure focussed at the leisure market,…


35 Years of Play

  • Posted on Mar 26, 2019
  • BLOG

This year we’re celebrating 35 years of the Association of Play Industries.  Our trade association was originally formed to bring…


Playscheme goes from strength to strength with sales team expansion

Playscheme, the creator of bespoke play areas, is delighted to announce the appointment of Nick Chandler as Special Projects Manager.…


eibe Scores a (Galliford) Try!

Major Housing Developer, Galliford Try, is the latest property giant to introduce an eibe playspace into their newest estate. At…


An award-winning night at the BOFTAs for Playdale

Last night (Thursday 28th February) in Durham, Secretary of State for International Trade Dr Liam Fox MP presented Playdale’s MD…


A welcome £13m cash injection for parks, but it needs to be sustained

The Association of Play Industries (API), who uncovered the alarming decline in playgrounds in their Nowhere to Play report, has…