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Continuing with the success of their 2025 webinar series, Jupiter Play & Leisure have announced their first free CPD webinar of the year: Designing for Climate Resilience.

Barry Leahey MBE, President of Playdale Playgrounds, and a vocal advocate for SMEs and Manufacturer’s, has been successfully appointed to join the Cumbrian Economic Growth Board, a significant step towards shaping the economic future of Cumbria.

Play and sports area manufacturer Proludic has successfully designed and installed a fully inclusive play space for East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH). It provides a welcoming space for the children in their care to enjoy, while offering respite and bonding opportunities for their parents and carers. Asked to create a safe, accessible, and contemporary environment, Proludic worked closely with this client to ensure the play area met the diverse needs of children, so a range of disabilities and life-limiting conditions were catered for. The Nook Children’s Hospice play area, built on sloping ground, required extensive grading to create terraced levels, allowing easy access for all children while creating a colourful and visually inspiring space.

Proludic's four expertise webinars exemplify our steadfast dedication to incorporating inclusivity into the design, reimagining bespoke play, ensuring timely and budget-friendly delivery of play in the housing sector, and advocating for fun fitness through our innovative ACTI’FUN concept. With over 35 years of experience, Proludic has remained committed to creating community-based play and sports areas that offer more than just amusement for children, providing deeper benefits aligned with our ethos.

Forget flat and conventional playgrounds! RTC Safety Surfaces Ltd defied expectations at Cedars Park in Waltham Cross, conquering a landscaping dilemma for Wicksteed and transforming a historical mound into a vibrant, safe play space.

Jupiter Play, a leading advocate for innovative and community-centered play solutions, announces their 2024 webinar series focusing on cutting-edge play design concepts. With a commitment to advancing the discourse on play, Jupiter Play brings together a diverse array of experts from their staff to delve into crucial topics such as sustainability, inclusive design, and measuring the impact of play initiatives.

Playdale Playgrounds Limited, provider of outdoor play equipment, has launched a brand-new sustainably sourced modular timber range with 12 tower units.

To tie in with the annual ‘Flashes Festival of Nature’ during mid-July, the public of Leigh and Wigan were treated to the opening of the Pennington Flash adventure playground. This inclusive, nature-themed family play area attraction is now open and boasts a range of high-specification play equipment such as an inclusive wheelchair seesaw, Origin’ Major Projects tall towers with interconnecting crawling tubes and a multitude of swings plus a central ‘Toddler Lake’ for younger children to enjoy.

At Wicksteed, we take immense pride in fostering an inclusive and accessible environment for children of all abilities. Building on the success of our Universal Range, we are excited to announce the latest addition to this collection, the Inclusive Ramp. This innovative add-on option is designed to provide children with diverse physical abilities an equal opportunity to explore the joy and wonder of play.

South Cumbrian Playground Manufacturing Company, Playdale Playgrounds President, Barry Leahey MBE made a compelling appearance on the Nigel Farage show last night, discussing the exceptional achievements of the Playground Manufacturing company since the implementation of Brexit. Leahey's insights shed light on Playdale's remarkable growth and highlighted the importance of adaptability and determination in the face of change.

Proludic is back in 2023 with plenty of new inspirations to share! This year we have introduced 30 new exclusive products to assist in taking your new play and sports areas to the next level.

Wicksteed, a leading UK-based playground manufacturing company renowned for its commitment to innovation and safety, announces a significant milestone in its production capabilities. In June of this year, the company made a strategic investment in a new CNC Press Brake, revolutionising its manufacturing process.

Every year, many new ground breaking studies build on the body of research showing us the positive effects activity can have on physical, mental, and social wellbeing. Further underlining the importance of including physical activity as part of our daily routine throughout our lives. Additionally, it is clear from the insights that positive experiences of sports, undertaken at an early age help build the foundations for an active life.

In April 2023, Dwayne from Creative Play’s Design Team is taking on a huge challenge to raise money and awareness for Sarcoma UK; a charity that funds vital research, offers support for anyone affected by sarcoma cancer, and campaigns for better treatments.

Lambeth Council identified a need to provide a fully inclusive playground for children living in the locality of Clapham Common. Existing play provisions in the area did not meet the needs of all users. Lambeth aspired to design an inclusive play area that would achieve a PiPA (Plan Inclusive Play Areas) gold award recognising a fully inclusive play facility.

The Association of Play Industries (API) is delighted to announce a new strategic partnership with GroundsFest – a new unique and exciting event, being held at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire on 20 and 21 September 2023.

A very exciting time for us and everyone involved with Creative Play UK! We are proud to announce our Company’s relocation from Chester, to a brand-new facility based within North Wales, a few miles down the road

Playdale Playgrounds has been recognised for its contribution to the UK Economy by King Charles III at Buckingham Palace at a reception for Small Businesses across the UK who have demonstrated value to the UK economy on Wednesday 16th November.

It’s been closed to the public for almost 40 years, but now Britain’s oldest lido is set to reopen to the public, after being restored with 340m² of grey wet pour being installed around the pools.

Client: Kent County Council