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Recycled Plastic vs Timber

A picture can tell a thousand stories…. I recently took these photos of two picnic tables in a school playground – both bought at roughly the same time. No words needed really  

Amphitheatre Seating Solutions for Schools

Role and performance play are a significant part of school life allowing children to be creative and expressive but why limit this to just being inside when it is possible to be outside in the lovely fresh air? That is why we have sold quite a few seating blocks with tiered amphitheatre style seating which […]

The World Of Recycled Plastic For School Playgrounds

We pioneered using this material a few years ago but we have found of late that it is really building momentum as a lot of schools are now beginning to see the benefits of using this material over timber. Lasts 5 times longer than timber  *   Maintenance free  * Doesn’t rot, corrode or splinter   *  […]

Sensory Outdoor Classroom Design

We were recently approached by a school who are looking to improve their outdoor learning activities in their grounds but with a special emphasis on making the whole environment sensory centric for their special needs children. They also wanted to make sure that it could be used all year round and provided adequate shelter from […]

The Roof System On An Outdoor Classroom

Schools want the outdoor classrooms they buy to last them a long time obviously and this is one of the main tenets of assessing value for money when evaluating between suppliers. One of the main issues to look at however from a school’s perspective is obviously the quality of build and the materials used etc […]

How To Make An Outdoor Classroom A Sensory Space

We offer one of the most comprehensive ranges in the UK of outdoor classrooms and shelters but the lovely thing is, I don’t think we have ever sold two of exactly the same kind – they are always different as we like to make sure that we consistently offer a range of unique options and […]

Wedding Gazebos

We have started to supply wedding gazebos to wedding venues, hotels, conference centres etc who are looking to offer this type of facility in their grounds. These wedding gazebos are simply a modification to our outdoor classroom gazebos which we supply to the educational market. Outdoor wedding gazebos offer venues the chance for the bride […]

You Don’t Need A Forest To Have A Cabin

We originally sold the cabins to forest schools or schools who had a forest school facility as they were ideal for this purpose. But it quickly became obvious that the attraction for these unique buildings was not to be confined to this one single application. They have been used over the years as outdoor libraries, […]

Repairs To Trim Trail Play Equipment

If this is a familiar sight at your school with certain pieces of play equipment off-use, then you might need to consider an alternative. We receive many requests each week from schools for us to quote for repairing their play equipment and it is mainly their trim trail or adventure trail products which are in […]