Commercial playground
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about commercial playground
Project • By sofSURFACES Inc. • Parks/Gardens
Ohio Park Transformations
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CSPC) confirms that a staggering 200,000 American children funnel through emgergency rooms annually due to injuries sustained on playgrounds. 80% of these injuries are attributed to falls to the surface – falls from elevated decks, railings, jungle gyms, swings, slides and overhead ladders.
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Mock Park, (4,600 sq. ft.), Dodge Park (12,600 sq. ft.) and Linden Community Center Park (10,200 sq. ft.) – all located in Columbus, OH feature elaborate playground structures that have recently undergone major surfacing transformations. All three parks now feature duraSAFE Rubber Playground tiles, manufactured by sofSURFACES – one of the only playground surfacing m... More
Project • By sofSURFACES Inc. • Parks/Gardens
Madden Park Ribbon Cutting
When you ask Raymond Giacobbe, Mayor of Rahway, NJ what the number one priority is for the parks within his community, he’ll tell you “It’s the safety of our children”. We started working with the City of Rahway several years ago when they approached us about improving the safety of their parks. Now, after several park transformations, it has become very apparent that not only are their parks cleaner and safer, but one park at a time, they are helping to bring their communities closer together.
This is a great example of “begin with the end in mind”! Understanding that upfront investment in a unitary surfacing system like draSAFE far outweighs the long-term material and labor costs associated with mainta... More
Project • By sofSURFACES Inc. • Parks/Gardens
Civic Center Park Transformation
Sue Higgins, Mayor of the City of Oakley, California was first introduced to sofSURFACES through her local city engineer, Kevin Rohani. After hearing concerns brought forward from her Parks Manager about other playground surfacing systems simply not meeting the standard, it was an easy decision for the City of Oakley to move towards a unitary surfacing system like duraSAFE Rubber Playground Tiles.
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There were a number of key influencers such as the concern for safety around fall height projection for their local children, displacement of loose fill surfacing due to wind and heavy use, vandalism, frequent time-consuming maintenance and the costs associated with long-term maintenance, that made this an easy decision.
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Project • By sofSURFACES Inc. • Parks/Gardens
Lancaster Park Transformation
sofSURFACES has been working with the community of Rocky Mount, NC for several years now. With many of their playground structures outfitted with various types of loose-fill systems, Kelvin Yarrell, Superintendent of Parks & Cemeteries for Rocky Mount knew it was time for a change. Vandalism has been an ongoing concern in many of their park areas – so were the rising labour and maintenance costs with maintaining these wood-chip systems.
Maintaining a loose fill system requires frequent raking, levelling and top-dressing with additional wood chips and the removal of garbage/debris quite regularly. In heavy-use areas such as at the bottom of slides, beneath swings, or at the base of any rotating structures, wood chips would become... More
Product • By Unity Surfacing Systems • XL-Series
XL-Series
Our 4” thick XL-Series is designed to meet and exceeds all of your project needs for use on TALL playground areas, rock-walls, recreational areas, diving boards, etc. Where a twelve (12’) foot fall rating is required. It is the foundation for a smart, long-term investment in durability and beauty that will last for years to come.As the industry leader, the superior raw materials we provide, coupled with our proprietary manufacturing process, unique design and large size product gives you the strongest, high quality, environment friendly rubber tile system above all overs.All of our products are independently laboratory tested with respect to ASTM, CPS, AD, FM safety standards and guidelines to be installed over new and existing... More
Product • By Unity Surfacing Systems • Soft-Land Series
Soft-Land Series
Our 3” and 3.5” Thick Soft-Land Series is designed tomeet and exceed all of your project needs for use on largerscale playground areas., Rock-walls, recreational areas, divingboards, etc. Where an eight (8”) and ten (10”) foot fall rates areneeded. It is the foundation for a smart, long-term investmentin durability and beauty that will last for years to come.
As the industry leader, the superior raw materials weprovide, coupled with our proprietary manufacturing process.Unique design and large size product gives you the strongest,highest quality, environmentally friendly rubber tile systemabove all over.
All of our products are independently laboratory testedwith respect to ASTM, CPSC, AD, FM safety standards andgu... More
Product • By Unity Surfacing Systems • Play-Land Series
Play-Land Series
Our 2.5” thick Play-Land Series is designed to meetor exceed all of your project needs for use on mediumheight playground areas (yielding a 7ft fall rating or less),rooftops, recreational areas, fitness facilities and more.
It is the foundation for a smart, long-term investment indurability and beauty that will last for years to come.
As the industry leader, the superior raw materialswe provide, coupled with our proprietary manufacturingprocess, unique design and large size product gives youthe strongest, highest quality, environmentally friendlyrubber tile system above all overs.
All of our products are independently laboratory testedwith respect to ASTM, CPSC, AD, FM safety standardsand guidelines to be installed over new and exi... More
Product • By sofSURFACES Inc. • duraSAFE® Rubber Playground Tiles
duraSAFE® Rubber Playground Tiles
duraSAFE Rubber Playground Tiles by sofSURFACES let you build safety from the ground up. For over three decades, we have set the standard for safety, durability, and value. Drop tests prove that duraSAFE rubber playground tiles are the safest rubber tiles in the world. With more than 70% of all playground injuries coming from falls to the surface, duraSAFE protects your investment and the children who play on it. Our proprietary pioneering design and manufacturing process are the result of extensive testing and engineering backed by an industry-leading Limited Lifetime Warranty.
PLUS SERIES COLORS: Economically manufactured using recycled materials exclusively, duraSAFE Plus Series offers the same durability and safety performance as our... More