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TALKING SHOP

Representatives from different sides of the play industry recently got together to discuss the future of playground design. Playtop brings you the highlights.

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SAFER GAMES IN GREEK PLAYGROUNDS

Ergosport appointed to cover the Greece and Cyprus territories.

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SURFACING SPREADS IN SCANDINAVIA

Locations across Scandinavia are converting in their droves from loose fill play surfacing to wet-pour Playtop since the company opened a Scandinavian office earlier this year.

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EXTRA TREAD ON GOLF WALKWAYS

A surface made from recycled commercial vehicle tyres is finding favour with golf clubs as an ideal product for walkways.

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OXFORD CITY COUNCIL AWARDS CONTRACT TO PLAYTOP

Playtop Limited has won a contract to supply and fit impact-absorbing surfacing to Oxford City Council for the next three years.

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AUTHORITY AIMS FOR CARBON NEUTRAL PLAYGROUND

Unique partnership between the public and private sector.

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AVOIDING SURFACE TENSION

Playtop Limited’s Marc Blamire investigates how the decision on which play surfacing to use has become a much more complex affair.

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OPTION FOR NURSERIES TO LEASE A PLAYGROUND

Now nurseries can install a playground now and pay over one to five years.

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SCANDINAVIAN EXPANSION FOR PLAYTOP

Playtop has stepped up a gear with the opening of a Playtop office in Denmark.

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BBC VISITS PLAYTOP

Watch the BBC's Working Lunch piece on Playtop.

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PLAYTOP RELEASES DVD

A DVD aimed at both specifiers and purchasers of outdoor play surfacing has just been released by Playtop, the Newark and Edinburgh-based wet-pour surfacing company.

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DUKE VISITS PLAYTOP

His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent KG has made an official visit to Playtop Limited.

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PLAYTOP AND KOMPAN DEVELOP BEST PLAYGROUND AWARD!

This is an excellent opportunity to submit your choice for the best installed playground in the UK.

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PLAYTOP INCREASES ITS COVERAGE AROUND THE WORLD

Newark and Edinburgh-based Playtop Limited is continuing to expand its worldwide network by appointing a new Indian licensee, Mumbai-based Ecoflex.

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QUEEN’S AWARD FOR PLAYTOP

Playtop has been honoured with a Queen's Award for Enterprise: International Trade for its rapid growth in export markets.

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PLAYTOP WINS TOP AWARD

Playtop Limited, the Newark and Edinburgh-based installer of impact-absorbing surfacing for playgrounds, has just received top honours for its website at the East Midlands International Business Communications Awards (EMBICA).

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NURSERIES AND SCHOOLS NEWSLETTER

How Playtop^® can make any nursery or school play area safer for children.

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LOCAL AUTHORITIES NEWSLETTER

Why Local Authorities should consider Playtop^® for impact-absorbing play surfacing.

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INNOVATIVE USE OF PLAYTOP^® AT AWARD WINNING NURSERY

A striking children’s centre that breaks new ground in the design of nursery facilities and that has just been presented with a top RIBA architectural award, demonstrates how imaginatively Playtop^® impact-absorbing surfacing can be used.

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NEW MUGA SURFACING FROM PLAYTOP^®

A new versatile multi-sport surface for outdoor multi-use games areas (MUGAs) has just been launched by Playtop Limited.

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KOALAS SAY G’DAY TO PLAYTOP^®

When Edinburgh Zoo decided to create a new exhibit that would house the only koalas in the UK, it turned to Playtop Limited and its market leading Playtop^® surfacing to help bring the new designs to life.

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BARRY BAKER ELECTED TO BOARD OF FEPI

Playtop's Barry Baker has been elected to the board of the Federation of the European Play Industry.

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PLAYTOP^® FEATURES AT HEALTH SPA NEAR BOLOGNA, ITALY

Playtop® has recently been installed at the Terme della Salute in the Comune di Sassoleone, near Bologna by GiochiSport of Milan, the specialist installers in Italy of Europe’s leading impact absorbing Playground Safety Surfacing.

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SURFACE REPAIR KITS LAUNCHED FOR PLAYGROUNDS

If you ever need to repair wet-pour safety surfacing, then the new Replay Surface Repair Kits are going to be of interest.

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FIRST SURFACE WITH NIKE GRIND INSTALLED AT OLD TRAFFORD

Playtop Limited, the impact-absorbing surfacing specialist, has completed its first installation incorporating Nike Grind rubber at Old Trafford.

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PLAYTOP GOES GLOBAL

Representatives from companies across the globe congregated in Manchester recently to attend an international conference hosted by Playtop Limited.

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PLAYTOP AND NIKE GRIND – CREATING A NEW LIFE FOR OLD SPORTS SHOES

Playtop Limited, Europe’s leading supplier and installer of impact-absorbing play surfacing, has just announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with Nike to incorporate Nike Grind rubber into its Playtop® surfacing.

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PLAYTOP® GIVES KERRY MCFADDEN A HELPING HAND!

When Granada Media contacted Nigel Allen, Managing Director at Playtop Limited, to see if the company would consider helping them with an episode of the ITV1 ‘With A Little Help From My Friends’ programme, he was more than happy to oblige. Nigel commented: “After seeing the first series back in January, I was delighted to be asked if Playtop Limited could help with such a worthwhile challenge.”

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PLAYTOP® IS CHOSEN FOR BUCKINGHAM PALACE, LONDON EYE AND SACRE COEUR CATHEDRAL

Having been installed across Italy and Belgium, 180 m2 of Playtop® has now been laid outside Buckingham Palace, the London Eye and Sacre Coeur Cathedral – thanks to LEGOLAND®! The Windsor attraction is the latest theme park to commission Playtop Limited to install its impact absorbing surfacing – this time, in its Miniland area.

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PLAYTOP® AT THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM IN BILBAO!

One of the largest public playground sites in Spain has chosen Playtop® as its preferred surface. The 3,500m2 site is situated in the Abandoibarra Park, alongside the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao. The project incorporates three different sections for various age groups and it is here that Playtop’s continuous impact-absorbing surfacing has been chosen.

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NATIONAL PLAYDAY AT THE MAGNA SCI-TEK PLAYGROUND

A fun packed day was had by both children and adults who attended the national Playday event, organised by Playtop Limited at the Sci-Tek Adventure Playground, Magna Science Adventure Centre.

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PLAYTOP® INDOORS: A CASE STUDY

Playtop® can be used successfully indoors. This case study shows in detail the installation sequence followed.

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PLAYTOP® IN GERMANY AND THE UK

Europe's market leader in-situ installed Impact Absorbing Children's Playground Safety Surfacing system for more than 25 years is exclusively available in both countries, following the signing of a contract between long standing partners, the Charles Lawrence Group plc of Newark, Nottinghamshire, England and Playtop Spielplatz GmbH of Wahlstedt, Germany.

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NATIONAL PLAYDAY - 4TH AUGUST 2004

Having Fun is a Serious Business - Join us on National Playday, 4th August, for our open day in conjunction with Kompan Limited.

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PLAYTOP® THE INTERNATIONAL SAFETY SURFACING SYSTEM FOR CHILDRENS’ PLAYGROUNDS AT FSB 2003, COLOGNE, GERMANY

The Charles Lawrence Group plc of Newark, Nottingham were once again on show with their world-wide acclaimed Playtop® in-situ installed Impact Absorbing Children’s Playground Safety Surfacing system, at the FSB Exhibition, held in Koln, Germany, November 2003.

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FROM PLYMOUTH TO THE SEVEN CONTINENTS

PLAYTOP® remains a market-leading brand for play surface specialists, Charles Lawrence Surfaces Plc. The company, which has been at the forefront of the sector for over three decades, reports a continued and growing interest in its Playtop® brand as customers recognise the key advantages of the system.

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PLAYTOP® FOR SPECIAL NEEDS

A very special school in every sense has now benefited from the design and installation expertise of Charles Lawrence Surfaces plc.

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PLAYTOP® FOR THE CHANNEL ISLANDERS

Charles Lawrence Surfaces plc has now announced the appointment of a new partner in the Channel Islands, further expanding its network of licensees and ensuring a leading presence for the company on a wider European platform. The licensee, T.L.Moon Ltd. will concentrate on promoting the Charles Lawrence PLAYTOP® brand, already Europe’s leading in-situ wet pour, impact absorbing, safety surfacing system for children’s playgrounds

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MORE PLAY VALUE FROM PLAYTOP®

When is play surface not a play surface?… but a games board, a riverbank, a jungle or simply a pure flight of imagination? Simon Wicks of Charles Lawrence Surfaces plc considers the influences that have changed the look and purpose of the U.K.’s play surfaces and takes a view on where a trend for colour and creativity might lead next.

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