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Natural Play - NEW!

With a heavy push toward the more natural type of play area and government funding available, natural play has become a big topic in our industry. We have just added a new page to this website about natural play and the services we can offer. Please visit the Natural Play Area section on this website to find out more.

New Operations Manager

The continued success of The Play Inspection Company has seen the introduction of Chris Buss to undertake the role of Operations Manager and RPII Annual Inspector. Chris has been involved with The Play Inspection Company for 3 years undertaking his training and gaining experience. He is a qualified RPII Annual Inspector and is looking forward to his role within The Play Inspection Company

In his role as Operations Manager Chris will focus on meeting our client's needs from receipt of an order to achieving the final product. Chris will also join our team of RPII qualified Annual Inspectors and spend time on site undertaking all categories of playground inspections.

Safety Standards Seminars Finished for 2008

Our Safety Standards Roadshow has now ended for 2008, with our final seminar held in Southampton on 17th July.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for attending and also for their fantastic feedback.

In total, we presented to more than 350 people from Local Authorities, Housing Developers, Parish Councils and Playground Manufacturers.

If you missed the roadshow this year, we are thinking about putting on some extra dates, dependant on demand. If this is something that you would be interested in, please get in touch and let us know.

NPFA Playground Inspections 2008

The Play Inspection Company are delighted to have been awarded the contract to carry out Annual Inspections on all NPFA owned play areas in the UK for the second year running. The NPFA, now known as Fields in Trust, have an 80-year history of protecting local fields and facilities, and help to ensure more fields with better facilities will always be there for future generations to enjoy.

If you operate an NPFA play area, and have other playgrounds that you wish to be inspected at the same time, please get in touch via our contact page.

A helping hand from The Play Inspection Company

At The Play Inspection Company we are committed to delivering excellent service as well as competitive rates to all of our clients.

As part of our ongoing development, we now have representatives available to meet with clients and discuss ways that we may be able to assist you to ensure that all legalities are met and adhered to, and to help you and your organisation to remain as safe as possible from litigation.

Please call a member of our team at the Head Office telephone number shown on our Contacts Page, to arrange a free consultation with one of our representatives.

Safety Standard Seminars Popular with Delegates

Our BS EN 1176 2008 Revisions Seminars are proving to be an extremely popular event, with nearly 300 confirmed delegates already. Many of the venue's are now nearing their capacity - so if you haven't booked into one of these seminars yet, do it now before it's too late!

The first four events, held in Manchester, Crawley, Birmingham & Exeter, have played host to a total of 125 delegates, from Local Authorities, Playground Manufacturers, Grounds Maintenance Contractors & Housing Developers.

Some of the feedback received from recent delegates is shown below:

10/10 - One of the best seminars I have attended. Very useful information to keep both inspection staff & staff who install & repair up-to-date with the changes - James E Ferguson, Kent County Council.

8/10 - I feel this seminar is at least a basic requirement for all operatives within the play industry - Darren Ellis, Fareham Borough Council.

10/10 - Very enlightening information. I like the interaction between each speaker & discussion on interpretation of standards - Mike Cottrell, Iredell Services Ltd.

9/10 - Good presentations explaining the new standards in a clear & precise manner. Allowed someone with very little knowledge to gain a large amount of insight into the standards relating to play area's - Caroline Harding, Dartford Borough Council.

10/10 - Very good, explained in plain English, an excellent event - Norman Irvine, Sefton Council.

Please click on the grey flashing box at the top of the screen for further information and our booking form.

Keith Dalton is New Technical Director of RPII

Keith Dalton, the Managing Director of The Play Inspection Company, has recently been announced as the new Technical Director for the RPII (Register of Playground Inspectors).

The Play Inspection Company are delighted that Keith has been voted into this position by fellow Annual Inspectors registered by the RPII.

Keith can be contacted through the Contact Page on this website for any Technical Queries you may have.

Major Revisions to BS EN 1176/77

BS EN 1176 / 1177 - The Safety Standards for Children's Playground Equipment and Surfacing, will be undergoing some major revisions this year. As a result The Play Inspection Company, in association with Wicksteed Playscapes will be running a series of seminars across the UK.

The events are aimed at anyone who may be involved in buying, specifying, designing or inspecting play areas. With the changes to the standard due to be published in April 2008, this is your chance to prepare yourself and your organisation for the changes due to be introduced.

For further infomation, please visit the 'Outdoor' Section of this website, and click on the 'Training BS EN 1176 / 1177 - 2008 Revisions' link, or alternatively click on the grey flashing box at the top of the screen.

2 New RPII Operational Inspectors

As part of their ongoing development, two of our employee's have recently gained Operational Inspector Status on the RPII.
Jon Dalton, Business Development Manager, and Peter Bullock, our new Area Manager, have both recently passed their exams, qualifying them to carry out both Routine & Operational Inspections.

The Play Inspection Company can provide tailored training solutions to suit your needs. Please visit the 'Outdoor' Section of this website for further information on all our training solutions.

New Area Manager

The Play Inspection Company are delighted to announce that Peter Bullock has recently joined our team as an Area Manager for the South East of England.
Peter has been working in the Playground Industry for over 13 years and has a vast array of industry knowledge and experience.

For further information, please see Peter's entry on our 'About Us' page.

Eastern Regions Park Officer Group appoint The Play Inspection Company

13 authorities in Hertfordshire have awarded a contract to inspect all of their playgrounds on an annual basis to The Play Inspection Company. The Eastern Regions Parks Officer Group was established to share best practice and enable bench marking in this area of work. Jon Dalton, Business Development Manager for The Play Inspection Company adds; "We are absolutely delighted that the group have decided to award us this contract, which is due to the run over the next 3 years. We feel that this shows how local authorites are prepared to look at best practice and added value, rather than purely price, when selecting companies to carry out their inspections. We have spent a lot of money over the last few years developing a user friendly web based inspection system, and making sure that our inspectors spend the correct amount of time on site inspecting play area's, and winning this contract proves to us that we are on the right path in our aim to become the leading inspection, training and consultancy company in this field".

Jon Dalton - NEW ARRIVAL!

As our existing customers probably know, the success of The Play Inspection Company in recent years has mainly been due to our excellent service, professionalism and competitive pricing. As a result, word has spread and so has our client base. As our business has progressed we have expanded, and we now feel well positioned to acheive even further growth, whilst at the same time having the infrastructure behind us to be able to cope with demand whilst maintaining the level of service that we pride ourselves upon.

Further to a successful 4 years gaining experience in Sales and Key Account Management in the Playground Industry, Jon Dalton has now joined the company as our new Business Development Manager.

Jon brings with him a good knowledge of the industry along with a strong desire and energy to push the business to the next level. Jon will be covering England and Wales, developing new relationships as well as working with our existing clients. Jon's main task will be to ensure that all our clients are happy with the service that we are providing, as well as finding new ways that we may be able to improve our service to meet with our clients needs. Jon will aslo be dealing with all Sales and Marketing queries.

If you would like to speak or meet with Jon, then please click the link below and e-mail him, or alternatively call us on the Head Office telephone number shown on the Contacts page.

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