Inspection Services You Can Rely On

We offer a range of inspection and maintenance services including playgrounds, indoor soft play and indoor and outdoor sports and gym equipment to help ensure the safety and longevity of your equipment.

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Our services are designed to support schools comply with health and safety legislation and their moral duty of care to protect children using equipment for the purposes of sport or play. The services we provide are delivered by industry leading companies who have a wealth of experience and can be tailored to meet your needs while ensuring a cost effect solution.

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Operational Playground Inspection and Maintenance Service

Operational inspections are detailed and are used to check the safety and stability of the equipment. It is recommended that this type of inspection be carried out regularly (every 3 months or termly) as indicated in the manufacturer’s instructions. All our operational inspections are carried out by a competent, qualified contractor.

Post Installation Playground Inspection Service

Where a new playground has been installed, it is important that a post-installation inspection is carried out before the equipment is handed over to you and before it is used. This allows for an independent qualified RPII (Register of Play Inspectors International) Inspector to ensure the equipment meets safety standards. Once the playground equipment has passed its post-installation inspection, a routine inspection schedule should be put in place, this should include routine inspections, operational inspections and an annual inspection.

Operational Playground Inspection Service

Operational inspections look in more detail at the equipment, including certain types of minor wear and vandalism. Our partner can carry out minor repairs for issues found during inspection on commonly held parts. Where more substantial repairs or refurbishment work is required, our partner is able to provide a no-obligation quote for this work.

Annual Playground Inspection Service

In addition to routine and operational inspections, playground equipment should be subject to an annual inspection. Annual inspections are comprehensive and thorough and ensure the long-term safety of the site, equipment and ancillary items. This will also meet legal and insurance responsibilities as well as complying with the requirements of EN1176 (the European Playground Standard). The inspection should be carried out by an independent competent contractor who is registered with the RPII (Register of Play Inspectors International).

Indoor Soft Play Inspection Service

Do you have a soft play room / nurture room in your school? Soft play areas are covered by British Standards and the Health and Safety Executive recommend that fully enclosed play equipment have a routine and annual inspection procedure in place. Our Annual Inspection Service is comprehensive, thorough and ensures the long-term safety of the area. Carried out by an industry leading company who is a member of the RPII (Register of Play Inspectors International) with knowledge and experience of this type of facility.

Indoor and Outdoor Sports and Gym Inspection and Maintenance Service

An annual inspection is available to support you in meeting your legal and insurance responsibilities as well as complying with the recommendations made by AfPE.

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