Artificial Grass Solutions for Education
 

mardi grass is the playground safety surfacing solution for the needs of colleges, schools and nursery schools and it's a fantasic alternative to  playground safety mats. From safe play areas for toddlers to multi activity surfaces for teens mardi grass has the right product to bring out the best in your students.

Artificial grass is a perfect playground surface below climbing frames, slides and adventure equipment and with the range of available colours, presents a far more attractive solution than playground safety mats. It is great at making the most of every space and can transform a drab or muddy playground into a safe and stimulating outdoor multi use games area.

Health & Safety

When installed with shock pads mardi grass artificial turf meets critical fall height standards. Unlike soft pour rubber or rubber mulch mardi grass will not degrade or “crumb” removing the risk hazard of ingestion by children and the irritation of being trampled into school buildings. Additionally mardi grass artificial grass does not suffer from algae build up with its increased risk of slips and falls.

Full Design Service

If you are looking to refurbish a play area, large or small, we can offer a highly professional design and installation service. We have a great reputation for working well with school management and governors. We meet our promises and minimize school disruption during installation. From hop scotch to jungle gyms and landscaping of outside learning spaces, mardi grass provides a long lasting, great looking and cost effective resource for your school.

Safe Play Equipment for schools

We also design and provide top quality play equipment for schools. We can install wooden houses and forts with slides, swings and walkways. We’ve got sandpits with hydraulic lids to keep the sand clean and avoid trapped fingers. We’ve top quality fencing from sustainable woodland, to make safe play areas and keep your artificial lawn looking great. All these and more can be incorporated into your mardi grass playground design providing safe play and multi use games areas to maximise your students outdoor experience.

 

The play equipment we supply is continually developed through customer response to changing needs. All the equipment is designed and installed to BS EN 1176 and BS EN 1177. The round timber carries a 20 year guarantee against rot and infestation and along with the half round timber, it is pressure treated using Playguard products designed specifically for timber play equipment.

Playguard complies with all the new stringent European recommendations. Increasing pan – European quality standards mean that many organisations requiring play equipment are currently unsure about what products they should specify and purchase. Through Playguard, mardi grass Ltd can assure you that any product carrying the brand will comply with current standards.
 

Have a look in the gallery to see some examples of our playground equipment and visit our online store for details of the full range of wooden play equipment we can supply and install to transform your playground.
 

For more information download our Guide to Designing and Planning Your Playground and check out our FAQs.  View our gallery to see the difference that a mardi grass playground safety surface can make  to your school, college or nursery.