Playinnovation

Playinnovation Company Profile

Playinnovation specialises in the design and installation of high quality, innovative kick-wall games to encourage a range of physical, educational and social benefits. The ground-breaking play solutions have been successfully installed in a wide range of environments including schools, sports facilities, parks, open spaces and community developments for councils, housing associations, educational establishments and sports and leisure facilities.

Playinnovation is a collaboration of experienced and talented professionals who have in-depth knowledge in the design of outdoor play and sports equipment. The creation of outstanding and imaginative recreation solutions offers numerous benefits to young people, groups and families of all ages and abilities. Personal development and talent can be improved through play and this in turn can encourage high-level sports achievers to strive for excellence.

Benefits of Playinnovation Products

Playinnovation’s outdoor games offer a huge array of physical and social benefits to the user, while at the same time providing fun and entertainment. Key benefits include:

• Covert Learning: Social skills, numeracy development, self-discipline and physical aptitude.
• Personal Development: Better social skills, strategic thinking, team work, target setting, healthy competition, imaginary skills, respect of others, conflict resolution, improved self-esteem, graduated challenges and performing under pressure.
• Pro-Social: Inclusive games for all abilities, group or solo play, family participation and reduction of anti-social behaviour.
• Physical Aptitude: Improved fitness levels, numerous health benefits, achievement of personal physical challenges and goals and improved hand-eye/foot-eye co-ordination.

Products

The team at Playinnovation works closely with like-minded sports and play industry professionals to ensure that every product is made to the very best standard possible. Every product undergoes strict testing and regular consultations with industry professionals ensure that all required standards and regulations are adhered to. Playinnovation prides itself on offering a unique range of products and solutions for a multitude of environments and requirements.

The product range includes:

Street Snooker

Street Snooker is Playinnovation’s flagship product and is a combination of snooker and football which is set out in a unique kick-wall format. Street Snooker is ideal for all ages and abilities and is a team game which has been installed by councils, schools, housing associations, sports clubs, leisure facilities and youth organisations. Offering a multitude of benefits to the user, Street Snooker promotes fair group play and is played using skills such as kicking and throwing a ball at snooker inspired targets.

Street Snooker is offered in a range of configurations and can be retro-fitted to improve existing multi-use games areas. A heavy-duty, non-flammable HDPE scoreboard is provided and is fitted with anti-vandal do-caps as sliders. Street Snooker New Build is provided with a new tarmac pad 8m x 10m or can be installed onto an existing hard standing area. Configurations available include:

• Grass option with non-slip ground stakes which are permanently fixed into the grass
• Retro-Fit for upgrading existing courts or play areas
• Basketball post option
• Anti-climb fenced back with an additional five-a-side goal or bespoke target.

Street Pool

Street Pool is one of Playinnovation’s most popular games for parks and open spaces. The aim of the game is to hit the designated spotted or striped pool balls on a wall mounted board in ascending numerical order from one to seven; to win the player must be the first to strike ball eight. The players kick a ball and have three attempts at each ball before play is offered to the other player. Street Pool is available with a minimum playing area of 8m x 10m in the same range of options as Street Football.

Multi-Use Games Areas and Ball Courts

Playinnovation offers a wide range of options for multi-use games areas from full project management to the installation of a bespoke kick wall. Every MUGA is designed with the community in mind and is backed up with project sustainability packages. The MUGAs can incorporate any number of innovative and patented games including Street Snooker, Street Pool, Scoreboards, line-markings, floodlighting, synthetic surfaces, tarmac surfaces, practice zones, soccer and basketball multi-goals, sports rebound fencing and much more. A bespoke solution can be created for any environment and community and each MUGA comes with a 20-year structural guarantee.

Individual Goal Units

Playinnovation has a wide range of classic goal units and five-a-side goals for any location. A broad range of configuration and colour options are available. Examples include basketball posts, multi-goal units with basketball post, five-a-side goal frames and Supergoals with noughts and crosses target games and a basketball post.

Table Tennis

Table tennis is a popular sport for both the young and young-at-heart which encourages physical wellbeing and is fun for all the family. Playinnovation offers a range of steel and concrete all-weather table tennis tables in a wide range of colours to suit any environment.

Sport Workshops and Event Days

Playinnovation offers sport workshops and event days in partnership with Child UK. Child UK is a community interest organisation which has been set up to promote social, physical and emotional wellbeing of children and young adults from all walks of life. The workshops and event days encourage participation in sport and raise self-esteem and are available for areas which have a permanent Playinnovation structure or simply want to arrange a one-off event.

Playinnovation is committed to promoting fun, safe and robust multi-use play areas and activities for a broad range of educational, leisure, sports and community environments. The dedicated and experienced team welcomes enquiries and can design and install a bespoke facility to suit any requirement. Playinnovation works closely with customers to ensure high quality, practical solutions are provided for all budgets and specifications. All the products have been carefully developed and manufactured to satisfy European Safety requirements and are compliant with BS EN 15312 and BS EN 1176.