School Case Study For Replacing Wooden Trim Trail With Recycled Plastic Play Equipment

This is a case study for a particular school in Staffordshire but it is now happening time and time again.

It goes a bit like this – we get an initial call from a school who are looking to either replace or repair some items on their trim trail play equipment. Or in many cases, the play equipment has been condemned or has been signed off as being unfit for use by a play equipment inspector. We get some photos sent over which usually shows round post timber trim trail in a pretty bad state as it is either rotting or is very cracked.

This particular school sent us the photos below for reference

To be honest, you are throwing good money after bad if you are trying to repair it and if you replace it with a brand new piece of timber play equipment, you are going to have the same problem a few years on down the road.

So what is the solution?

Simple – have trim trail play equipment in recycled plastic instead. It will not rot, it lasts at least five times longer than timber, it doesn’t splinter or crack, it is very eco friendly as it is utilising recycled plastic goods (made out of recycled milk containers) and requires minimal on-going maintenance. Convinced yet?

For this particular school, we have therefore now replaced the whole front line in new recycled plastic play equipment – the timber back line will be completed next year when funds allow.

If your school playground could do with a trim trail make-over, please call us on 01832 275902 or email info@hideouthouse.com