For a long time now, we have developing products for schools which promote environmental awareness and nurture an appreciation of the planet and its finite resources. Such products include our playground equipment and other playground products (planters, sandboxes, mud kitchens etc) made entirely out of recycled plastic; our eco classrooms which feature living roofs and […]
Did you know….? • Each year about 12.5 million tonnes of plastic is made from fossil fuels • More than 30% of this plastic is used for short-lived packaging products • Over 50% of the light packaging materials from household collections consist of plastic At the Hideout House Company, we believe that our position as […]
So we have this whole big issue of plastic pollution which is wreaking all kinds of havoc on the environment adversely affecting wildlife, wildlife habitat and us, humans. David Attenborough has told us all about it; so has Greta Thunberg and even school children from around the world recently went on strike for a day […]
We have been asked a lot recently by schools for a nurture or sensory room facility. This is loosely defined as somewhere children can go – either as an individual or within small groups plsu teacher support – where they can have some quiet and relaxing time and space for themselves. Some time out shall […]
Many of our customers are individuals who have been delegated the task of creating or updating a play space but do not know where to begin. So we would advise you to design the space yourself by involving your students. Head teachers, councils and funding groups across the UK have expressed a need to find […]