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Commercial Outdoor Playground Equipment Manufacturer Since 1918

With over 100 years of experience in play, no other playground equipment company knows more about outdoor playgrounds than Wicksteed. Wicksteed offers a wide range of services to meet your outdoor playground equipment needs. Services on offer include the expertise of the UK’s biggest and most advanced playground design team and our team of Area Sales Managers who will be there to help every step of the way.

As one of the UK’s premier outdoor playground equipment suppliers, we offer complete installation services and fully trained inspection engineers, ensuring that all of our playground equipment complies with British and European safety standards.

We can also work with you to create bespoke play equipment, from adventure playgrounds that are out of this world to specialist playground equipment that is inclusive of all children. Wicksteed has created imaginative playgrounds for Schools, Play Parks, Parish Play Parks, Holiday Parks and new Housing Developments

All of our outdoor playground equipment and leisure products come with extensive guarantees and all Wicksteed play products are UK manufactured at our Kettering headquarters.

Get in touch today and take advantage of FREE playground design and consultation and let Wicksteed Playgrounds turn your ideas into reality.

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About our playground equipment services…

Wicksteed has been supplying children’s outdoor playground equipment since 1918, boasting the widest range of commercial play equipment in the UK.

We offer a wide range of services to meet your outdoor playground equipment needs. With some of the most advanced in house design facilities in the industry; complete installation services; fully trained inspection engineers; bespoke product design and more.

From start to finish Wicksteed’s expert playground teams will help to bring your idea to reality. Get in touch today to find out more about our no-obligation FREE playground design and remote or socially distanced playground consultation.

Playground Design

With one of the most advanced in house playground equipment design teams in the industry, the experience and creativity of our innovative children's playground equipment designers, guarantee the ideal solutions for your play area.

Playground Manufacture

Wicksteed has manufactured all of its playground equipment products at the same site in Kettering for over 100 years. Our customers, as well as the little ones who will use our children's playground equipment, are welcomed and encouraged to tour our manufacturing facilities in Kettering, Northamptonshire, and view our playground equipment manufacturing processes first hand. Wicksteed is conveniently located in the midlands which means easy access to parts and spares.

Playground Equipment Maintenance

Wicksteed has a nationwide team of Service Engineers who are fully trained to carry out repairs to your playground equipment.
Our RPII qualified inspectors will check all of your playground equipment and submit a detailed report of their findings and recommendations.

Striving for a fitter nation

Wicksteed offer a inspirational range of outdoor fitness equipment aimed at young teenagers from 14 to adults of all ages, from the complete novice right through to the experienced athlete.

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Customer feedback

“The Council is delighted with the success of the new play park at Harestanes and its popularity reiterates the importance of our investment programme to create more outdoor community facilities for families to enjoy and keep active…”

Sandy Aitchison - Executive Member for Neighbourhoods and Locality Services, Scottish Borders Council Harestanes Country Park

“We were delighted with the way that Wicksteed supported us from the moment we took them up on their free design consultation to making our vision a reality. The installation process was quick and simple and minimised the impact on the rest of the school and we were kept involved at every stage. We are delighted with the finished area and cannot recommend Wicksteed highly enough.”

Nikki Lamond (Principal) Corby Primary Academy

“Wicksteed was a pleasure to deal with at every point and made the entire project effortless from our point of view. Installation took less time than planned and the team were fantastic. Wicksteed did a great job for us and we now have a fabulous park for all the children.”

James Tyers Lyddington Parish Council

“Wicksteed Playgrounds has successfully delivered this project in a timely fashion. The Council is very satisfied with the service received and the quality of the equipment, which has greatly enhanced the play experience for children in the Maidstone area.”

Lewis Small Maidstone Borough Council

“A brand new play park in Mayobridge was open to the public on Thursday 30th August 2018 to the delight of the local community. Funding for the project was part of the Newry Mourne and Down Play Strategy 2017-2022 in order to improve the play value of its play park in the district. While local residents played an important part in the design of the new park, Wicksteed designers then took that brief and delivered a showcase park that will be a fantastic asset for everyone in the community.”

Declan Crilly, Outdoor Leisure Officer Newry, Mourne & Down Council

“We are delighted that everyone is enjoying our new playparks. They give our younger visitors a great opportunity to take part in both physical and imaginative play whilst educating them about some of the amazing species in our care. Providing stimulating outdoor areas such as these is one of the ways we are enhancing our sites through increased opportunities for play, connecting children with nature and explaining in a fun way the conservation work we are involved in across the globe. Our greatest hope is that the children playing in our parks today will be the conservationists of the future”.

Suzanne Scott, Head of Discovery and Learning RZSS, Edinburgh Zoo

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