Millfield School Wetpoor

Millfield School receive a wetpour surface for their new gym area above the swimming pool arena - Millfield School has been evolving since 1935 when it was founded by RJO Meyer, affectionately referred to as 'Boss'. Meyer's philosophy was:

"...to nurture talent by providing the very best facilities, teaching, coaching and opportunities in which young people can exercise and explore their abilities; and to give awards to those in financial need."

This philosophy has developed into an outstanding school with the very best facilities which include 130 staff sports coaches incorporating basketball, golf,hockey (indoor and outdoor), girls' athletics, fencing, modern pentathlon, triathlon, rugby union sevens, squash, cricket, orienteering, archery, horse riding and tennis. To back this up Millfield School have installed top quality Sportesse gym equipment which have been enhanced further by the installation of a wetpour rubber surface to absorb shock from the weights as they dropped to the ground. PMD were draughted in to install this surface which was no mean feat!

For health and safety reasons the wetpour mixing had to be done outside which meant the mixed materials had to be carried upstairs. The wetpour installers also had to endure extreme warmth due to the heat coming from the swimming pool water combined with the glass roof above allowing the sunlight to penetrate. Despite this, the installers completed the multi coloured flooring in 7 days in good spirit and to much joy of Millfield School.

Rocklands School Trim Trail is ready for action!

Rocklands School is a Special State School in Lichfield and a proud recipient of a new PMD Trim Trail. Developing play is an important part of learning and Rocklands School apppreciate this fact, pushing there outdoor activities with the addition of this new playground equipment. Trim Trail is a must for schools these days as it has many plus points not just in the physical sense but also encouraging children to interact.

Trim Trails come in many shapes and sizes to suit different age groups and abilities. The PMD Monkey Trail installed at Rocklands will give the children a good mix of activities incorporating balance, and strength skills.

If the children should fall off the equipment the rubber grassmats installed are there to protect. Rubber Grassmats allow the grass to grow through whilst providing a protective rubber surface. The bonus with grassmats is that once the grass has grown through the surface returns to its natural look, some would say more pleasing than looking at bright coloured surfaces like wet pour but this is in the eye of the beholder of course!

So well done Rocklands we hope the children have many many years of fun on their new trim trail!

Private Playgrounds

After weeks of designing and construction PMD are coming to the end of this beautiful playground for a large private house.

The brief -  to create something fun that the children will grow into, allowing for younger siblings to follow in the footsteps of there piers.

The design was put in place incorporating a play tunnel leading to an open area with mushroom seats which will give the younger children a sense of adventure without being too far out of view of parents. Playground Springers made from HDPE were added to this part of the site including a seesaw style rocker for two children to play together.

Our client wanted a bespoke climbing frame with plenty of slides so we designed a climbing frame with 5 slides! Yes 5! This multiple age group climbing frame has been designed to have multiple level slides and platforms to keep the younger children entertained for hours. For the older children we added monkey bars and a climbing wall to improve arm and leg strength, a double width stainless steel embankment slide and a full25m zip-wire.

This playground will be the envy of many children and we are sure the children will be able to enjoy this area for many years to come being ideal for summer parties.

Happy Playing to all the children!