Photo: Polytan
Photo: PLAYPARC
PROFESSIONALS & PROFILES
POLYTAN TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABILITY
PLAY + OUTDOOR FITNESS EQUIPMENT
Polytan, Germany’s market leader in artificial sports surfaces, will once again be taking part in the International Trade Fair for Public Space, Sports and Leisure Facilities (FSB) this year, scheduled to run from 26th to 29th October in Cologne. Polytan’s exhibit will be titled “WE MAKE SPORT” and will showcase the company’s entire product range and numerous innovations.
The team of PLAYPARC, with more than 50 employees, has been involved in the design and conception of play, recreation and exercise areas in public and private outdoor spaces since 1979. We are proud to design, plan and manufacture our diverse range of play equipment and outdoor fitness facilities in Bad Driburg/East Westphalia, which are tailored to meet all of our customers‘ needs. PLAYPARC offers both individual and standardized solutions.
The company’s sustainability strategy will take centre stage at the trade fair. At the last FSB, the focus was on various products made from renewable raw materials, like the 100-percent climate-neutral LigaTurf Cross GTzero. This year, Polytan will go a step further by highlighting its many sustainability activities. One of the crowning achievements has been the closing of the material cycle at Polytan. Thanks to the founding of sister company FormaTurf, Polytan offers customers a highly sustainable recycling option – almost 100 percent of a synthetic turf pitch can now be recycled and transformed into new products or, in the case of infill sand, washed and reused on other sports surfaces. As a result, Polytan now provides fully recyclable artificial pitches from the start of their lifecycles to the very end: from the research and development stages through to production and installation and finally on to removal and recycling. Visitors to the Polytan exhibit at FSB will also be introduced to the numerous innovative artificial turf and sports surfaces products in the Polytan brand universe. Here too, sustainability plays a central role as the company continues to steadily develop its Green Technology strategy. Polytan can be found at the Koelnmesse in Hall 10.1, Stand C010/DO11. We look forward to your visit! Polytan GmbH www.polytan.com 106
In the NEOSPIEL® division, we have been selling playground equipment for public spaces, schools and kindergartens since the founding year. The 4FCIRCLE® division deals with sports and exercise equipment for public spaces. Twenty years ago, PLAYPARC was one of the first companies to transform old exercise paths into new outdoor fitness/Calisthenics equipment tailored to the individual needs and requirements of users. We are also currently working in close contact with athletes from the University of Sports in Cologne, getting first-hand input from the Calisthenics scene on what can be improved. Furthermore, we are a committed supporting member of the DCSV (German Calisthenics and Streetlifting Association) and are actively working on planning our equipment in line with demand. Since 2021, PLAYPARC offers exclusive outdoor furniture under the name URBANPARC®. From parc benches, city benches made of FSC certified wood or recycled plastic, to litter garbage cans, to functional bike racks, bollards or flower pots, URBANPARC® offers everything to make spending time outdoors as pleasant as possible. PLAYPARC is the full-range supplier which individually designs publicly accessible movement and recreation areas.
PLAYPARC Allwetter-Freizeitanlagenbau GmbH www.playparc.de sb 5/2021
