Designer and
manufacturer of children’s playground equipment, Sutcliffe Play, has
launched its first e-commerce website enabling customers to purchase the company’s range
of swing seats and seat spares.
As a leading
manufacturer of swing seats Sutcliffe Play is proud to be designing and
producing all of its equipment from its purpose built factory in Yorkshire.
In the 1970’s Robin
Sutcliffe, now Chairman of Sutcliffe Play noticed that the number of accidents
of children being hit by rigid swings was on the increase as more playgrounds
were being built in the UK.
Sutcliffe Play set
about developing a safety seat which launched in 1976. The seat used the
engineering properties of rubber by combining high levels of shock absorption
with durability. Extensive research with The Franklin Institute Research
Laboratories in Philadelphia and the Rubber & Plastics Research Association
of Great Britain followed where the seat was found to absorb the energy of any
impact. It even appeared on the BBC’s TV Programme Tomorrow’s World.
This patented
technology is now used across many of Sutcliffe Play’s seat designs which have
been modified over the years to enhance safety and play value.
As part of the
launch Sutcliffe Play is unveiling its latest swing seat development – the new
inclusive Rubber Nest Swing Seat is designed like a bird’s nest to enable
several children of all abilities to play together. It benefits from all
Sutcliffe Play’s safety features which have been developed over the years and
it is EN1176 certified.
Andy Love, Sales
Director at Sutcliffe Play says: “Sutcliffe Play’s reputation for being an
innovator has been developed over the years and the launch of Sutcliffe Play
Direct is the next natural step.
“We’re committed to
providing customers with first class customer service. Sutcliffe Play Direct
allows customers to purchase from us at any time of the day.
“Having developed
and patented our first seat back in 1976 – you know you’re benefiting from our
many years of research, knowledge and expertise!”
