Playground inspections and maintenance

One annual package that keeps your play area inspected, maintained and documented – carried out by RPII-registered inspectors who also know how to fix what they find.

RPII-registered inspectors

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Enhanced DBS-checked operatives

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Fixed annual price

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RPII-registered inspectors ✳︎ Enhanced DBS-checked operatives ✳︎ Fixed annual price ✳︎

Why councils and schools choose Playworks

Inspectors who install and repair. Our team installs play equipment for leading manufacturers, so we understand how it should be built and how to put it right.

One contractor for inspections and repairs. No chasing separate companies – we find it, quote it and fix it.

RPII-registered operational inspectors, with annual inspections by an independent RPII-registered partner.

Enhanced DBS-checked operatives on every visit, suitable for school sites.

Reports you can file. Dated photo reports give your council or governors a clear record of inspection and action.

Any equipment, any manufacturer. We inspect and maintain play areas whoever installed them.

What the annual package includes

We look after play areas for parish and town councils, schools, housing associations and holiday parks across northern England and southern Scotland, from Yorkshire to Edinburgh. You get regular inspections, minor maintenance done on the spot, clear photo reports and one point of contact for anything that needs repairing.

How it works

  1. Tell us about your site – the location and roughly what equipment and surfacing you have.

  2. We quote a fixed annual price for your site or sites.

  3. We schedule your visits across the year and send dates in advance.

  4. You receive a photo report after each visit, with any repairs quoted separately for your approval.

Areas we cover

We're based in Wallsend, North Tyneside, with a second office in Gargrave, North Yorkshire, and we cover northern England and southern Scotland:

  • North East – Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Teesside

  • Yorkshire – North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and the East Riding of Yorkshire

  • North West and Cumbria

  • Southern Scotland – the Scottish Borders, Dumfries and Galloway, Edinburgh and East Lothian

For locations further afield, get in touch – we travel nationwide where it works for both of us.

“TESTIMONIAL COMING SOON”

-- Recent Client

Ready to get your play area inspected?

Send us your site details and we'll come back to you with a fixed annual price.

Or call us on 0191 468 2936.

Frequently asked questions

  • BS EN 1176-7 recommends three levels of inspection: routine visual checks (daily to weekly, depending on use), operational inspections every one to three months, and an annual main inspection. Our package provides an inspection roughly every three months – three operational inspections plus the independent annual inspection. Routine visual checks between visits are usually carried out by your own staff or volunteers.

  • Play area owners have a legal duty to keep their sites reasonably safe. BS EN 1176 is a standard rather than law, but regular, documented inspections are widely regarded as the best way to show you are meeting that duty.

  • Minor maintenance is carried out during the visit. Anything larger is listed in your report with a priority and a fixed quote. Where something is unsafe, we'll tell you straight away and advise on making it safe.

  • No. We inspect and maintain play areas from any manufacturer, whoever installed them.

  • Yes. Many of our parish council clients have two or three play areas on one package, with visits arranged on the same day where possible.