Genius Loci – The aspiration for play space design?

Article published on 24 July 2017

What is our starting point when designing play spaces? The brief, the budget, the environment, the child? In reality, these factors will all have an influence but how should we prioritise them? This is because they are all underpinned by and influence the Genius Loci. In truth, they cannot sit in isolation. To achieve the...

15 Years of Fun

Article published on 19 June 2017

I am really pleased to announce the 15th year birthday celebration of Proludic Ltd. Established in the UK in 2002 – we have grown to become one of the country’s biggest play and sports manufacturers. So join the Play Experts in celebration! To give you some background on where we were in the UK back...

Celebrating National Children’s Day in Style

Article published on 15 May 2017

National Children’s Day UK (NCDUK) is all about the importance of healthy childhoods and the need to protect the rights and freedoms of children. All in order to ensure that they can grow into happy, healthy adults. Celebrating National Children’s Day This year National Children’s Day UK took place on Sunday 14th May. People can run any big...

Staff from Proludic put the fun back into fundraising

Article published on 12 April 2017

Today, in a bid to raise money for the RAF Benevolent Fund, the staff at Nottingham’s Proludic donned their best 1940s inspired outfits. They held a Great British Sunday Lunch during their lunch hour! Inspired by other recent events that have taken place in homes and pubs across the country the staff at Proludic enjoyed...

Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital Charity

Article published on 22 March 2017

We love what we do at Proludic because we know firsthand the difference our equipment can make to people’s lives. We had the pleasure of attending a site opening at the charity Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital Play Area in Cardiff. They had installed a few items of Proludic equipment in their garden – a train,...

Proludic Helping the Nation get Active

Article published on 22 March 2017

A guide to the new Sport England Towards an Active Nation strategy and funding with the Get Active UK Plan. 4 areas that can be directly linked back to play and sports facilities: Tackling inactivity Families Fund (Now superseded the Active Ageing) Children and young people Facilities (Community Asset Fund) Next Steps and Additional Resources Contact...

Smile

Article published on 16 March 2017

Creator of Play Equipment, Creator of Emotions Slideshow Proludic – 100 Smileys in 1’30” ! from Proludic on Vimeo. At Proludic we always put children at the heart of all our designs, products and installations. Our primary motivation is to provide children all over the world with playgrounds that offer fun, challenges and a multitude...

Britons would forego Team GB Olympic gold in favour of better access to sport

Article published on 6 March 2017

Last week we heard how YouGov had commissioned a survey of 2000 adults in February 2017. This focused on sport access, participation, and facilities within the UK. It highlighted that the public feels uninspired by recent Team GB sports performances. They also find facilities in the UK poor and expensive – which creates a barrier...

Great New Site Opening at Harpenden

Article published on 28 February 2017

The Prolduic team attended the community site opening for Harpenden Town Council at Westfield Recreation Ground. Harpenden undertook a £68,000 refurbishment to improve the popular recreation ground. We are proud to have developed the new Harpenden Community Play Area alongside them. It is lovely to see new play facilities opened and the impact they have...

Proludic shortlisted in prestigious RICs awards

Article published on 27 February 2017

Proludic are really pleased to have been shortlisted for the second year in the highly renowned RICs (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) awards for the North West. Our 15 site green gym for Knowsley Council is an outdoor fitness centre of excellence in the North. The RICs has shortlisted this site for the ‘Community Benefit’...

Introducing the new Kidzy range

Article published on 10 February 2017

A new addition to Proludic’s multi-play units is the Kidzy range, with its simple structures aimed at children from 2 years onwards, and offering good value for money. The range also has a strong visual identity, inspired by the zen Japanese gardens and pagodas. Offering the usual high level of quality, the key objective was...