Customer Case
Beckton District Park North
Customer
London Borough of Newham
Project Cost
£60,000
Savings
£90,000
Date of Install
November 2019
Location
Beckton, Newham, Londo
Revitalising Outdated Playground Equipment
The park in East London had equipment that was installed some 15 plus years ago as well as other items of play equipment where the manufacturer could not be identified. This site would have required a budget circa £150K to replace and refurbish all items of play equipment as well as the damaged surfacing with new. With austerity cuts the council did not have this level of budget to replace the NEAP sized facilities that was widely used by the community. Some items of equipment had been put out of service as the council could no longer source the parts. The play area had also suffered some anti-social behaviour where an item of equipment had been set alight.
Before Refurbishment
How KOMPAN Supported the London Borough of Newham
KOMPAN met with the client and reviewed the annual inspection report undertaken independently on behalf of the council. KOMPAN then sourced parts for the items that could not be found, in some cases retrofitting new parts to old items. Repairs to the safety surfacing were made to reduce trips and falls. Old timber swings were replaced with new lifetime guaranteed metal swings. Bridge ropes were replaced with new. Items of equipment were painted with long life metal preserving paint. Wear areas where wet pour was worn was replaced with coloured shapes with higher wearing rubber to that of black to increase life expectancy of the safety surface.
After Refurbishment
"This has breathed new life into a tired facility and should extend the service life for several more years. I am satisfied with the work undertaken and the professional partnership working way that KOMPAN approached this project."
Tony Wyatt, Infrastructure & Projects Manager Sport & Leisure
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