Sliding is a favourite playground activity that attracts children to being active and playful in a thrilling way. An embankment slide is especially exciting and accessible with the entry at the ground level, and a fast sliding path that follows the form of the land. The wide slide increases capacity and social play. When children slide they train their core muscles, sitting upright while sliding down. This stimulates stability, important for avoiding back and neck pains – a growing problem in children due to sedentary lifestyles. Sliding additionally trains the child's sense of balance and space awareness understanding. These skills are important in navigating the world safely and are also the basis of all motor skills. Developing these skills supports physical confidence in children. Children are especially keen to try the embankment slide over and over again therefore increasing their physical activity.
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Play value is the value gained from play, the value that makes the child “want” or developmentally “need” to undertake the activity and thus gives the play item holding power. Play value can be described very precisely in developmental terms, looking into the human physical, cognitive, social and emotional developmental stages.
sliding develops spatial awareness and a sense of balance. Furthermore, the core muscles are trained when sitting upright going down.
invites socializing, supports parent-child and peer-to-peer play.
young children develop their understanding of space, speed and distances when sliding down quickly.
Length
403 cm
Width
121 cm
Height
110 cm
Sliding is a favourite playground activity that attracts children to being active and playful in a thrilling way. An embankment slide is especially exciting and accessible with the entry at the ground level, and a fast sliding path that follows the form of the land. The wide slide increases capacity and social play. When children slide they train their core muscles, sitting upright while sliding down. This stimulates stability, important for avoiding back and neck pains – a growing problem in children due to sedentary lifestyles. Sliding additionally trains the child's sense of balance and space awareness understanding. These skills are important in navigating the world safely and are also the basis of all motor skills. Developing these skills supports physical confidence in children. Children are especially keen to try the embankment slide over and over again therefore increasing their physical activity.
This product, Embankment Slide, wide (PCM110221), is provided by KOMPAN International Sales.
The slides can be chosen in different materials and colors: Straight or curved one-piece molded PE slides in yellow or grey color. Combined EcoCore™ sides and stainless-steel. Full stainless steel in one-piece design for more vandalism proof solutions.
Panels of 19mm EcoCore™. EcoCore™ is a highly durable, eco friendly material, which is not only recyclable after use, but also consists of material produced from +95% recycled post consumer material from food packing waste.
Main posts with hot dip galvanized steel footing are available in different materials: Pressure impregnated pine wood posts. Pre-galvanized inside and outside with powder coated top finish steel posts. Lead free aluminum with color anodized top finish. Greenline TexMade posts of 95% post-consumer recycled PE and textile waste.
All decks are supported by unique designed low-carbon aluminum profiles with multiple attachment options. The grey colored molded decks are made of 75% post-consumer waste PP material with a non-skid pattern and texture surface.
KOMPAN GreenLine versions are designed with ultimate environmentally friendly materials with lowest possible CO2e emission factor. TexMade post, EcoCoreTM panels of 95% post-consumer recycled waste and molded PP decks.
Our product and sustainability data validation help customers make informed sustainable buying choices based on methods validated by Bureau Veritas.
PCM110221-0951
388.7
Total CO₂ emission (kg CO₂e)
2.62
CO₂e/kg (kg CO₂e/kg)
66.08%
Recycled materials
CO₂ friendly
PCM110221-0902
408.37
Total CO₂ emission (kg CO₂e)
2.91
CO₂e/kg (kg CO₂e/kg)
61.77%
Recycled materials
The overall framework applied for these factors is the Environmental Product Declaration (EPD), which quantifies "environmental information on the life cycle of a product and enable comparisons between products fulfilling the same function" (ISO, 2006). This follows the structure and applies a Life-Cycle Assessment approach to the entire Product stage from raw material through manufacturing (A1-A3).
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