Outdoor Play Manufacturer Unveils Pioneering Timber Swing

KINROSS, Scotland - June 19, 2024 - PRLog -- An outdoor play equipment manufacturer has launched a brand new domestic-use timber swing specifically designed for children and adults with additional support needs. The Super Swing has been engineered to accommodate extended and repetitive use known to ease anxiety and promote calmness.

Following many years of working with Special Educational Needs (SEN) schools supplying them with inclusive and accessible play equipment, Caledonia Play was inspired to design a robust swing that could deliver the meditative effects of their commercial solutions, but in a domestic setting. The Super Swing has subsequently become the company's first domestic product specifically created with special educational needs and disabilities in mind.

"The inspiration for the swing came from many conversations we'd had with parents of children and young adults with additional support needs," explained Caledonia Play's managing director Jamie Bruce Jones. "Many were neurodiverse and relied heavily on a swing because the vestibular activity is calming and therapeutic."

The Super Swing takes the strength of Caledonia Play's commercial frame and combines it with the aesthetics of a garden swing. The result is a swing constructed using slow-grown round timbers and heavy-duty galvanised swing points with washer plates and nyloc nuts.

"A larger swing seat was also required," Jamie noted, "so we used a special commercial grade seat that was specifically designed for adults and disabled users. It was also important to eliminate movement either at the top of the frame or at ground level, so we added two extra diagonal braces and extended the legs for digging into the ground without losing the frame height."

A thicker top pole has also been used along with legs fitted with heat-sealed bitumen sleeves that protect the frame against ground rot. The Super Swing design is intended to deliver hard-wearing durability alongside long-lasting peace of mind.

With all the timbers sourced from sustainably managed forests, the Super Swing is perfect for children and adults who enjoy outdoor play and all the benefits it brings.

"We developed the Super Swing to address a particular need," explained Jamie. "It has become one of the most robust pieces of kit we have ever designed for the domestic market because we want it to be a permanent fixture in people's gardens, despite repetitive and spirited use."

Caledonia Play, an independent manufacturer of quality wooden play equipment, believes in designing outdoor play solutions for everyone. The Super Swing exemplifies this ethos and can be classified as zero-rated for those with a recognised disability or illness meaning no VAT will be charged.

For more details, visit http://www.caledoniaplay.com