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Sustainability is, and has always been, an important shared value between Timberplay and our manufacturers, Richter Spielgeräte.
Due to increasingly damaging environmental issues including climate change and pollution levels, it is becoming more and more essential to prioritise the environment. At Timberplay we will happily take extra steps to ensure we are doing just that.
Wood from our play projects is sourced from the mountains in Austria, where it is grown naturally and without the introduction of chemical elements. We specifically use a lot of Mountain Larch, a slow-growing wood, known for its durability and resistance to rotting.
Reforestation is also a priority, with more trees being planted than were felled. Tree farming here is done on a small scale meaning each new replanted tree is well-nurtured throughout its growth.
Julian Richter from Richter Spielgeräte wrote, ‘For us, wood is a part of our life, and if you think more globally, certainly an indispensable part of humanity.’.
The inserted graphic on this page explains the lifecycle of our wood - take a glance to understand more how we ensure we are committing to our sustainability values.
Following on from this, we are excited to see how the new concrete-free foundations for our climbing structures can elevate our sustainable practices further.
Concrete currently makes up around 8% of global carbon emissions so we are delighted to be contributing towards an initiative combatting this.