Knowledge base
Answers to the questions we get when people order and when we install: what the standard requires, how much clearance to leave around a unit, what to check at an inspection and how the coatings actually work. Concrete numbers, no filler.
Safety and standards
EN 1176 certification, safety zones, impact attenuating surfacing, periodic inspections and who is liable. What an inspector asks about and what a handover requires.
4 articles
Assembly and upkeep
Foundations, assembly with your own team or ours, maintenance through the year, winter, and when repair stops paying off.
5 articles
Choosing equipment
Types of equipment, load capacity and age ranges, steel against timber, protective coatings and what to check before you sign.
6 articles
Latest articles
Installing a carousel: foundation, concrete, tools and timing
A carousel is set on a concrete foundation, levelled twice and left alone until the concrete gains strength. What to prepare before delivery, how the job runs and when children can be let on.
updated August 10, 2026 · 7 min
Choosing equipmentHow many children fit on a carousel: capacity, age and places
Load capacity is stated in kilograms, not in children. How to turn 160-200 kg into a real number of children, what limits the number of places and why one adult upsets the whole calculation.
updated August 10, 2026 · 8 min
Assembly and upkeepCarousel maintenance: what to check monthly and what once a year
A working list for carousels and seesaws: tightening fastenings, judging the bearing, checking chain links and hangers, touching up the coating and looking at the foundation. With a schedule by frequency.
updated August 10, 2026 · 8 min
Choosing equipmentRound, cross or disc carousel: which one to choose
The three types of carousel differ in load capacity, in the ages they suit and in how much ground they take. A side by side table plus what works at a kindergarten and what works on an open municipal site.
updated August 10, 2026 · 6 min
Assembly and upkeepAssembly by your own team or by ours: cost, risk, warranty
What you actually need to install a carousel yourself, what our crew costs, which assembly mistakes fall outside the warranty and who signs off the post-installation inspection.
updated August 10, 2026 · 7 min
Safety and standardsEN 1176 certificate: what it covers and why every buyer asks for it
An EN 1176 certificate is the document a school, a municipality or an insurer asks to see before the equipment goes into use. What it covers, how it differs from a declaration of conformity and what belongs in the pack.
updated August 10, 2026 · 7 min
Glossary
EN 1176, falling space, free fall height, post installation inspection, impact attenuating surfacing. The terms inspectors and designers use, explained plainly.